Animal Crackers - Oops... a little late today

Sorry.. I have no idea what happened!! I woke up this morning. Lazy, dark rainy Saturday and then after watching the news and talking to Hubby I suddenly realized that it was SATURDAY and I had not done my Animal Crackers post! OH NO!!! So I popped on the computer as fast as I could and got my photos edited and finally am getting my post written. So I am soooo sorry that I was just brain dead this week. The weather...yes that is what I am blaming it on. For a few days it has been dark, COLD and rainy... totally messes up life. So here it is.. Saturday Animal Crackers -

Got a great photo of Libbie and Tuco with my phone the other day -

She still has brief moments of sweetness with Tuco... Libbie is so high strung lately - like drive me insane, barking with that high pitch ear piercing sound high strung... but once in awhile she calms down and is totally sweet. Two seconds after this photo she saw something and took off barking.

Here is one photo I had to show from last week... Gloria

She had an itch...... and so that fence was being put into use..... wish you could have seen how fast she was moving back and forth :0)

Now I am SOOOO lucky. Hubby did let me order a new lens for my camera!! It came this week, I put it on and went outside to get photos of the gorgeous ducks that have been on our pond every day for the past two weeks. THEY WERE NOT THERE! Figures! Then my camera started beeping that the battery was low! So I went around quickly and just shot a few quick photos of what I saw. I was shocked out how far this lens zoomed. And how wonderful the photos were for my first time out with it!

Very first photo.... some doves sitting way across the yard - Wow... These would normally just be dots with my old lens!

Across one of the pens and way up in the tree was this little black bird. Now if it were sunny instead of grey and rainy it would have been better but VERY happy with how sharp things are.

I can never get good Donkey photos at then end of their pen. This is zoomed in at Darlene and Pedro taking a bit of a nap....

Felicia was taking a nap in the little girls pen as well.... and I didn't even move to snap this photo! Just spun around and shot towards the other pen! This is going to be amazing at getting better shots of the animals! Normally I have to walk to up to the pens, which then all the animals come towards me for loving and I just get those right in the face photos! But now I can sneak up on them and shoot while they are being natural!

Check out Jill - 

 I still am amazed at how far I was from her and how sharp and crisp the photo is! Oh.. yes.. Jill is pregnant :0)
Then Paintbrush and her "kids" Scarlett and Rhett

Paintbrush is still very attached to her two girls  - babies from last year. That will all end really soon. As she is VERY pregnant! As soon as she has her new babies she will put all attentions to her new kids. Oh she will still let the other two be in her group... but not as close. Now Scarlett and Rhett are also both pregnant. A little young - don't like them to get "got" this soon, but we had an oops.... and Peso was active with them much sooner than we had planned. So we will keep a close watch on the girls and I am sure they will be great Moms. 

Well.... I better get this posted. Now I just hope that the sun is going to at some point come out this week - this new lens and I are dying to get out there and get some good photos! And the sun would really help! 

Have a great weekend! 

HUGS and-

Animal Crackers - Donkeys in the Sun!

Hello - as promised I got LOTS of donkey photos for this week. In fact so many that I may have to use a few next week :0)

First up two of the "young" baby boys -

Pedro and Ramon, two sweet little men. I can't believe that Pedro is already taller than Ramon. Didn't realize  that until I saw them standing so close. These guys are usually playing so hard you don't notice how tall each of them are.

Speaking of boys... my very first boy - our first baby ever - Diego

He is a big lug nut... but a loving lug nut :0)  He is a sweetie, he just needs to realize that he is a BIG miniature donkey and that he weighs in over 300lbs. and not knock you over trying to rub against you. But it is ok, we love him -

And here is his brother Pavo -

Our Turkey day Donkey. (his name in spanish is Turkey Dinner - born on Thanksgiving a few years ago) He is on our for sale list, I don't know if he will ever go anywhere though. He has bonded really well with Sergio my orphan boy that will never be sold, and well.... Pavo doesn't make a great first impression for those looking for a donkey. He is a sweet love once he gets to know you. But if you are new... he ain't coming anywhere near you. Then the other boys get in there and then show off how friendly and cute they are and they get picked first..... oh well... Pavo is happy here with us.

Cali - was enjoying the afternoon sun -

She must have been really comfortable - couldn't even talk her into coming to the fence for a pet. Don't blame her.. it was a gorgeous afternoon.

