Somebody asked me to submit some photos and a short paragraph about what i was passionate about in life. Naturally, this included my dogs and chickens. So began a photoshoot that involved bribery, pleading, and luck, for chickens don’t usually understand what it means to say “cheese” and not attempt to eat the camera.
Tag Archives: dogs
a Winter Storm is Coming
The talk around town was a winter storm was headed our way; one that was expected to resemble last february’s ice-pocalypse; the one that was responsible for the deaths of 58 people and shut down roads in Texas for over a week. The weathermen were just about peeing their pants with enthusiasm. They whipped everyone …
Investigating the Smell
One day i began to notice a smell wafting from the mattress in the house. At first i thought it must just be old and full of dead skin cells and sweat. However, as time went on i realized the comforter smelled worse than all the rest of the bedding. The longer the smell persisted, …
A Christmas Present from Great Grandma
My favorite Christmas present from my grandmother was that she individually wrapped and labeled a present for each of my dogs. There was one for Sili and one for Cashew. She had gifted them canned sardines. Few will understand the significance of this so i will try to explain it. My grandmother used to send …
Cashew’s Santa
My job gave away free dog toys around Christmas time and i picked one out for each of the girls. I picked the Santa Claus chewie because the beard had crinkle paper in it as well as the santa hat and i thought they would enjoy that. On Christmas morning i presented the girls with …
Animal Tracking
It was right around sundown. I heard the chickens making such a fuss; squawking and flapping about like mad women in the back of the pen. When i went out there they were all facing northeast with their necks stretched long and their feathers poofed out. I went to the area they were staring at …
First Freeze of the Year
After our catastrophic winter storm this spring i figured winter would bring more of the sort but it didn’t. It was the first warm weather halloween i could remember and we didnt have a single hard freeze until the first day of the next year. I saw the forecast a week in advance so i …
A Howling Wind and a Full Moon
A temperature drop was on the way. I had spent the predawn hours preparing for work and then taking a thirty minute nap in my car amidst a backdrop of lightening and pitter patter rain on the metal roof and windshield. For me, i’ve always had trouble getting to sleep in a house but i’ve …
I Learn to Hem Pants
I owned 2 pairs of work appropriate pants and i wore them over and over. I bought more pants at the thrift store, but i was having trouble finding someone to hem them. I thought i found someone to do it when i learned a coworker made elaborate art designs with different colors of fabric …
Moonlight Musings
I don’t need a calendar to tell me the season is shifting. I feel winter’s approach rather than read about it. A beautiful moon rose tonight. I’ve been opening and closing and opening again at work. It means i don’t sleep and i do a lot of the chores in the dark. But i can …