Release the hounds

I'd like to expose the world to my mutts.  Their names are Sandy and Mojo. They are total weirdos.  Sandy showed up at our house just a few days before a major ice storm and I had to take her in.  She's so sweet and I couldn't leave a sweet little doggie out in the cold with icicles hanging off of her.  We claimed her, not knowing that she was pregnant and would soon give birth to 6 puppies, one of which was Mojo.

They run around the spread doing God knows what, but they always come home and make sure to talk to us and smile at us a little.  And, yes, they talk and smile, although Sandy is a bit more vocal and a little smilier.  That's a word, right?  Now it is.

This is Sandy with my daughter, ready to herd her if she needs to:

Here is little puppy Mojo.  She's so tiny and cute and soft!

Here's Mojo now:

3 years old and a total freakazoid!  I never know what dead animal is going to show up in my yard, when my wrists are going to get gnawed on for stopping the belly rub or paying attention to Sandy, or even when she will bolt up out of her sleep to take off like a bullet after something in the pasture.  My dogs are quite the source of entertainment.

The Tao of Horses

This is Lady. 

She is very sweet, but only if you pay all your attention to her.  She doesn't like it when you pet or feed the other horses and lets it be known.  Lady has only been with us a short while, so I'm still getting to know her.  Like I said, she's sweet.  She's a bit tempestuous and very funny if you watch from a distance.  What I didn't know about her is that if she is startled, something strange happens to her.

I was out taking pictures around the house and of course thought of taking some of the horses.  There are three, but Lady was the only one around.  I took a few and wanted to get some of her whole body and started to take a few steps back.  I accidentally stumbled over a brush hog for the tractor and it made a noise.  Lady startled and took off like a rocket.  I lured her back to me with my sweet, angelic voice, and then I noticed the strange thing happening to her.  Her breath was finally calming down...

...and she started falling asleep.  It was as if by being startled and getting a shot of adrenaline, she sort of shorted out and needed to take a nap for a minute.

Poor thing.  I didn't mean to freak her out so bad.  I hoped she would forgive me.

Then she leaned in for a kiss and I knew she had.

Super cool eagle cam!

For all you nature lovers out there, you have to check out this link.  It is a live view of a pair of bald eagles and their nest.  This nest is on OG&E property at Sooner Lake north of Stillwater, Oklahoma. The original dead nest tree used by this pair of eagles fell down after they nested and got to raise two little eaglets to flight.  I watched last year and it was so cool to watch from beginning to end, especially because the eaglets changed so much every day. This year, OG&E has erected an artificial tower which these eagles have adopted successfully. The site is updated when there is any change in status of what's going on with the birds or any technical issues. I hope you have as much fun watching as I know I will!

http://www.suttoncenter.org/eaglecam.html