Vicki and Ellie Mae - the bestest of friends

Pretty girls - and two of the most vocal girls on the property! 

And just about that time.....

She let out a big Hee Haw!! Love that gal! 

The Three Stoogies... 

Our standards -Spoiled rotten... they roam the entire farm, and still think they have to have hay and grain each time the miniatures do... yes, they get it too, Hubby can't even say no to these guys. Even if he should from time to time.

Sorry... had to put in at least one puppy photo... 

Wouldn't want to miss a week and then him totally change in that time now would I? LOL This guy is just totally melting our hearts. And he is so smart!! We have the idea of the outside potty training down, ok, so at 7 weeks old he has an accident now and then, but he knows that he should go outside, and he is getting along with the there "adult" dogs. Don't tell Hubby... but I am SO glad I caved and said we could keep him. Totally in love with this guy... and what is one more dog? 1-2-3-now 4 ... but no more ok? LOL 

Have a great Saturday... Chores for me today. YUCK... but so needed. What are you up to this weekend?

HUGS and-

Animal Crackers - Puppies - Bye Bye Ammo and Nature on our Pond!

Today I have no Donkeys or Goats... it is a sad post where we say goodbye to one of the puppies. Ammo left last night to live with his new Mommy and Daddy.... my BF Tracey and her Hubby. So it isn't really too sad, cuz I will get to see him often I am sure. But it will be hard for a few days for his brother Tuco to deal with not having his brother around.

We will miss Ammo... he is such a handsome man like his dad :0)

Adorable yes?

You would think by this photo that he is calm and in thought... 2 seconds later he took off and totally wiped out is brother Tuco....

Again - his brother Tuco is going to miss him terribly

These boys LOVE to play! And Tuco holds his own with Ammo - considering at their vet appointment this week Ammo was a whopping 3.8 lbs and Tuco only 2.8lbs.

Funny photo of Tuco... just after his very first Good Boy Cookie....

Yes, both boys are doing pretty good in their potty training outside. Really well when I remember to take them out after every nap - and I mean as soon as their eyes slightly open and they stretch, we right away make the way down the long hall and out the back door and they do so good! LOL Hey they are barely 7 weeks old!

Tuco did get snagged on one thing this week...

Since we have redone the house and I have a new living room - we have a puppy gate across the door between our dining room and living room to keep the dogs out of my new room. Well I guess Puppy Gate if the puppy isn't 2.8lbs.... and can go right through the bars! Really upsets his Mommy, cuz Libbie really wishes she could get through there to climb in my windows... LOL

But how can you get upset at all at a face like this?

Totally love that I got a great outdoor photo of Tuco! he was playing in the freshly cut grass. Man he is going to be a killer at getting out of trouble isn't he?  Just shoot me a look with that face, one blue eye and one brown and smile and that is it! Out of trouble...

So we have had to say good bye to Ammo - hope he had a good first night in his new home.

ok.. now some nature on our pond, or tank as we call them here in Texas. I don't think I have said much about our tanks have I? We actually have two small and one good deep tank on our property. But they had pretty much gone to never never land the past 3 years or so. Dried up in the Drought. Well we have had about 12 inches since the first of the year and the ponds are back. Frogs are back and Hubby is totally thrilled that now the Ducks have arrived.

Sorry you can't barely see them here... I SO desperately need a new lens for my camera! I have wanted a good lens to capture the birds and wildlife out here and just never taken the jump to get one. I am nervous on what to get and will it do what I need... if you know cameras, and what I need for my Sony AX - please shout out and give me some advise. Hubby has said I can get one this spring, I just need to know what I want.

So we have the ducks and then on his way to our pond earlier in the week this big guy had me stopped waiting on him to cross our driveway, after I went to the grocery store. For a few minutes I worried my frozen food was going to melt before he would make it across the driveway and down the little hill to the tank - LOL

ok, need to run. Today we are going to the Rodeo! The real rodeo, we were given box seat tickets to see Extreme Bull Riding and then see Trace Adkins. Not huge country music person, but I am sure we will really enjoy it. When we go to the "rodeo" and I say the "rodeo" I should say Fairgrounds. We never attend the actual "Rodeo" But hey... great tickets can't be wasted can they? Can't wait... extreme bull riding should be a blast to watch!

