Coffee & Gossip
   By Marsha & Molly
    
    September 21, 2020

09/21/2020 - I explained to Baby Vulture my space is here, and over there is vulture space.  He didn't move, so I did - then he just hopped over to the horse water trough and had a drink, and then let me have my space back. It just proves my area is their area. I have to figure a better explanation method!

09/14/2020 -   I can tell you below is NOT what a horse leg is supposed to look like. I have NO clue what the horse did, but the entire lower portion of the leg was 2x as big as the other one. The good news is that it's finally getting smaller. I'm wrapping it in Epsom salt gel poultices, and, of course, he's getting anti-inflammatory medicine.

09/07/2020 - Breath in that fresh country air!  NOT!  Told you about the fire and this is the smoke rolling in over the next pastures!  We were on "Warning" Evacuation but luckily we didn't get "Mandatory" Evacuation.  Really stressful week - I was drinking coffee by the gallon jug not even a cup!

08/31/2020 - Below is our minature horse Dusty.  He had such a long mane that we decided to give him a close cut mane cut.  Now he wants it a rainbow color, BUT I said no!

08/17/2020 - Below we have Shane in his new see-through fly mask. Shane is now 28, and he seems to be having some vision difficulty with the older mesh fly masks. Anyway, here is a picture of Mr. Old and Grumpy (NO, not my husband) I meant the horse, Shane in his fly mask.

08/10/2020 -  Okay, I have to admit I love my Raven family that lives here. They are such great parents - They groom the baby who is almost as big as them and still feed it, but it also eats on its own (I think). They love cat food, so I always put out some dry cat food and one can of food a night. Yes, only on small can since they can go find food! BUT, in case they don't, they have a backup with the rest of the birds.

 

08/03/2020 -   WHY can't the bobcat take her kids to another location! Now the baby sits where Mom used to sit and watches me having coffee! Mom is more orange, so I guess the baby takes after his wandering Dad.

07/27/2020 - Do you know what it's like having coffee and the owl lands on the porch post, next to you?  Then the owl looks at you like, "HEY, stopping to catch a lizard.  You can just drink your coffee and ignore me."  So, I ignored owl and drank my coffee and took a picture.  Sure enough he started staring at something on the ground and jumped down off the porch onto the ground, then flew back to their nest.   The scary thing I find with the owl is that I can't hear him at all.   Like silent flying!  Also I can't seem to get my ferals to respect my territory, their territory.  It's like they all say, "Hey, Gramma, we need to borrow your space!  Go drink coffee."

 07/20/2020 - Owl Baby time!   Or course Owl Baby has to sit above the bobcat play cavaletti's  SO, we moved the play  rails down a couple of yards.   Then I was worried Mom Bobcat would catch it while it was asleep so I took my coffee and sat out there an hour until it flew up to the nest. AND look at those feet - it is going to be a big owl!

07/13/2020 - I am to mad to gossip.  The bobcat AFTER I do all that babysitting ate my two favorite squirrels - well at least they are missing and actually so are all the bunnies and other squirrels.  THEN she takes her bobcat ass and moves to the neighbors pasture - UH he will shoot her.    I so hate living in a food chain!   Really upsetting 

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07/06/2020 - Great, now I get to worry about baby bocats.   They are next to our house in a large garden area - They play, Mom stalks, they all catch things.  I am beginning to feel like one big dysfunctional feral family.  Not the best focused pictures but I stay on my side - they stay on theirs. 

    

06/29/2020  Okay, just couldn't resist the pictures below -  he was on guard for the Bobcat, who was out in the pasture.

06/22/2020 Well in the picture on the left the ranch coyote was so proud of himself stalking.   UH OH!  it ran under the fence - he was so upset he just stood there staring at it running away.  SO, I put out two cans of cat food and he ate the cat food.  I felt so badly for him - he tries so hard to catch things but his timing is horrible.  Then he looks so confused, and he has no clue what he did wrong.  He needs to take lessons from the ranch bobcat!

  

06/15/2020 - What a happy sight as I walked out of my front door - NOT! The cleanup crew is here, and that is happy for them, and I do appreciate their role in living on a food chain ranch, BUT it doesn't quite make my morning.

