Welcome December!

Life took me off of the farm for much of the past two days.  Upon my arrival back home, I immediately gathered up the dogs and went out for a walk.  After several days of very cold weather, yesterday gave us milder temperatures and I hated to miss an opportunity for a walk.  Although, at the present time, with deer hunting season happening in all of the woods around our own acreage - we avoid our woods and walk on the open fields of our farm.  Just to be safe.  Thankfully, deer season is only a couple of weeks each year.  Forrest will be happy to resume his daily forest walks, for sure - as will we!

We headed out to the barn to check on all of our friends.  As we passed the treat station, Ginger and Faith came running and begged for a few graham crackers.

Shameless beggars... both of them!

And, of course, they are rewarded for that behavior.  So... who's to blame?  (My motto: Why have animals if you can't spoil them just a little!)

We walked to the pond to check how many ducks remained.  There have been 80+ ducks there each morning... requiring that the feed bowl be filled twice a morning so that everyone gets their breakfast.  

By this time (late afternoon), about half of the ducks remained and soon after flew off to their sleeping spots for the night (another pond, we assume.)

Forrest ran right into the pond to join the ducks,

went for a swim (a few laps)

then hopped out, and shook the water out of his coat.  This crazy boy seems impervious to the cold.

Over the last week, we have begun to decorate for Christmas.  Hubbs put the fence-post snowmen up.  There are four of them.

This year we decided to forgo a fresh-cut Christmas tree and bought a tree that will last the rest of our lives.  It comes in 4 easy to build sections and lights beautifully.  I think it looks lovely in the living room - even undecorated as it is.  We'll decorate it this weekend.

I'll share as we decorate.