Vicious Pig? And a Request....

Yesterday afternoon chores led me out into the pasture to look for the pigs.

I had found the sheep in the pig house enjoying the shade,

but the pigs were no where to be found.

I called and called....but no pigs.

I looked across the expanse of the pasture...no pigs.

There were, however, three of these little fellows playing in the shade of the lower end of the pasture.

You've got to admit... babies are adorable, no matter the species.

And although groundhogs are not a favored species amongst farmers,

(because of the gi-normous holes that they dig)

I will leave these little guys alone.

It seems their burrow is somewhere in the woods as there is no hole in the pasture.

However, if we start finding big holes that can break horses' legs, we may have to have a little talk!

Check out how big this little fellow's nose is!

"The better to smell you with, my dear."

I called the pigs again...still no answer.

I walked up closer to the barn so that I could see the furthest end of the pasture....

Safe and sound...and maybe just a little hard of hearing...
I can't believe that they would ever ignore me!!

By the way, there were some subcontractors here to mark the area for new internet service (yay!)
 (as reported by our internet company)
and apparently they were worried about having to trench through the pasture because they
thought we had two vicious pigs.

Ginger and MaryAnn.... vicious?
Never!
They get very excited when they see company... but only because there
might be a potential bell rub involved!!
😉


Two days ago I posted a piece about things that I learned from my garden.
There is one more thing.
"That which doesn't kill us only makes us stronger!"

Before we left for Iceland, I planted two of these small square boxes with
zinnia seedlings and sunflower seeds in the center.

We had a late frost two days later that turned the zinnia seedlings into a wilted mess.
Everything above the ground on these baby plants froze.
I decided to keep them in the ground, hoping that the roots were ok...
and look what has grown out of that frozen stem:

Very healthy, strong plants!

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You might have noticed that right before this story there is a poll (at the top of the blog.)

Please pick the statement that best describes you and only vote once.

It is completely anonymous.

It will help me out a great deal in gathering some statistics for a big project that I am working on.

(It's a secret, but I promise you will like it!)

This poll will be visible for a week and then it will be gone.

Sorry for the request, but it would mean an awful lot to me if you could help me out!