Tornadoes and Spring

Last week we had a tornado touch down about a mile from us.  It tore up trees, fences, barns, etc. but it no one was hurt or killed.  The Carlson's appeared to take the brunt of the damage.  In fact, for reasons only God understands, Mike's sister-in-law's house was leveled from the same storm at Granger Lake.  Again, no one was hurt or killed.

I have pictures but I can't get to them. 

Everything is budding out and the birds are singing!  The hummers, swifts, scissor tails, and Purple Martins have returned.  So far no Martins have chosen to take up residence in the Martin House.  The garden, as small as it is, is planted.  Peg's corn has come up indicating that the raccoons have decided to wait for cobs instead of going after the limited corn seeds. 

I will work on storm pictures so stay tuned!

Another Set Of Twins

 

Brownie gave birth and it was twins!!!  This is our second set this year!  Fred and Ethel were born on a terrible wintery day.  There was ice everywhere and we could not get Brownie out of the big pasture into the smaller one.  So we went with "giving it to nature."  Thankfully Brownie is a great mom and ten days later, both babies are doing well.  But even with the nice weather we're having now, they are a worry.  Brownie goes about her herd behaviors and it is up to the twins to keep up.  They've had a tough time doing that and we have had to go out, find the missing baby, and reunite the family.  I'm confident Brownie would do it herself, but we get worried when the family is not all together.  Yesterday we spent a total of 2+ hours looking for Ethel without any luck.  We gave up at dark and this morning Ethel was with her mama and Fred.  So much for being caretakers....

When we took these two pictures, Brownie kind of pushed both babies forward.  She wanted us to see her beautiful babies!  Moms are all alike!