firewood

We live in Maine. Nuf said. Hardy har har.

 We get snow, ice and cold. Yup. Seems like we just got out of it and finally have some buds on the trees and finally mowing our lawns! Why am I posting pictures of winter!? Well I'm almost a year behind posting and telling you about our crazy life on a farm!
 Life has a way of flying by. I was told once that the days are slow and the years are fast. Looking back I can see that. It's always stuck with me, that line. I look at my kids and think wow, how fast they have grown up and become teenagers. Young adults. Too fast. But it happens. I'm so proud of my kids, and who they have become.  But before I cry I'll change the subject. No just kidding, I'm not a crier. But my kids...they are my heartbeat. This farm ya. My life. I love it. I love the work, the births, the cows, the idle times, oh wait, not much for idle times, but none the less I love it all. Even the struggles, and we know our share of them.

Sunsets. Yup. I still have them. Christmas Eve!

This one is one our oldest daughter took. I just love it. She is getting quite an eye for picture taking. I encourage her in this too. She really enjoys it.

But this picture here is fire wood! YAY!

 We got lots of fire wood last year for the house. We now have a big house, and wood fire places. So fire wood it is! 
I love a fire going when the wind is blowing and the snow is coming down. And this past winter we got plenty of cold, and snow. It was the coldest winter we've had in Maine since 1976 I think is the year. No I'm not kidding either. I wouldn't kid about something like the cold. I'm not a fan. I tend to run cold anyways. Ridiculously cold. FOREVER. Ya, I did a little complaining towards the end. I'm human and I was sick of the cold.
But even in this terrible winter we were better of this year then the previous and I'm thankful for that. Our cows were warm, and dry under one roof.

And just for giggles...

Belle loves the snow! She is so happy to leap and jump and try to get the snow and catch it in her mouth! So funny to watch. She'll even back at it while she chases it!
Have a good one y'all!

training them right

Belle has these kiddos trained right! She gets to ride while they do all the work! Spoiled rotten little doggie.

belle

Here is Belle. She loves to help with everything. Moving the cows are probably her favorite thing to do. That and eating peanut butter. :) We are working on keeping her from making them run. She gets a little excited and makes them move too fast. But she is learning, as are we in training a dog to herd. She has such a great instinct to herd. I'm amazed. She doesn't back down now in making them move either. She knows she is supposed to get them to go!

See. We have snow.

Belle is now 10 months old, and filled out nicely. She has a tremendous amount of energy and can run. And I mean run! That dog can  move. She almost becomes flat as she flies across the field to whatever suits her fancy. She can mp too. But I don't want her jumping too much or too high. It's not recommended they do such things until they are one. Due to their hips and the fact they are still growing.
Yup. I love this dog. I'm so proud of her.

Have a great day ya'll!

spoiled

I think our little pooch may be just a little bit spoiled. Just a bit.

It was cold out. So the kiddos decided to warm Belle up in their jackets,  sweater and a pillow to rest her weary head on. Poor little doggie. LOL

Belle is a great croquet player too. She won every round we played.

This dog of ours is very much a part of our family. Her personality is bigger then her, along with her heart for her family.

Yup. We love our Belle.

Have a great day ya'll