Those that have animals or take care of a yard are constantly thinking about the weather.  For me, I wouldn’t call it an obsession, but rather a preoccupation that is hard to ignore.  Last week, we received a lot of snow, followed by a lot of rain and a warming.  Thankfully, the Piscataway Creek didn’t [...]

As I went to bed last night, the weather report looked grim. 12-24 inches of snow was called for in the immediate Washington, DC surroundings.  Although I was feeling a little under the weather myself, work had to be done.  Wood carried in for the impending blizzard, animals needed tending, and basic snow preparation [...]

I woke up this morning to that gorgeous blend of an all-encompassing mist, radiant sunlight, and sparkling droplets of water still clinging to the steaming trees.

The pigs had spent most of the morning outside playing, but when I returned home from the post office they were intently working on arranging their bed inside.  This involves shifting covers with their hooves, nuzzling them with their noses, and occasionally picking them up with their teeth.  But today, they never seemed to find [...]

It started as rain.  Then it became snow.  None of the animals are hanging around outside today.  I have to push the pigs out when it’s time for them to go potty.  They go to the door, look out, and shuffle backwards.    They’re good pigs, but houselife has softened them.  I imagine people had [...]

Overcast.  Gray.  Drizzly.  I thought today would be a miserable day.  Then I walked outside to the unexpected warmth of a nice spring day juxtaposed with the kaleidoscopic ambiance only an autumn day can bring.   October has a few tricks up its sleeve after all.