Missing Willow Farm

Jack cools off in a waterer after working sheep, Lizzie while Lizzie congratulates him on being the master of the flock.  She finds him fascinating and would love it if he’d stay and play with her all day.  He’s very tolerant of her exuberance.  Good boy.

A promise of future zucchini.

Lizzie, who is almost as big as Jack, bothers the snot out of him when he’s in the pasture.  He’s a very good sport about it and treats her like an annoying little sister.   It takes two of us to work Jack with the sheep.  One to work Jack and one to distract Lizzie.  🙂

Lizzie has the ‘sit’ command down nicely.  We work with her twice a day.  She’s almost to the point where she won’t jump on us anymore which is great because she’ll probably grow up to be about 120 pounds.  We also practice walking her on a lead to make sure we’re able to get her to the vet.  They are situated on a very busy road so her first visit was challenging.  Farm dogs aren’t used to road noise.  She had to be carried into the office.  That won’t work much longer.

More accurately, growing peanut.  Of all the peanuts we planted this year, this is the only plant that came up.  This was a first time endeavor, and probably our last.  I mean… we’re attempting to grow Virginia peanuts in Virginia.  Anything that fussy to grow is too fussy for me!  Dang.  I wanted boiled peanuts.

Lizzie has selected the biggest tree in our pasture to pass her time so that’s where we’ve been feeding her.  Plus, her bathtub is there.  What more could a giant puppy want?

Actually a lot of help.  My friend Lora came over to teach me how to frost a cake on Friday.  She is a pastry master (obviously).   It’s as delicious as it is beautiful, it’s even torted inside.  I learned so many new skills that I am now officially dangerous.

The largest plant in the flower and herb bed we put in next to the driveway is a volunteer potato plant.  I guess I may have tossed a sub-standard potato in there last year after we harvested from the garden and it decided to live there.  The trick will be can we get all of those potatoes out when fully grown?  Otherwise, the same thing will happen next year.  Not a bad problem to have.

Lizzie just can’t seem to stay away from water.  She loves drinking right out of our yard hydrants and decided to get into one of our stock watering tubs as it was being filled.   Too cute!