Thursday, July 9, 2015

Horseing Around with Marty Trapp

I always love watching a Ferrier do his art.  Today it was Marty Trapp from Salina who shoed the horses.

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These here are Mans’ Hands.

 

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Recovered from Mommying 6 pups, finishing her annual shedding, and nursing a nose scab (which I edited off), Meg is being her pretty collie self.

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Monday, July 6, 2015

4th of July 2015

 

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                 The Ever Popular Egg Toss.  Morning weather was hot – afternoon and evening were PERFECT!

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                            Kyle and Josh Douglas                                                              Jenny Peterson

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                          Simeon                                          Angie’s Strawberry Kabobs

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Jay and I spent the whole of Sunday together  - alone together.  We left at 5:30 am from a houseful of Pageant goers from Neil and Caitlin’s YSA ward from BYU to get to Loa’s homecoming in St. George by 9. We drove and talked and loved being together seeing some of Southern Utah and listening to John Bytheway cd’s.

 

 

Recent temple work done - Endowments and Sealings for:

Frances Ann Blackburn  - Father Joseph Blackburn, Mother Emma Mary PLace

Elizabeth Blackburn – “                                                                           “

Sarah Elizabeth Ritson – Father Joseph Ritson, Mother Elizabeth Clementson

Ethel Ritson “                                “

Josephine Jane Ritson “                           “

Mary Emma Ritson – “                         “

Friday, June 12, 2015

Puppy Day

A lifetime of loyal and loving companionship just begun, just today. Scoops, Liam, Luna, and Sis leave us for new lives, new families, and new adventures.

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                                About to be . . .  smooched by his pooch.

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Puppy Liam looks at ease, and right smart beside the sleek Porsche 918 Spyder. Liam’s new owner sells them and taught me that this is the fastest car In-the-World.  He would be a fabulous mascot for this sophisticated dealership, but was destined for a much higher mission.  He was heading to be the surprise and delight of her kiddos.  Wish I could have a picture of that meeting. Since we didn’t have a mere million to drop for this S’marvelous machine, we left with the happy knowledge of a happy puppy with his happy new family.  And that’s worth a million.

Friday, June 5, 2015

Growin’ Like Gangbusters


Everything is growing like gangbusters around here; Puppies, Bunnies, Bluebirds, and three really cute gals I know.
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This is Pete – better known around here as Mr. Blue Eyes.  We almost changed his name to Frank for Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra.
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           Pete                                         Sis                                                       Snip
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                                                                                Scoops
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                                    Scoops                                                    Sis                                    Peaches
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                                                                Puppy Pile on Emma
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                                                   Sis
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                                                                                                                          Scoops
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                                  Scoops                                                                      Peaches and Sis
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                 Emma is arguably the puppies’ Biggest Fan                                                              Cowboy the Courageous
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                             Peaches                                                           Pete
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                                  Peaches the Kissable,  and Cowboy the Wishful (bottom L corner)
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                                                                  Sis the Playful
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                                                                    Pete the Blue
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                                                                          Scoops the Eager
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                                                           Snip the puppy, Avalyn the gal.

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Snip is a favorite of many who come meet the pups.  She stands apart from her litter-mates in her dainty, mild manner and silky fur.
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                  The Adoring and Adorable Sis.                                              The Exceedingly Plump Peaches
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                                                               When hangin’ out is such a good thing.
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                                This is a Sis.                                                                    This is a Bunny
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Mr. Bluebird is busy these days!  He and the Mrs. are feeding a growing family of 5 Littles.
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Our 5 baby bluebirds are just crazy-looking enough to charm the socks off us. Look carefully – right where eyebrows would be on a person, there is a single fanning feather sticking straight out and up.  Ha, ha. And their huge, yellow beaks make them look a little angry and severe. Love these little critters. And we can just begin to detect a whisper of that promised Beautiful Bluebird Blue color appearing. What an inheritance!  To fly through life dressed in such color, and eating all the bugs you can catch.
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                  Missy and 2 of her Holland Lop babies.                                           Avalyn and her chocolate-flavored friends.
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                                                           A new way to do one’s hair – in a Bun-nie.
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                                                 Avalyn noticed Sis and Scoops resembling the Yin and Yang sign.