We had plenty of visiting going on here at the farm. Brittany and Jonathan came out for dinner on Wednesday, then my Mom and Step-dad on Thursday and Friday. On Monday and Tuesday, Rusty's sister and family stayed here. Thursday, Brittany and Jonathan were back for Thanksgiving, and yesterday, Friday we went to Rusty's Dad's house to meet up with more family. Then to the airport for some flying.
Quite a bit of socialization for a monk farmer woman.
In the middle of all that, new rabbits were born to two mothers, as well as a fresh batch of hatch-lings. Meanwhile, all the normal work involved to keep things running does not stop. The barnyard folks can't be put on the back-burner. They have daily needs and with them, always come a few surprises. Like a breach of fence security and it rained of course. So it was mucky. Mucky and geese and dogs getting loose, me falling, filling pools, late night feeding, a puppy, cleaning, cooking, running here and there for supplies.
Oh and on Thanksgiving Rusty went out and was successful with his deer hunt and brought a huge eight point buck home. Who is hanging now and needs to be processed packed and put in the freezer.
Big breath.
I haven't forgot you all. I will catch up on some past posts and get back in the groove here. I have missed you. Here are some great photos by my sis-in-law, Beth and my daughter Sophia took. She had a borrowed crazy zoom lens on her camera. So here is a little close-up of part of my week:
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| Alejandro and Lady Gaga growing and rooting |
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| Sophia |
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| my little nephew holding a black English Angora baby rabbit |
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| my Earl |
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| molt and a roo |
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| my nephew helped with farm chores |
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| moving the geese back... again |
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| adlelei, house bunny |
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| an apple-lier |
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| meet Bear, rescue dog |
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| Blue Clay, TN fainter goat would not faint on demand |
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Blueberry my dog, came over with Brittany |
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| Another of Beth's awesome photos |
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| I love the help |
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| boys and more boys |
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| Blue Topaz five little English Angora kits |
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| black English Angora baby rabbit |
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| cheep |
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| I taught my nephew how to milk a goat |
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| he is a natural |
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| mixed breed roo |
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| more awesome photography |
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| gossip |
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| "major medical boi" (Aflac commercial) |
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| Moon angry at the paparazzi |
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| the essence of Sophia |
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| Kevin, my Bro-in-law, 2 nephews (one is a little one) and Grandpa pilot |
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| Rusty and the cousins |
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| drama queen ;-) |
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| perfection |
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| pre-teens |
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| Beth finds the beauty at the airport |
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| I love my Bro-in-law |
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| up |
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| down |
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| three rides |
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| Sophia's view 1 |
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| Sophia's view 2 |
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| Sophia's view 3 |
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| Sophia's view 4 |
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| Sophia's view 5 |
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| Sophia's view 7 |
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| my view |
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| my view 2 |
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| another safe and beautiful landing |
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| thanks Beth |
Beth, is a master cook, a super-mom, an awesome photographer, glamorous woman, and a great sister-in-law. Thanks for sharing the week with us kin folk here in W&W WV..
