Freddie The Crazy One

Meet Freddie. Freddie thinks he owns the place. I went out and took pics of him yesterday and almost felt as if I needed his consent. We have thought of getting rid of him because he can be too bossy at times when we need to do work out at the barn. It would seem Freddie and my husband have come to an agreement. LOL He is really a guard dog for the chickens and the horses and honestly I think hubby has developed a soft spot for the bugger. He is pictured above with Candy, our sweet painted pony. They are best friends. I have never seen a rooster before, who was not afraid of being stepped on by the horses. I guess we know who's boss! *♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨

The Usual Suspects

Here is the line-up of the "usual suspects" for the window smearing crew. I wash those windows 2 times a day and you can see the culprits right there. From left to right, Delilah (snooty pitutey), Stinky (known for SBD, hence the name) and last but not least the ringleader, Joey. All three of these critters came from a rescue shelter. I highly recommend saving animals instead of purchasing from stores etc. There are so many that need our help. Whether it's chasing bugs and smooshing them on the window or just nosing it, these 3 have been nabbed red pawed. *♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨

Our Pond

I have mentioned our pond a few times and the fact that we need rain so badly. I decided to walk back there yesterday and snap the first picture above so you could see. Notice the color, which is also a factor because of not enough rain. The second picture is last year. There is a big difference in the color and probably about four feet of water. This is why I'm always asking everyone to send me their rain. A couple years back I remember the pond flooding almost to the barn with the fish all over the place. I truly do think we are doing things to make our atmosphere and weather change. I hope someone is paying attention. Oops almost forgot, that's Itchy, one of our fish in the second picture. He wouldn't stay up top for me to get him in the top picture. The fish are still there but lower because of the water. Usually i have fish food for them to get them to surface, but this time I forgot to bring some. *♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨

How true it is!

This is soooo true. I laughed so hard because I can remember making a list for my husband and actually NOT labeling them 1,2 3, etc. I saw it coming. LOL Gotta love this clip!*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨

Itsy Bitsy Spider.......

The spider species Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Writing Spider, Banana Spider or Corn Spider. It is common to the lower 48 of the United States, Hawaii, southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America. They have distinctive yellow and black markings on their abdomens and a mostly white cephalothorax. Males range from 5 to 9 mm; females from 19 to 28 mm. Like other members of Argiope they are considered harmless to humans.

All righty then. LOL. thank God they are harmless, because they live on my house and front porch. I usually wisk away any spiders and their webs from the area with a broom, but these I keep. They eat every other bug in sight, so I let them be the spider guards. When I first came across them I have to admit, I freaked out. These two are females, which are quite a bit bigger than the males. Right now I think they are about 5 inches long. The females like to stay in one spot for a long time and I can vouch for that because i have one out on my pool fence since we opened the pool. The eggs these spiders lay contain 100's of babies, I know I saw one sac smooshed and they all ran. But the most incredible sight is the web. It's nearly impossible to get a pic of it in daylight because they put the most elaborate one out at night. It is like a silk and spun very intricately. So here are two more critters to add to our group. I don't think I'll name these lol. *♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