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Amelia surveyed the terrain and seemed to find everything in order as she made her rounds. Nicholas strolled through the tall grass, and climbed on everything from JW's equipment to piles of fence posts. He and Baby Girl had great fun in stalking the chickens and then charging into the middle of the flock to make them squawk and fly into the air. I don't think the chickens were quite so amused. The little rooster, Yosemite Sam, will have to take his responsibility of defense more seriously - particularly since an owl carried away one hen from a tree branch just a few days after they all arrived!
Baby Girl finally discovered the remains of a long-abandoned treehouse, and may have found a new hobby for a sunny afternoon.
The horses have a new social life in visiting with the horses next door. There are seven in that field, and three in ours. When all ten catch a wild hair and race down the pasture, the thundering hooves are quite impressive.
Poor Old Blue is certain that there might be a ride toward adventure. While walking down the driveway first thing that morning, we startled six deer from their beds in the front field. It was no easy task to try and convince Blue that we were not going to chase them across the field.
He hollered and bellowed and barked the whole way back to the house, and most certainly had alerted all of the neighbors to the excitement that they had missed early on a Saturday morning. Luckily, nearly everybody around has dogs as well, and there is even another hound just down the hill. They bay at each other and fill the hills with song to their hearts' content.
There was quite a bit more news to be told by all of the dogs one afternoon when four wild hogs ran across the top field. JW said that every dog for a mile must have been barking while those hogs lit a trail over the ridge and through the trees.
I can't exactly say that we lead a "quiet country life," but there's never a dull moment!
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