Coming Soon?

I really don't know what is coming next and it is a good thing. I did not like what happened to my favorite prize rooster Turk but the predator is gone and none too soon. He was getting braver and braver as the days passed and was watching me and the chickens each day as I fed them. He came into the barnyard and watched us and was near to the yard and I was expecting him to come under the yard fence at any time. He was not afraid of me I seemed familiar to him. I am sure he had been watching me for some time. It was sad to have to get rid of him but you cannot trust a wild coyote they have been known to attach a child and I have children around here all the time. I also had my registered Rat Terrier killed by a pack right in front of my house on a Sunday morning. I cried about the way he was brutally killed and I still miss him. My other Rat Terrier was also attacked by two large ones and we were watching. WE started running toward and screaming at them so they dropped him. We took him to the vet his back skin was all pulled loose and his wind pipe was punctured and didn't bark for six months. The vet wrapped his back and I kept him in the house and nursed him back to life.

The dog attacks happened a few years ago and I hope the coyotes are out of sight for a while.

Farmer Man has been in a lot of back pain lately so physical therapy has started back here at home for him. I knew he was getting weaker in his legs and back and needed to be strengthened by the therapist. I can't get him to do all the things for me. Dave is the one that came before and he really liked him so he is the one coming again. Dave calls him " Boss" and he likes that.

My shoulder is getting better--I am going into town for therapy three times a week.
It is taking some juggling to get everyone taken care of.

Two pretty great granddaughters playing in the yard.

James 1:2-3 Says--Whenever you face trials of any kind; consider it nothing but joy,
because you know that testing of your faith produces endurance.

Blessings,
Love Aunt Maria[Marie]

Turk!!

He got him---Turk I mean. The coyote got him. Turk was my very special Brahma Feather legged rooster. I had raised from an hatched baby to this beautiful sweet gentle rooster. The coyote also got one of my large black layers she was always with Turk. I named him Turk because when he was young he ran like a turkey ---so Turk he became. He was only 3yrs old. I really miss him because he was always greeting me when I was in the yard.

This morning about 6:30am I went out to feed the chickens and my 10 guineas--I feed them in the yard at the house. I thought I would walk out to the barn and see if the coyote was out there. There he lay under the tree looking at me right there at the barn. He didn't run he just got up and started walking off. He is very scary because he is too brave. He will have to be taken care of or he will eat all of my chickens and could jump me if I went in the barn and surprised him.

I love all of God's creation but there is a time when something like this is unsafe for my animals and children and myself. We may try a live trap but I might catch my dogs but it will not injure them just scare them. I will let you know more of this story as time goes on.

God Bless
Love Aunt Maria{Marie}

Old Friends

Wish this machine of mine would stop giving me problems. I couldn't' get on to post for some reason --well tonight I got through --Thank you.

Last weekend Farmer Man and I had a enjoyable time. I decided to take him with me to my grade school reunion and he did remember some and talked to some and seemed to enjoy while we were there. Now that evening he didn't remember where we had been.
One of our great grandchildren had a 4Th birthday so we went to that also after we left the school gathering.
That was on Sat. then on Sunday afternoon our oldest great granddaughter had her 16Th birthday party and we went and he seemed to enjoy that and I was glad we got to go to everything. Now this week he has had lots of back pain and has not felt very well---That is why I don't go much with him it seems to make him have more pain. I just have to take him when I think he is doing pretty good.

I have a picture of me when I was 13[One on left] My aunt and one of my best friends.

We have a predator on the farm that is after my chickens and it is a coyote.
Farmer Man saw him come out of the barn and go under the barn yard gate. All the guineas and chickens were having a squawking fit and Farmer Man told me to come there --I was feeding the chickens. I went and looked out toward the gate and there the thing stood looking at me like he knew me. He walked off turned around and stood there looking at us again. I yelled at him and he trotted of and stopped again and looked some more. I yelled louder and he trotted up the hill toward the woods and the cows and horse chased him and he ran then. I go into the barn everyday now I am going to have to watch for that thing. I knew some of my chickens had started missing
so now I know where they are going.

Well just had to share some good and some not so good things but mostly good. Thank God for the good days.

Pray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians's 5:17

Love Aunt Maria{Marie}