The Latest from the Frontier

So there I was getting ready for work . . .

Kisses, our mini-ausie bitch, was laying on our nice, comfy livingroom chair, just following me with her eyes. Everytime I came close to her she would indolently roll over onto her back, as if to say "Pool boy. Scratch my belly . . ."

When I was nearly ready for work, an idea hit me. While straightening out my shirt in preparation for leaving, I slowly fell into a half-crouch. Kisses was still watching me, laying on her belly, her chin laying across her feet. At the right moment, I leapt towards Kisses and snatched her up! "AAARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

The little bitch completely ignored my attempt to scare the wileys out of her! She simple collapsed onto my shoulder when I had her up, then twisted her head around and licked my nose!

I don't know what I'm going to do with her . . .

Oh, and I noticed Cheri hasn't made a post in awhile so I thought I'd bring you up to speed of the goings-on at the farm . . .

Spring is here. Can you guess how I know? Its not that the birds have returned. This is Florida, they never leave. Its not the bees flying from blossom to blossom. Its not even the 'April showers', which have been strangely absent this year . . .

No, its the eight new hooves in the horse pen and the sixteen new hooves in the deer pen.

that's right! Blanch and Stella had their babies and four of our little deer mommies had fawns!

You can see pictures of the Foals, Blackroot's Stonewall Nyx and Blackroot's Stonewall Guinevere, Nyx and Gwen for short, here: http://www.blackroot.org/farm/index.htm

We don't have pictures of the deer up yet but we will eventually, as well as a live Deer Cam one day.

Well, I'll let you go now. Have a good day!

Eric