May 21, 2025

The cats were relaxing at home this morning as I went outside. I might be a little obsessed with those cats being at home. 

I saw Alex leaning on Noma today. Those two have been best buds lately. It is a different duo on the farm. Noma is kind of the momma of the farm though.

I had to go to the dr out of town today. 4 hours of my life in a car to get to a dr and back. Yuck. I could have been halfway to fun destination. Oh well. I did see some horses on the highway on my way home. It looked like people had that under control. I am glad about that. Help in any situation is a good thing. 

The cats were home when I got home, too. I even got to pick Athena up and love on her. She did not much appreciate that. 

The horses were all waiting for food. I was able to cool them off by spraying them. They do like that. Except Chief, he does not like that. Jeb was all smiles about it. Saverine ran up to me wanting to be sprayed. They look forward to that. 

Olga is still on those eggs. I wish I knew how much longer she had with the eggs. My guess is a little more than a week. 

The cows were sure relaxed in the hay. I am glad they are comfortable and happy here. Alex’s eye looks better today. 

May 20, 2025

I did see the cats when I got home. Yeller and Onyx have found some holes under the deck and are lying in them to keep cool. They are sure smart. 

Daisy found an egg somewhere, I have no idea where in the backyard. Daisy ate that raw egg without a second thought. 

The hens were enjoying dirt baths in this heat. 

Olga is still sitting, but she does have eggs that get out from under her somehow. I did not try to move them back after the pecking I got yesterday. Forget that. 

I noticed Noma was not moving around much. When I got closer she was automatically defensive and was looking like she was going to kick me. I then saw she was somehow stuck in some string. I ran to get some meds and scissors to cut her free. She was definitely stuck and she was not going to be able to get free without help. I was able to put peroxide on the cut from the string. Poor girl. 

I did have to put up the sunshade in one of the pig pens from the wind. I know the pigs will appreciate that to give them more space to stay out of the sun. The other pigs are fine. 

I found some eye meds for Alex and was able to get that in his eye. Did I mention eye stuff is not my thing? I do not do eye stuff well, but I got it done. He was not happy about it either, so at least we have that in common. Sometimes we have to do the things we do not want to, but it will pay off in the end. 

There was also some fencing that was coming loose, so I put that back together so the sheep did not run out. I do not think they will. The last time that happened, it was not good. 

I got Tinkerbelle and Cinderella’s sunshade put back up, too. The wind storms have been bad the last few days. I fixed what I could. 

I do have a hen who was way out in the pasture. I sure hope she made it back. That could be how we are losing some of our hens. I think we are going to get some more babies this weekend. 

May 19, 2025

I went out to let the dogs in and got to see Onyx and Athena, no Yeller. He must have already been out exploring. 

Spots was in the barn. I hope she is okay. She was pawing at the ground. Jeb came in to check on her. Check on your friends if you think something is going on. Chief was out with Takua and Saverine. I am sure they were enjoying the morning air. I will check on Spots when I get home. 

Fred was hollering, but hiding in the bushes. What that is about I have no idea. If he was hiding he was not doing it well. 

As I was going home from work, I noticed a donkey where she was not supposed to be. Not my donkey, someone else’s. Luckily I notice other animals around where I live. I turned my car around when my brain registered the donkey was in an area without fencing. When I got back, the donkey was in the middle of the road. Yikes. I flagged down the owner to go tell him. Another neighbor was helping direct traffic so the donkey did not get hit. The donkey did get back to where she was supposed to be. Thank goodness.

Spots was fine when I got home. 

The cats were all home. It was a hot one for sure. 

Olga was still on her eggs. I stepped in to help her by putting the eggs more under here, but she pecked me badly. 

The pigs were hiding from the sun and the wind. There was a wind storm going through. They were not real happy with the weather. They did like the forest cold water going in the mud holes though. 

Noma is still not feeling too well. I took her some food to eat. 

The animals were all trying to hide from the wind. It was not a pleasant day. 

Alex did look like he was having some eye problems since I cleaned out the eye last week. I will have to medicate that eye. 

May 18, 2025

We made it home. It was good to be home. There is no place like home. 

Of course, all the animals were doing well. I saw Athena, Onyx, and Yeller right when I got outside. 

Noma was not acting like she felt too good, so I had to take her food to her. I got to pet her though. 

The pigs must have missed us. I was able to pet several of them and give belly rubs.

It was hot outside. The animals were all trying to stay cool in any way they can. 

The clouds were gorgeous. They had pink, yellow, and orange hues in the clouds. Like I said, gorgeous.