Saturday, December 13, 2008

Goats

BAAAAAA!!
Eat, eat, eat!!!

These are the clowns of the farm, Billy (brown) and Willy (black/white). They enjoy long runs with the dogs, eating dropped horsefeed, jumping on trampoline, head-butting anything that gets in their path or on their porch. They sleep in lawn chairs with Fancy the peacock. In their spare time they eat everything in their path including all my plants on the front porch and my ribbons on my door wreaths. They are soooooo much fun to watch and play with.



Horseplay

This is Midnight, our barn cat. She's the keeper of the barn and friend to the horses. She rarely leaves, unless she's looking for food at the front door of the house.
This is Whippersnapper's big baby, Molly. She is a handful. She likes to play the fence like a banjo with her teeth, especially when it's time to eat. She can mysteriously get out of the pasture in search of the feed can. When able to find it, she can take the lid off & help herself.

This is Tra's big baby, Boots. Ain't she cute? Looks like Daddy, huh?

Phil doing a little horse-lovin.




Fowl Play

These are Diablo's Fat White Chicks and his two Vixens, Venus and Victoria.
These are our not-so-wild turkeys, Tom and Tanelle. They have been pardoned from Thanksgiving meals. Tom likes to gobble at Whippersnapper and strut his stuff.

This is Fancy our Peahen. She is available.

These are our trio of Lemon Blue-Red Quill mix bannies. Washington is the rooster and his babes are Virginia and Carolina.

This is Raleigh, our first chicken. He's a widower looking for love. He's a Banny Rhode Island Red rooster.

This is Diablo, the caretaker of the fat chicks and his vixens. Yes, that's five hens he tends.
This is Abe & Mary our Americana pair. These guys are the ones that give us green and blue eggs. Not too fancy.

Where fore art thou Romeo? This is our Romeo, a Polish rooster. Next to Phil this is the next best catch.

Friday, December 12, 2008

The Pharmyard

Hello all!!! This is Phil (aka begetter, dad, daddy, forebearer, origin, pa, padre, papa, parent, pop, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, sire, source) and I have decided with a little encouragement from Teeter to start a blog for the family. I have a wonderful wife, Tra (aka child-bearer, creator, forebearer, mom, mommy, origin, parent, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, source) and superb daughter who does not want her name disclosed (aka Whippersnapper). Hopefully, anyone viewing this will enjoy their visit to The Pharmyard. Where life is far from ordinary, and every day is an adventure. You will learn about our life (The Good Life), and all our critters that Whippersnapper has acquired. Also, we will be posting changes brought forth by Tra in making us go more Green--Thanks Mother Earth News. I will also keep everyone up to date on my outdoor adventures, and gamey creations in the kitchen. Enjoy and please feel free to post.
LIVE WELL*LAUGH OFTEN*LOVE MUCH