Our Beef Cows

My new - used camera

I finally got myself a better digital camera. So it's used and I won it on eBay, but I'm so exited!

Here are some pictures of Ace who was the first "victim" of my camera. I didn't realize that the camera was going to have such clear pics or I would have made Ace get down out of the chair before taking the photos. That chair is probably older then I am and the dogs have taken it over as "their chair" and I try to keep it covered with a sheet....oops! Now that you have all seen the rattiest chair I own I can post any pic ...right?

Old Fashioned Pancakes

1½ cups All purpose Flour
3½ teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon White Sugar
1¼ cups Milk
1 egg
3 tablespoon Butter – Melted

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg, and melted butter. Mix until smooth.

Meet Nickie....

Yesterday was the 4th anniversary of Nickie coming to live with me perminately.
I first met her on August 28th, 2003. That was my first day working at the SPCA and she had been brought in with a litter of 11 puppies. We were told that she had been a stray on the indian reservation, for quite some time and, they had finally trapped her in a barn (where she had her litter of pups), and brought her to the shelter.
Since the puppies were still nursing (only a few days old) they were in need of a foster home until the puppies were old enough to be away from their mom. It was late in the day, near closing time, when Nickie and her babiess were brought in. The kennel mangager did not have a chance to make phone calls to see if she could find someone willing to provide foster care to the shelter's newest family, so they asked all staff memebers if anyone could take this family home. "Just for tonight, until we have a chance to find a foster home". I brought them home, and decided to foster them until the puppies were old enough to find new forever homes of their own. Then we even found a new forever home for Nickie, or so we thought ... two weeks later we got a call from the guy who had adopted her, and told us he no longer had Nickie... she had gotten away from him and couldn't catch her. Well, to make a long story short, on October 1st, 2003 ..... Nickie came to live with me FOREVER!!!!
I adopted her and she has been with me ever since.

LOL... I have to laugh every time I think of how scared she was of men... until she met *T*. You see when he started coming to the house I told him that my one dog hates all men, and it was kind of a joke that if he could win Nickie's trust then I'd give him a chance (to renew MY trust in men). Within a couple weeks, if he and I were on opposite sides of the room and both of us called her, she would go to him and not me. I could not believe it, but I kept up my end of the deal and gave our relationship a chance ... what can I say.... He and I have been together ever since too :-)

Thank You Nickie, for showing me everyone needs a second (or third) chance in life. I love you babe!

What do you think???

What do you think of the new look??? I've done some rearranging and redecorating. I'm not sure if I like it yet so let me know your thoughts... any suggestions?

Misty Morning

Good Morning everyone!
This is the view I had from my back steps around 7 o'clock this morning.A view of the catalpa tree at the same time this morning.

These two pics were taken about a half an hour after those first two. The white spot you see in the pasture is Lacy our 25 year old horse.

If you look closely you may be able to see the birds sitting on the wire near the electric pole. They were just sitting there watching the sun come up.

It's been twenty days since I've written.... and I still have no idea what to write about today. This month has been very emotional for me, even though it may not have appeared that way to others. I have had a lot of inner thoughts going on that I have not shared with anyone. Some would call it soul searching, but I'm not sure that is the correct term.

I can't even say that I've figured anything out during all my thoughtful times... I just know that there are a lot of issues in my life that need to be addressed, somehow. I can't say that I'm UNhappy but I am sure I'm not as Happy as I could/should be. Lately, I feel as if I am drifting through my days with no emotion what so ever.

So what would you like me to talk about.... any suggestions?