Just a little dog. But a much loved, little dog. I didn’t know it then, of course, but these were the last pictures I took of our Cooper dog. My farmer man found him curled up over at the farm on Saturday evening. He looked like he was sleeping. In a sense I suppose he…
Category: Pets
A Good Dog and Expectations
“Cooper, when I tell you you’re a good dog, I expect you to act like one.” Cooper was barking loudly, and wildly chasing our mama cat. First, under the trampoline. Next, across the yard, and finally, Kitty scrambled smartly up a tree. I’d walked up just in time to hear the words come out of…
Darling Kittens
We adopted a stray kitten last year, that showed up at one of our aunts’ house. My kiddos named her O’Malley and she’s been a really good cat. Right after we returned from Hatteras, she blessed our farm with three of the cutest kittens to be born here in a long, long time!! Simply darling. {As…
A Small Tale of Four Farm Kittens
One warm, springy day, four kittens, they wanted to play, chase each other past, green blades of grass, take a quick peek, hide and sneak, don’t wander too far, oh! there you are, say hello, to our owner fellow, up and away! explore shoulders today! with a stealthy paw, hang on by a claw, mighty…
Cats and Kittens of 2014
Meet O’Malley! We named her and then decided she is a girl. O’Malley seems more like a boyish name, I think, but oh well! About a month ago, O’Malley showed up at our aunt’s house. Our aunt posted a photo of the kitten on fb asking if anyone wanted to give her a home. I was sure my kids…