Farm Line-Up

Wendell must be first. The King Rooster with spurs that would make Buffalo Bill shake in his boots. Last week someone left a rooster in our chicken yard, which was an unfortunate decision. Not only did Wendell undo him, but he was separated into an outdoor cage overnight and the raccoon, well, no point in going into real facts about a farm--it's not as bucolic as most would like to think. Anyway, Wendell is a beauty. The kids think that he is slimy, but it's just that his feathers are so luminescent and his strut so proud. Last Friday he strutted out of the hen house with a very embarrasing piece of bailing twine wrapped around his shank and spur. Oh yes, I picked him up, unwrapped the undiginifying piece of twine, and set him down again. I think we have come to an understanding.

This little rooster is a Bantam. He's about a third of the size of Wendell, so I'm not sure if Wendell doesn't see him, or just doesn't seem to think he matters much. I love this little guy. Imagine a rooster crowing on a tape and then playing it back on high speed. That's what he sounds like all day long.







Fernando is our drama llama. The sheep are secure with him around, although he does have a bum right knee because his mother accidentally stepped on him. He's no show llama, and nobody wanted him, but the Sisters at the Corner thought him dapper and brought him to be our poster boy. He loves to give "kisses" by walking right up to your face and blowing air through his nose. If he snuffles around, you are in. If his ears go back and the jaw starts to work, we recommend getting out.













There are 24 sheep at the Corner, and I don't know any of the names. Some are very old, some are very new. Some are slow and wobbly, and others stand on their hind legs to eat leaves off of the tree or hair off of your head. They munch grass all day, poop in between, and generally live a very happy life.

Flowers, trees, skunks, butterflies, ground hogs, snakes, raccoons, vegetables, people, deer, old growth forest, creeks, poison ivy, wild berries, they all are here at the Corner. Come and See.