Roo the burro and Rena the Akbash had a gentle dispute again this afternoon, and it resembled a beautiful dance in the snow. Valentine the new bearded pup was venturing outside the yard, and Roo made a beeline to see her, with Rena letting her objection be known.Apparently it looked like so much fun that …
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Valentine, and other animals
On Valentine’s Day, we drove out to Pete’s ranch and picked up our new herding dog pup, Valentine. Rena the Akbash and Roo the burro were very anxious to meet the new baby, a bearded/border collie mix. Jim and his new girl Val had to have an afternoon nap:Lest anyone think that the puppy is …
Dear Facebook
Regular readers please forgive– but all posts come up on Facebook under my name, which seems to be causing some confusion… I do not have a ranch or sheep herd in Wyoming, a grandchild in California, a wife named Connie, or for that matter a husband. Nor do I live in Louisiana and cook gumbo. …
The Girls
Pennsylvania artist and pigeon man Hans Windgassen saw a pic of Ataika and Lashyn and wanted to paint them. I sent him more photos and this is the result. I think it captures Taik’s arrogance and Lashyn’s often worried look. He calls it “Les Girls”
New Data on Turkey Domestication
Yesterday’s LA Times had a most interesting piece on turkey domestication based on new DNA data. Apparently turkeys were domesticated independently twice, once in Mesoamerica and once in what is now the American Southwest. One of the archaeologists not involved with the study who is quoted in the article points out that the turkeys domesticated …
New Arrival
My daughter Lauren and her husband Zach are pleased to announce the arrival of their first child and our first grandchild, Isabella Rosalie Wilson, born last Monday in Long Beach, CA. Isabella was 8 lb 14 oz and 22 inches long with dark curly hair. Mom and baby are doing fine. Connie and I are …
STILL another Mauser
Years ago, more flush and thinking that anyone who called himself “.275 Rigby” should have one, I gave Jonathan Hanson my Rigby 7 X 57 (on a Mauser 98 action). Jonathan has done well with it, and I have never regretted it, but I have never, as has been documented here, found a 7 X …
Irbis recovers
He THINKS he is 100% better and that he can go chase rabbits, but he still has 6 weeks on restricted, ie leash, movement. He is bored, and not afraid to let us know it.
Blogs and sites
A few blogs and sites new to me: Birds of Kazakhstan. The new Ithaca Gun Company– with 28 gauges! Coming soon: a watchdog site contra HSUS. Mouthful of Feathers: a tough literate bird- hunting blog. Trevor Herriot’s Grass Notes: a Canadian prairie blog.
Links
Rebecca has “the best job ever” in part because she works in the perfect office. Holly reviews Rebecca. Karen Myers has a splendid portfolio of their Uhlan, one of our tazi relatives, romping with their basset bleu de Gascogne in the Virginia snow. She also sent a link to this story on the subway- riding …