Thursday, November 3, 2011

An Oregon farm girl returns home


Vacation is over and I'm back home. Back to the state of green grass, big trees and...overcast skies:

My man managed the farm perfectly in my absence; everyone was happy, healthy and wanting to tell me all about it this morning when I returned to my morning feeding routine:

Now, before I jump with both feet back into story-telling about life at Critter Farm, if you don't mind - and before I lose my opportunity - I'd like to share a few final 7MSN Ranch pictures - some of my favorites, actually. These are some that didn't make it into my earlier blog posts for one reason or another.

Just a small warning, though, so that you will really appreciate the blue skies in the photos below: after this set of pictures, I'll be talking a lot about raising animals in rain and mud again. Such is my life during the fall and winter (...and spring) in NW Oregon!

And so... here are a few of my favorite things at 7MSN:

Mornings...and Lucy looking in my bedroom window:

Evenings:

Coffee by the fire:

Watching Smooch fly:

Watching Carson introduce Eugenia the hen to the "big critters":


Witnessing first-hand that Eugenia the hen has no fear:

Snapper, endlessly posing for me:

Seeing Smooch finally worn out from her day's ranch work:

Peaceful moments (see Eugenia in the background?):

Oh, and remember those cow bones Carson and Lucy dragged home?:

Wynonna loves napping with them:

And with that, I turn the show back over to the wonderful animals of Critter Farm. Beau says he'd really like to have the attention back on him again, where it should be:

18 comments:

  1. Great pics of 7MSN, but it's really Beau who melts my heart. What a Face!

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  2. I love that photo of the airborne Smooch!

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  3. So fun to see my world through another's eyes.

    Smooch doesn't fly for just anyone, you know – only her favorite people.

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  4. Welcome home. I love the shot of snapper. The lighting is perfect.

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  5. Welcome home & Love all the great photos

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  6. Welcome home! Quite a contrast, one place to the other! Isn't our world amazing with all that it has?!

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  7. Just what I needed this morning. These photos made me smile, especially Wynona. What a pig!

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  8. how wonderful to be able to travel to such a wonderful place and hang with wonderful kindred spirits.... but how even more wonderful to have a wonderful place to call home (and isn't it wonderful how many times I can use wonderful :) )

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  9. It looks like you had a wonderful time. When it is 110 in NM Oregon looks really good. Home. The best place in the world.

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  10. Welcome home. The 7MSN is a hard place to leave, isn't it?

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  11. welcome home and thanks for taking us on your trip!

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  12. What a bunch of characters...I feel like I just got off the NYC Subway !! Ha ! :-) Great post Danni ;)

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  13. Thanks for sending good thoughts for Soldier. He got up on his own this afternoon, wobbly, but still. He has been outside for a while now. Time to bring him in and give him his meds.
    Looks like you had a wonderful trip and that is such a great ranch. I know all the critters were happy to see you home. And your man, of course.

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  14. Have so enjoyed your visit to 7MSN but I know your critters are happy you are home safe and sound. I think Eugenia and Honey need to become buds!

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  15. We can have fun wherever we go to be with friends and their critters, but there's no place like home! So glad you had a great time and time in the sun, which you won't be seeing now for a few months, most likely.

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  16. Wonderful photos. Looks like you had a lovely vacation. And I know all your critters are happy to have you back!

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