Have a great day -
Back to regular scheduled Animal Crackers next week... weather is getting better so I hope to start getting some great out door shots! Baby goats are getting real close, and hey maybe soon I'll have that new lens for better shots!
HUGS and-

Animal Crackers - Rain, Rain and more Rain

So after two very hard dry years with very little rain... 2012 it started raining and it keeps on. Not that I am complaining, the rain is making things green and will give us grass and hay for the animals this spring. But man it is standing everywhere and is just plain soggy here. I didn't get to go out and photo yesterday like I normally do. It rained all day and it was cold. Good thing I took some photos earlier in the week... otherwise I wouldn't have a thing to show today!

Estella up first -

This girls bangs crack me up! I didn't brush her part in there folks, nope her bangs just fall that way! She has her own unique hairstyle that is for sure!LOL

Got a photo of our original buck Frank -

Now he knows he is a stud, handsome and just stunning, what he doesn't know is that he isn't the brightest... LOL but it is ok, his personality will keep him a member of our family for  a long time to come. Love ya Frankie!

Frank's daughter Lucy -

She was one of our first babies. Part of the set of quads that Paintbrush had. She had her first kids last summer. And she is getting pretty wide again. I think she will be the first to have her babies this year. Can't wait! Her and Peso should give us some really pretty kids!

Gato... a cat in her own world.

She lives in a house with three adult dogs, two puppies and out her window a whole bunch of goats and donkeys... but this cat she lives in her own world. Here she was asleep on her window bed, She always sleeps on this bed upside down..... oops the flash woke her up.

Messy Autie -

My man Autie... he is a mess, and a bit stinky here in this photo. Been rained on and played outside. His gorgeous long hair isn't so pretty more matted and tangled. But this shot shows my little boys "horns" LOL  He has two bunches of hair just over each ear that stand up... we call them his horns, but he isn't a devil, of all three of the dogs this boy is a sweetie a true lover boy.

Took the puppies out to play one evening this week. Normally the puppies would play outside everyday. But with all the cold rain I just can't take this little ones out. But Thursday evening it was a bit warmer and dryer than it had been. So we had some fun! They had a blast running around the yard. Chasing the adult dogs, and running up to the goats and barking then running to hide behind us when the goats would approach them.

I tried to get some photos with my camera phone and honestly they were just blurs in the photos. Between them running and me laughing so hard.

Here Hubby slowed them down for some petting -

And here they are following him when he was leaving the yard to feed the screaming donkeys that you can see in the background.

They are just too cute for words! Only have one more week with Ammo ... next Saturday he will leave and move to his new home. We are gonna miss him, but going to my best buddy Tracey I'll get to see him lots I am sure :0)

ok.. now I have to show you a present I got from Hubby a couple of weeks ago.  Do you know what this is?

ok, other than a Donkey do you know what it is?  Now we don't smoke, hate it. (Sorry Mom you know we do) But this Donkey is a cigarette dispenser!! Seriously he is. The red box is for the matches, the green box is where you load up the cigarettes. Those long ears... well you pull forward the front ear, the tail lifts up and well... I guess you can figure out the rest. I just love that it is a very old metal donkey! He goes in my donkey collection, love when I get something totally different for my collection! :0)

Well... hope you have something fun planned for this weekend. Me. I have to work, and then do some house cleaning. Blah.. I know but much needed. All though with all this mud outside I think I am going to just scratch mopping the floors from my list - no point until it dries up a bit.

Have a great weekend!
HUGS and-

Animal Crackers - Photo Shoot Cute

Hello - ok, so I told you the puppies have grown a ton while I was away... I tried to get a couple of shots last week to show you. Well for some fun I decided the boys needed to have a professional photo shoot. Sort of Glamour shots for the boys... LOL  So I scooped them up and placed them one at a time in my photo tent with a mirror and lights - Love how they photos came out! Even if the entire time I was in a panic that they would have an "accident"... LOL

Tuco  -

 Hubby is totally thrilled, it looks like Tuco is going to have one blue eye and one brown. And Look at all the color he has!

 Now Ammo - He is such a handsome dude - more adorable that handsome now, but I can see that he is going to be really a handsome man when all grown up :0)

Now some donkeys - This is a FABULOUS site. GREEN... With all the rain we have been having, we have lots of green around here and lots of mud too, ha! Green is a color we haven't had in more than two years. And despite it being "winter" with all the rain, grass is growing like crazy! And the donkeys are loving it! 

