Paw prints on my Jeep... And on my HEART!

We've all experienced it.  At least most cat owners have.  Pawprints on their vehicles.  Especially if they're parked in an attached garage.  Don't ya hate that?  (regardless of how filthy dirty said vehicle might be!)  Well, I had an interesting new experience yesterday!  I was working on needle felting and uploading pictures for yesterday's blog post.  I kept hearing a dog whine.  All the dogs were in the house (or so I thought) but had been out a short time ago so I really didn't pay any attention.  The whining persisted.  I finally decided that I'd better check to see what was wrong. 

Bella was sleeping on my bed.  Sable was sleeping on the guest bed.  Cisco was snoozing on the loveseat and Jill was crashed on the couch.  Still the whining persisted.  Where the heck was Hero?  I rechecked every room.  He was nowhere to be found!  As I went into the kitchen so that I could see around the corner of the cupboard, in case he was hiding there, I happened to glance out the window in the door to my garage and what should I see???

HERO!!!

"Hi Mom!"

That's right, the big guy who is

supposed to be "taking it easy".

I suspect he got up there because the cat was on the Jeep.

Hero likes to stalk the kitty.

Fortunately, he never hurts her.

The thing is...

Once he got up ON the Jeep,

Hero seems to have remembered the vet's "take it easy" advice and couldn't quite figure out how to get DOWN!

Hence the persistent whining!

Would you believe that I actually had to LIFT the big beast off of my Jeep?  Apparently, Hero is afraid of heights!

Goofy Dog!

Back to Winter...

Cold weather has returned to the Bluff Country!

"BLUFF COUNTRY KAHLUA"

 

"BLUFF COUNTRY TIA MARIA"

The ewe lambs (coming yearlings) don't mind one bit.  In fact, I can't even lure them into their barn with food!  They prefer to eat (and sleep) outside!   I've never been one to shut my sheep in so trust their judgement as far as shelter goes as they have free access to a barn and to a large, round calf-hut.

I do believe that their luxuriously thick, soft wool does a fine job of keeping them comfortable!

I know that I sure enjoyed burying my hands in it when I sat out with the girls for a while the other day.

I am ashamed to say that I'd almost forgotten how incredibly good for my soul sitting with sheep is!  It was exactly what I needed after all the stress and worry of the past few years weeks days!

HERO (aka Jake) UPDATE:

Hero continues to heal.  He is feeling better and it's getting more difficult to keep him from playing with the other dogs.  Fortunately, he minds VERY well...

Again, I wish to give a heart-felt THANK YOU to those of you who have pitched in with donations to help me keep Bluff Country Canine Rescue going.  When I decided to get involved in saving homeless dogs from a life of living in a cage in a shelter (if they were LUCKY!), I don't think that I realized how much time and money it would take.  Not that that would have stopped me!  I keep thinking that I'm not going to be able to keep helping these homeless dogs because of finances (I've been unemployed for over two years and am now getting by on  Disability), yet somehow, God provides.  Through caring people like YOU!

The dogs and I thank you.

It's NEVER too cold...

To get outside and take pictures of my CRITTERS!

Isn't she gorgeous?

ELEVEN years old, folks!

Alice is eleven years old.  The lambs she has this year will be her last.  From now on, she'll just be Grandma.

These two girls (Princess & Kiss) are Alice's daughter and Granddaughter.  Both are triplets.  They are still in with Hero but I may try rearranging things when we get the next 'warm spell'.

Speaking of Hero...

He sure is a handsome ram!

He has to check out Sable and Bella when they want to come into Hero's paddock.

Bella says

"That's close enough!"

She is a herding breed, after all.

I've moved my poor, little piglets out to the hay barn.

Don't worry, they snuggle into the bales of hay to stay warm.

I don't shut the door to the hay barn, so they can come out whenever they want.

Needless to say, they're squealing for their breakfast,  at my back door, the first thing every morning!

Even Bella Kitty

(the "outdoor" cat that I adopted who now spends equal amounts of time indoor and outdoors)  doesn't seem phased by the cold.  I'm always surprised when she wants to venture out into the snow.

Mi-Mi Kitty, on the other hand,

MUCH prefers a warm place to spend her time...

You can see close up pictures of the baby chicks on my Chicken Blog.

DREAM says...

"Mom says we're lucky that the worst of the winter storm went South of us. 

I have no idea what the heck she's talking about!"

There's a New Boy in town...Dreamcatcher Hero!

I have so much to tell you.

It'll have to wait until tonight!

I'm having some friends over to spin this afternoon.

And my house is a mess!

He's in with Kiss and Princess!

DREAM says...

"NICE NAME!  But, I'm kind of busy right now.."

"My hero (for this year anyway!), "Echo", won't let me out of the barn!"

giggle, giggle giggle!