Made one of my favorite warm weather salads; cucumber, tomato, onion, & mozzarella marinated in balsamic vinaigrette. Would be better with fresh basil but unfortunately did not have any. Think I will pair this with baked salmon tonight.

How I’m spending part of my morning; coffee, the porch swing, listening to the rain…..

I notice a resemblance between myself and my maternal great grandfather in these photos; the forehead, hairline, nose, and jawline. His family was from Colonial North Carolina but migrated to the Midwest in the early 1800’s. My great grandmother is seated to his left.

Put a hanging container of lovely pink verbena at the back door.

“ I….Like….DOGS ! “

Barn kittens

Pics of my ass and hole. Enjoys getting plowed deep.

Husband was away on a road trip visiting friends. Unrelated, I bought a new lawn mower.

My cock

BWC

Living the good life

The end to a productive day. Have been mowing since morning. Got the dog park, barn lot, and big pasture mowed. I’m a bit tired as I don’t use a riding mower, but it feels good to have done so much walking today!

Was anxious to see what this variety of German Bearded Iris would look like when it bloomed. It didn’t disappoint. It’s name is “Sharp Dressed Man”.

Happy Mother’s Day

It’s not that I’m a hermit, as we went out to dinner with friends recently and to a concert a couple of weeks ago, but I really do cherish my quiet, peaceful life in the country with my husband and our animals.

We finished reading “As I Lay Dying” and just started the “Snopes Trilogy”. That should take us through the summer!

Our two year old Border Collie, Ullr ( oo-ler ), is such a great dog. Smart, swift, gentle, loving, and beautiful.

Two cuties; my Hackney Pony, Hector, just loves snuggling up to my husband, @clarkrogers.bsky.social .

My hubby ( @clarkrogers.bsky.social ) and I had the pleasure of celebrating the birthday of our friend Tony, along with his husband, Eric. Out to dinner then back to our place for Eric’s homemade hummingbird cake. Delicious.

Planted a couple new varieties of German Bearded Irises to expand an existing border of tiger lilies and irises along the barnyard fence.

We’re reading more Faulkner.

A favorite tree of mine is this Box Elder that stands on the edge of the barnyard. Happy Earth Day!

Howdy

Quentin (aka Quinky) greets me with “hello” each morning before we walk to the barn and henhouse to feed the other animals.

We’re sleepy

Tonight’s dinner is new potatoes, green beans, onions, and garlic seasoned with bacon.

Have been seeing this doe and her daughter walking back & forth across the fields south of our barn since the little one was a fawn. I suppose they are heading toward Big Raccoon Creek to drink.

It is wonderful how Hector and I have bonded in the last nine months. He is beautiful, spirited, sweet, and occasionally contrary ( kind of sounds like my husband ).

Had a dream last night that actor Kyle Gallner ( “The Passenger“ & “Strange Darling” ) was my boyfriend. We had great sex.

i told @ffarmerabel.bsky.social that this pic makes him look like a top.

Well hello there, cowboy. @clarkrogers.bsky.social

Hector, me , and hubby.

Hector was not happy about being kept out of the big pasture .

Cuddle time on the grass for Ullr and @clarkrogers.bsky.social .

When I am outside, I’m usually accompanied by a menagerie. The pony and goats would like to be in the picture but they are in the barn having an afternoon snack.

Out for dinner to celebrate our friend Eric’s birthday.

The small town we live near, (population 1,081), is so fortunate to have such a nice restaurant and bar. We stopped in last night before closing to pick up some carry-out for a late night dinner. Here are some photos I took of the interior. Feels like it could be in any trendy, urban neighborhood!

My weekend project was making a new gate between the backyard and the barnyard (supervised by Ullr, of course!). I used all repurposed/recycled materials so it’s a bit rustic like most things around here, including me.

Sweet nuzzles from my Hector

Hanging out in the barnyard with Atlas and Ullr and enjoying the bright sunshine and March temps in the high seventies.

This week my husband, @clarkrogers.bsky.social made us two types of delicious homemade pizza with his homemade dough and sauce. One last piece was left this morning so I topped it off with a farm fresh egg for breakfast.

Bathroom mirror selfie before starting morning farm chores.

Mother Nature is sure letting us know that it’s still Winter. Snow squalls and 40 mph wind gusts with temperatures in the teens tonight and tomorrow.

Out on a Saturday with @clarkrogers.bsky.social for lunch and shopping for art supplies to make linocut prints.

Typical afternoon w/the clown husband

A hearty farm breakfast of cheesy grits with our farm fresh fried eggs. I use very fine corn meal so the grits are smooth and creamy. The egg yolks when broken make such a nice sauce. Eggs cooked this way are great over steel cut oats as well!

Big Al with some of his lady friends.

Bode’s little pink tongue