Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Thursday, January 08, 2015

A Visit to the Buffalos




One day, while Steve was out on a walk he met one of our near neighbors.  After talking a little, Steve mentioned that we loved seeing all the animals nearby.  The neighbor told him about some buffalo at a home not more than a mile from us.  So, one day, we took a little trip.

Sure enough there was a large enclosure with about 15 buffalo.  There were even a couple of calves.  The kids were fascinated.  There were signs all over the broken fence stating that we should stay at least 10 feet from the fence because the buffalo are wild animals and have been known to charge the fence.  I believe it since most of the wooden part of the fence had broken rails.

Monday, August 11, 2014

This and That

I usually have a file of miscellaneous pictures that I take throughout the month.  They usually show what we are like typically, rather than our big celebrations or excursions.  Here are a few pictures that I've taken this August.
 

We caught one of the big spiders that seem to love our house.  We tried to look it up on the internet, but I got a creeped out looking at all the pictures of the spiders.

When we came home from the cabin, I discovered a lizard sitting on the planter box in the living room.  We knew we had a couple of lizards living in the wall of our garage but we didn't realize that they could get from there into the house.  The lizard disappeared into the box, but we reappeared the next evening when we were able to shoo it out the door.

I came in to get Matthew up from his nap and he was so sound asleep that I was able to put his laundry away, stash a bunch of diapers in the basket under the changing table, and take a few pictures.  I don't have many of him sleeping.  He's such a doll.

In the mornings, I get the kids up at 7.  First, I stop at Anna's room and turn off the fan and give her a kiss.  Then I go get Matthew.  By the time I get back to my room with Matthew, Anna has transported herself to my bed.  This is what she usually looks like.  It takes her a bit to come out of her cocoon.  Definitely not a morning person.

As soon as Matthew gets onto my bed, he heads for Anna and starts hugging whatever body part is closest.  He's so sweet saying "Anna, Anna" the whole time he's hugging her.