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Another beautiful sunrise today

We were blessed with another beautiful sunrise this Sunday. I'm so glad I took the time to watch it.

It's about time to check on the chickens and see if more are laying eggs. Yesterday I bought a metal basket for the kids to bring the eggs inside with. They laughed when I showed them the basket, and said we should call our house "The House on the Prairie". We may not be on the prairie, but it feels wonderful to be in the country.

Yesterday we had a stray dog visit us. Actually there were two, but one ran off. The one that stayed was limping and very friendly. He appeared to be neglected. His tag was a year old, which didn't even match the dog it was on. His nails were way too long, he was missing hair in spots, his eyes were glossy, and his teeth didn't look right. I'm sure whoever was out hunting just let them roam free. He took a nap in one of the bars, but left later. We tried putting him in a tie-out, but he just kept getting loose from it. He smelled horrible also. Poor dog. Why do people get pets and then just tie them outside and ignore them?

We still have the five kittens. We haven't found a home for any of them yet. We did however get the other barn cat spayed before she had even more kittens. They would be great mousers for someone too.

I was woken up this morning by Tiger pouncing on me. He brought his play mouse up to the bed and was darting around with it. Soon, Jasper was there too.

A few days ago, I had chenille stems sitting on the kitchen counter for a craft project. The next thing I knew, both kittens has stolen them and have been playing with them ever since. We also discovered they love drinking straws. We can't store them on a low shelf anymore. One look and we could see tiny teeth marks in the tops of them - ha ha ha!
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jenicoe2001 said…
It sounds like you really love your pets and have so much fun with them!! : ) I am heart sick over that poor stray dog... I know you tried your best. Maybe he will come back and you can try again! Do you live anywhere close to Missouri? If you do, I might be able to get him fostered and or taken to a no kill shelter!! : )

Check out my blog here on blogspot. I have a lot of articles about pet and Puppy Mill rescue stories. I try to add new ones every day.

I "followed" you here on your blog. Could you follow me too? It would really help me out. : )

Pray with me for those strays that they get help from sonewhere. :) Thank you, jenicoe2001 from eHow. : ) BTW, I do like your blog!! Great stores and articles!! : )
September 24, 2009 at 6:58 PM
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