A Piggy Update

It's quite warm again right now, so we are back to early mornings in the upper pastures.   Yesterday morning gave the horses a bit of a break.  A dense cloud cover kept the sun away for much of the morning.

Moonie enjoyed a good roll in the cool grass before settling down to grazing.

I love this kind of morning.  Unfortunately it was followed by a hot afternoon.

 I honestly don't know what to make of our pig situation.  I am on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster.  One day, I feel like it might be the last day... and the next day it feels like we are headed in the opposite direction.

I was worried early yesterday morning.  Only Ginger came out to the treat box for graham crackers.  MaryAnn was no where to be seen.

Happily, a little later, MaryAnn did get up for breakfast.  YAY!!  She had refused her dinner the previous night.

Both pigs spent all morning napping.  

Mid afternoon, I brought them a carrot treat and they both enjoyed that.  

 Then a few minutes later, MaryAnn came out into her yard and asked for a special drink. This pig always loves a good, fresh drink right out of the watering can.  I had just filled the can with cold, well water and she chug-a-lugged a good bit of it.

The she started shoveling the ground with her snout as she does when she is looking for cool, moist ground - so I poured the rest of the water onto that spot and she flopped right down and rolled in the mud.

Again... a very good sign.

It's been this way for the past week... one step forward, two steps back.  Maybe now we are headed in a good direction.  I am keeping my hopes up and saying a prayer.

As for the rest of the crew... everyone is doing their best at getting through the current heat wave.  A lot of sleeping....

Also, grasshopper days are here!  There are tons of these guys all over the place.  At first you think you see a lot of butterflies, and then you realize that it's grasshoppers flying!!

The yarn that I ordered for my next knitting project arrived.  Now it's time to wind it all into balls.  Then, back to knitting I go!