The races for this RunDisney weekend started at the before-the-sun hour of 5am. Oy! This meant every day I got up between 3:00 and 3:30. Oy, oy, oy! They’re worth it. I’m sure I’ll do it again. The 10K theme was Monsters, Inc – which I liked better than The Incredibles theme for the 5K.
When I found out the Disneyland Half Marathon was being held the day of my 40th birthday, I knew I must go. And go, I did. Thankfully, I have fabulous friends who didn’t mind going to Disneyland.
Last year I took the plunge and decided to try the Helvetia Half Marathon. I had such a good time, I did it again this year.
The first Saturday in September is International Vulture Awareness Day, so my bird pick for this month is the Turkey Vulture. They are often mistakenly referred to as the Turkey Buzzard. They are also often frowned upon because of their gross habit of eating roadkill. I, however, appreciate their clean up efforts. Also, they prefer …
Moon is one of the newest additions to our herd. She’s fitting in well and is very mild mannered. Her only flaw, as far as I can tell so far, is her constant need to want to escape every time I open and close the gate.
The white-crowned sparrow is common around our house in the foothills of Oregon’s coast range. We have the Pacific subspecies with a yellow beak.
We were looking for a herd sire. Tam’s family history seemed to fit what we were in search of. We haven’t had him long, but he’s getting along with his pasture mates, Sven & Vern.
Foxgloves are my cue that summer is here. Typically they bloom from mid June until the beginning of August. They are bright & beautiful.
Bunny is our second milking doe. We recently brought her home, so we are just getting to know each other. So far, I love her. She is very mild mannered. She had never been hand milked prior to coming to our house. You would never know it. She gives me very little trouble at milking …
As you can assume by the title of this post, we love crepes. We loved them before, but we found additional admiration for them during our European vacation. We ate them often on our trip. It’s not that we don’t have crepes here in the states, we just don’t eat out often and I can’t …