This is our new dog toy. A pink piggie with a squeaker inside. I had to take a photo of it before the cute little guy is slathered in slobber and dog hair. I also bought a yellow duck (must be fair and buy two of everything,) but I thought two photos of a dog toy was pushing the loser envelope just a tad. So I restrained myself and for that, I am proud.
This is what the sky looked like yesterday morning before the rain. Black and ugly. I was sure we were going to get hammered, but surprisingly, just a heavy rain followed. It was in the 70s and cloudy for the rest of the day, which was a welcome respite from the high 90s the day before. See the heart shape in the left hand corner? That must have been Mother Nature's way of saying, it won't be so bad this time...
Speaking of nature, we have a new baby on the farm. Well, we had three, but two disappeared from the time I discovered them to the time I was able to get the coop door blocked. The guinea eggs were hatched by one of our Royal Palm turkey hens and she's not the greatest mother. Whenever I enter the coop, she tries to run out, leaving her little baby in the dust. So I blocked the freakin' door with an old window. You hatched it, you take care of it. That's my motto.
Okay. Just this one more. I promise.
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That piggy is adorable! I so enjoyed all of your photos this morning. Have a great day, Nancy!
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ReplyDeleteYou hatched it, you take care of it. Sounds like a good motto to me!
ReplyDeleteNancy great photos. When the need to snap happens you just have to go with it. They are great. B
ReplyDelete:) So cute :)
ReplyDeleteTee-hee, love the piggie peeking around the bloom! Awesome sky shot!
ReplyDeleteFUN! Love the little parts and pieces of your day and life!
ReplyDeleteYou can never have too many....dog toy pictures? :-)
ReplyDeleteA fun post Nancy. Your remark to the delinquent mom is what some mothers need to say to their daughters! Have to admit that I have never taken pics of dog toys and I used to have many. :)
ReplyDeleteI laugh whenever i find a new toy they are already all over my house.I just have to say the word squeaky and one will arrive close to me fairly soon.
ReplyDeleteCute chick and piggy!
ReplyDeleteI just had 9 chicks hatch and mother hen has been a great mom :)
laughing at the dog toy photos! priceless! nancy has gone over the edge... :)
ReplyDeleteLove the pigggie. I need one to set on my desk and smile at all day.
ReplyDeleteLove the piggie! Those clouds are awfully dramatic~glad it was just rain and nothing worse. Love the baby. I just saw my big Embden goose hatched three babies, but she's an awesome mom!
ReplyDeleteTeresa
Love all the photos! Even the cute piggy!
ReplyDeleteYour clouds were amazing! I'm so glad you didn't get hammered this time.
I hope Mama turkey hen starts being a better Mama... the baby is so cute!
Love the 'you hatched it, you take care of it' ... great book title!
ReplyDeleteWhy do they make such darn doggie toys! Better than the ones for kids these days!
I've fallen in love with that last shot!
ReplyDeleteAll the photos are great this morning!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see some rain clouds like that roll in here! We so need rain.
Love the sky! And the toy ...pre-dog use,lol! It is almost too cute to give to the pooches! Turkeys,in my experience,are always bad mothers.
ReplyDeleteThere were times early on when I wanted to leave the barn too!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved your pictures!
I'm with you - I really need to get outside more - especially now with all the summer storms!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that last photo..dog toy as art.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting and varied series. Those clouds certainly looked like more than mere rain. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteWe have a huge box of dog toys that our girls like more than the dog sometimes! And they would LOVE that pink piggy. Very cute. I also have a WW linky today.
ReplyDeleteWe could use some of those storm clouds - and just get rain!
ReplyDeleteCute toy - I always take the pics with the new toy in the mouth. (Before it gets all nasty and smelly, of course)
Loved the stormy sky... wish we could see some of that around here!
ReplyDeleteI love that second one. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeletei have a sweet spot for pigs!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post, Nancy! And I just LOVE that dog toy!! I wouldn't mind seeing more of those... ;-)
ReplyDeleteNow THAT'S a cute squeaky toy! And I know a cute squeaky toy when I see one. ( Maybe I need to get out more? )
ReplyDeleteOh, I love a sky like that!
Hey Nancy! We don't mind at all......love your photos!
ReplyDeleteThat was one nasty looking sky.
Jim
What a cute doggie toy!
ReplyDeleteI guess the guinea hens proves that not all mothers are good at their job. :)
your post made me smile today :)
ReplyDeleteAh, guineas - they're good watch dogs! It was fun reading your post.
ReplyDeleteI love that last photo - so fun and creative!
ReplyDeleteWe sure have gotten the rain this year haven't we? I love it. Love that piggy too. Way to cute to give to the dogs? Where ever did you find them?
ReplyDeleteSweet:) Love those clouds and what they're saying!
ReplyDeleteLast picture is my favorite:)
Uh, do you have any idea how many cute toys I've bought in the nearly 3 weeks the puppy has been here and how hard it is to NOT post a picture of the puppy with it? I may need therapy if this continues! :-)))
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures and a fun post on a cool evening after one heck of a storm in Virginia!
...and I think the ugly sky is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you took a photo of it before it was played with :)
ReplyDeleteYou could have worked up a whole "before and after" shot post with the dog toy. lol
ReplyDeleteThese shots look amazing..
ReplyDeleteLove those pictures...the last one is my favourite!!
ReplyDeletethe pig is cute. and i love the chick and its story
ReplyDeleteoooo, the sky shot is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteand i think you have to name the pig "lily" now.
I was expecting to see the second toy - a duck, right?
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures, as always!
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Love the photos! And the heart ;) So thankful for a few days of cooler weather but after tomorrow, hot hot hot again. Yuck!
ReplyDeleteadorable photos!
ReplyDeletelove all of them!
you're so creative, Nancy!
I'm really impressed!
betty x