Now in one of the storms while I was at CHA a dead tree in one of the donkey pens ( dead due to the drought ) anyway one of the dead trees fell over during a bad storm. Hubby has it all cut up and ready to load up and get out of the pen, but until it dries out he can't get in to load it up... The baby donkeys are climbing all over it and playing :0)  Here Bella and Yolanda are taking a look at what was left of their tree... Good thing Hubby has new trees planted on the other end of the pen -

Headed over to the Girls pen next, Again will all the rain I haven't had a lot of chances to go out and love on everyone since home. But there was a nice afternoon this week so I took advantage and said hello to each and everyone of my babies.

Cali, Lydia and Marissa - all three are really pretty girls don't you think?

Ok, so they need baths they have been rolling in the mud a bit, but still pretty -

Juliet -

This girl nearly crawls through the gate trying to get you to love on her - Super sweet... and Love her eyes. They are always so big with excitement.

Then I went over to the goat pen. A little bit about Goats.... they HATE the rain, I think they believe they are going to melt if they get rained on. Totally freak out when it starts to even drizzle. And with that they hate Mud... no rolling in mud for them! But when the sun comes out they are all up on top of everything to enjoy with warmth... Here is Annie and her daughter Chloe. Both are pregnant again... Can't wait to see what the babies will look like with Peso as the Daddy....

And then I saw Jill - up on top of one of the wooden spools... gotta a itch? No problem...

So that is why they have the horns! Very useful! LOL  Jill is also pregnant... we are gonna have lots of kids this spring!

Hope todays photos made you smile. It was great to be back to my babies.
Have a great Saturday!
HUGS and

Animal Crackers - Their Eyes are Open!

YEP. the puppies eyes are open! They are just sooo cute. Ok, so they were cute before, but they are starting to really have that little puppy look.

See.....

 This BIG dude is HARD to take a photo of!  Ammo is a wiggle worm... but totally adorable!

 Tuco... still to early to know if eyes are blue yet, but maybe? And look at all the copper showing up on him! That is exactly what Hubby was hoping for, a blue merle with copper...... Take a look at the photo we just got of "Mini"... now called "Dixie" From Libbie's first litter. She is Chica's sister -

Beautiful isn't she! And I do believe she is a bit spoiled :0) I love it! And I have been thrilled to have gotten emails this past week from her "Mommy" and seeing lots of photos of her! I can't believe how much she looks like Chica - I think it is that they both have the same shaped face.

Ok, so I couldn't get a good photo to show you that... LOL Something in the grass was just too interesting. She wouldn't take her eyes off of it for nothing. ha! I tried her name, snapping and even the word "Cookie" but nope... it was really cool whatever it was.

We have been letting the Donkeys out in our make shift pen to "mow the grass". We let the pens take turns in this pen.  Yesterday was the Mom's and babies turn.

They LOVE to get out of their normal surroundings and much out on all the long grass.... well what was long grass -

Vicki and Leticia wouldn't even look up - but they were getting lots of good fresh green vitamins :0)

Same with Ramon... I need to check on his dates ... it might be time to wean him soon. He is such a handsome big boy.

Macie made time for me. 

Man she is gorgeous! Her baby, Sonia,  was loving on her... Love this photo.

Then I visited the Goat pen -

Daisy Duke - she is putting on a little bit of a tummy. I have no clue how far along she is but she is pregnant. CAN'T wait for her and Peso's babies ;0)

Speaking of babies... Baby Cleatus is sure getting big.

I don't want to think about the fact that soon he will need to leave. Can't keep all the boys you know. He is a handsome funny little guy though isn't he.

Hope you enjoyed this week's Animal Crackers. I don't think I'll get one up next week, due to being at CHA, so it will be a bit hard to get photos - but I am suppose to arrive home in time the following week to maybe get some photos taken and on... if nothing else I'll make sure to snap some puppy photos cuz missing a week is one thing, but two would really miss a ton of growth!! I am going to really miss them the week I will be gone...oh and Hubby and all my other babies!  I can't wait to go.. but I am already homesick and I am not leaving until Thursday! How stupid is that?  Just a home body I guess, and I really do miss home when not here. I'll have a ton of fun I know. But miss my Hubby and my furry babies like crazy! Ok.. gotta stop.... just such a dork! LOL

I hope to pop in a couple of times this week if I can. But I haven't even begun to get things together for my trip, plus I have to get the house cleaned, laundry all done and stock up the kitchen so things will be good for Hubby while I am gone. So I'll be running like a mad woman most of the week.

HUGS and