06/08/2020 - SO I tell the mini's they can ahve their position back as treasurers (see profile) AND what do they do?  I hear them in their stall conspiring how to buy apples without me knowing!

06/01/2020 - HOW the heck did we get to half a year is gone.   Well, I guess welcome to June!  This will be the last squirrel picture (yes, I heard someone yell "About Time!")   BUT they were two cute not to take a picture of.    And what will we do for the second half of this year?   DIET!!!   AHAHAHA The same weight I made a new years resolution about and OOPS didn't lose it.

05/25/2020 - My squirrels have to shelter in place and social distance - I call this swim day.   Sitting on the edge of the water bowl, leaning down to take a sip and just relaxing on the edge.   Hawk can't swoop down since Ranch Mom is cleaning horses.   No Hawk - No Squrriel Covid - no little covid squirrel mask needed today.  Yep, good day!

05/18/2020 - Now since you are all engineers I have a pop quiz.   First clue - below is the old blue 10 cu ft. wheelbarrow.  Second is my happy, new greeen one  that is only 4.5 cu ft.  Third  - Picture them filled with horse manure (I didn't want to gross anyone out with horsehit filled bins)  See under the picture to continue this quiz!

Okay now, 1) steep hil   2) Me at 70   3) Which one can I push further up the hill?    4)  How dumb was this quiz!  grin!  BUT the moral of the story is that it may take me more trips up that hill, but it sure is easier pushing up hill with that smaller green one!

05/11/2020  Okay, I am into the baby squirrels BUT I now noticed 3 bobcats on the property.  SO, guess what they like for dinner!  UGH

05/04/2020 - It is BABY bunny time of year and baby squirrel.   Okay baby rattle snakes BUT they meet a bad ending if they come on the property, sad but true.  SO back to bunnies, and squirrels!

 

04/27/2020 - SEE, even the cattle can do social distancing!   They moo to each other and have grazing togethether BUT at a safe MOOOO distance.
NOW on a scale of 1-10 how dumb was this post?  NO, I don't want to know your answer to the question!

04/20/2020 - Just wanted to post one of my favorite older pictures and YES he is still on the ranch - they are now nesting!  Will have little owlies!

 

04/13/2020 -  Okay,  due to the information about clouds and the question of why all the cloud pictures you will be pleased that I have a picture of Romo trying his Virus Mask or his look of What Is She Trying To Put On My NOSE?

04/06/2020   What was that collective groan of oh NOT another cloud picture???  Well, shelter in place and it's raining - the horses are in their stalls - birds are somewhere until feed.   SO, that leaves the only changing thing right now between rain and shelter in place is clouds!   C&C   Clouds and Coffee.   BUT my husband said he will move the Kubota so I can get it in a good picture - WOW that's exciting - NOT!  So be prepared for Shelter In Place Tractor Pictures!

03/30/2020 - Has anyone noticed the more bird seed you leave out the more show up.   This is like some weird algorithm - the more I add - the more they add.   Maybe I can make them take a number and call it out for them to have a seat at the bird food area.    Anyway, it is raining - there is no pictures to take SO here is the latest cloud picture - I know you are all sick of cloud pictures plus the same view!  BUT, when you are retired you tend to do weird hobbies - this month it apparently is clouds.

03/23/2020 - We are on Covid-19 stay at home.   I tell Don, "Governer just declared we have to shelter in place."    Don thought he should have also said "If you shelter in place with your wife, you are prohibited from wearing your hearing aid."   NO, I didn't yell at him!  Why yell when he won't really hear the full volume!    AND below is my picture of clouds on the ranch

And here we are Monday, while I sit out here in the internet universe having my cup of coffee. Below is my favorite picture of this week. My favorite saying on a T-Shirt. NOW, I didn't say it was politically correct, but it is what I thought at one meeting.   

How did it get to be March and why haven't I lost weight?  Hmmm, that is a thought to ponder!

Now this is my precious, spoiled, Molly giving me the look that she hates my camera!  

 

Below we have wife photo vs. husband photo of what makes a sunset picture.  WHY does my husband want his tractor in his photo? NO, we will not take a vote. He'd probably win, and this is MY blog! He can have his own blog called TractorRMe!

Sincerely, Marsha J. Victory