Hanging around

This morning has been somewhat busier than normal. Had to go to town to renew the tags on the car. Stopped off at the bread store. Got home, unloaded, then out to scrub and fill the water troughs. With these awful hot days and no end in sight I put another trough in the back pasture to double make sure there is always plenty of water. Not that there hasn't been plenty of water back there, but it makes me feel better.
And much to my surprise the Praying Mantis is still hanging around. I had thought he had moved on, but nope, here is in on the screen door. And look, he is starting to turn green now!

The reason I stopped off at the bread store was to get a bunch of close to out dated bread for the chickens, goats and donkeys. For $7.00 I got a packed full, grocery cart of bread. Everything from regular white bread to wheat bagels to blueberry English muffins and a bunch of other varieties as well. The picture doesn't make it look like that much bread, but it really is. To get a deal like this you have to sign a form stating that the bread is for livestock only.

I have already given the chickens a loaf of blueberry bagels. The goats got a loaf of wheat bread. And the donkeys got wheat buns. The horses don't much care for bread so they didn't get any.

I love a good bargain. Especially when it helps with the food bill. Naturally the chickens will get the bulk of it.

Oh, my sick little hen seems to be improving. She is still walking slow like it hurts, but she is coming out of the house instead of hanging inside the carrier. Not knowing exactly what is wrong with her I can't help much other than to make sure she is eating, drinking and pooping.

Still no pics of mama coon and her babies. I'll keep trying. Hopefully

Until next time..............................

On the House & A List

Yesterday evening as I was coming into the house from feeding, out of the corner of my eye I noticed something on the house by the front door. As I looked closer it was a Praying Mantis! I haven't seen one in a few years so seeing this one on the house got me all excited.

Praying Mantis is a good omen. And he/she couldn't have shown up at a better time than now!

Thank you to all who left a comment about yesterdays post on fur. As Inger from Desert Canyon http://desertcanyonliving.blogspot.com/ said, reptiles are also included. Especially snakes. They are killed for their skin. Again, all in the name of fashion.

Also as Jabacue http://jabacue.blogspot.com/ mentioned, contacting the designers and letting them know that using fur/reptiles is wrong, is a way for them to realize just how many people are against the practice of killing for fashion.

I compiled a list of some of the designers who are using fur. Not all of them are selling in the United States, but they are selling their designs in Europe.

Gucci

Versace

Petit Nord

Prada

Odette Leblanc collection

Birger Christensen

Annika Heinadottir

Karl Lagerfeld

Glamour

Alta Moda

Christia

Olivieri

All of the above named designers can be found on the Internet as designers who use fur in their collections. Even though I cannot afford these designers clothing, it doesn't stop me from contacting them and letting them know that what they do is wrong. One voice becomes many.

Be prepared for the next post. It concerns saving our Mustangs!!

Until next time..........................