It was close to milking time yesterday evening but I needed to check on Cocoa Puff, who’d seemed a bit off in the morning. After she checked out okay I decided I would grope Wind Storm for a moment as I STILL don't know if she's pregnant. Just as I moved her close to the wall so I could hold her still and feel for some belly movement, I heard a hiss and a thump (though it happened so fast I can't remember in which order) and I looked down to see the biggest rabid anaconda wit

A tragedy happened this week. The beautiful fruits I’ve been watching grow on my trees have been disappearing. Earlier in the week I noticed one of my little peaches was gone. I checked the rest of my trees and all my other fruits were accounted for: five apples (there were six, but the smallest rotted some time ago), five nectarines, two small peaches, and my precious three little plums. It was a little puzzling at the plum tree, as I thought there had previously been fo