Christmas Cute

Just a 'quicky' this morning with some cuteness for you to enjoy from Pocket and Blinca, Christmas sisters.

A Few Doses of Ranch Cute

I love this place where i grew up. Bald eagles, hawks, lizards and horses all love it too. It has been such a joy these past two weeks to watch our little urban fur-baby discovering her true ranch dog self. It took 3 days for her to warm up to Blinca, the resident golden but now they're both careening about together like the best of pals. They even play tug of war together! It's really rewarding to watch our little pup get to be a real dog with limitless space to sprint about and chase frisbees, and even more rewarding to occasionally have training sessions or sporadic commands that are still flawlessly obeyed. I'm so proud  :)

 My parents happened to take in some kitties from our local vet's office: they'd been singed in a brush pile someone was burning and she took them in to raise as barn cats. She fixed 2, but the third happened to get pregnant on her first heat. My mama's cat Hermione was pregnant when we moved here last week, and i happened to notice a not-so-pregnant Hermoine a few days ago. My folks were just about convinced the kittens hadn't made it, but i had a feeling the bunny furred cat had just hidden her brood away. And as luck would have it, a rat-seek training session with the dogs found not rats, but Hermoine with 4 tiny kittens.

What a lovely hay nest!

Then, just yesterday the cats found a nest of another sort... sadly 1 of these cuties was dispatched by Smokey the excellent hunting barn cat, but 2 had the luck of being cuddled and re-nested by my softy of a husband. It seems to be baby having season for the small critters around here!

Baby bunnies are CUTE!

My husband and I are toying with keeping one of the kittens.....

  But we should really get the barn before we get the barn cat.......    shouldn't we???

This post is part of the Simple Lives Thursday blog hop!

Happy First Birthday, Pocket!

It's not always all business around this homestead. Sometimes it's somebody's birthday!
We are delighted every day by our little Pocket pup. I've fallen hard for the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and quite honestly can't see myself with another breed any time soon. She's a versatile dog, willing to leap about on long hikes, swim and fetch for hours, or just snuggle between my husband and me on the couch. She's friendly with most dogs, but doesn't love playing with many. She loves all people, but stays close to us most of the time. I think she's just about perfect.

Lots of smiles for Mommy and for most people, really

Saturday was Pocket's first birthday, and we celebrated at a friend's crawfish boil. I think Pocket's a bit of a party animal....

Hitting Bourbon Street a little hard, Pocket?

She also has a tender side, with plenty of kisses for even the smallest of human party goers.

 Happy first, Pocket: may there by many, many more!

Snow Day in Austin!

Gym classes are canceled so i stayed home, made bacon and eggs for breakfast and played with our puppy and hens. The hens are NOT cool with this snow business (they refused to walk around, just stood and stared at their feet in terror), but Pocket sure loves it.
Here are a few cute photos and a video for your enjoyment.

We'll see what, if anything bounces back after this long cold spell. I'm pretty sure the onions and garlic will bounce back and i left one broccoli un-harvested as an experiment.

Vote for Pocket!

Check out Pocket, in chicken garb over at The Daily Corgi. It was hard to get a good photo of both dog and costume AND chicken friend - but i got a decent shot that i hope will win Pocket fame and fortune. One vote per person is allowed - simply send Pocket Muffington Rommel to TheDailyCorgi@gmail.com to cast your vote for the cutest corgi on the homestead.

Thanks in advance!

Tuckered chicken after much romping