OK Acres Shetlands: Snow fun

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Snow fun

Nothing gets Tess as excited as SNOW, she loves it, she barks to be let out when it snows and no matter how old she gets, she can't stop playing in it. This is one of her favorite games.............

"Ok, now that I've rolled in it"...........

"I know there's something down there..........mom says so."

"Just a little deeper and I know I'll find it"...........

"I can smell you down there............some day, you will be sorry you've taunted me"

After 10-14 minutes of digging, she will give up and move to another snow pile and begin the process all over again. Makes me laugh and smile every single time.
Maybe some day I will actually hide something in a snow pile for her to find, but after 9 winters of following this procedure religiously, she never tires of coming up without the booty she frantically tries to find. Gotta love it.
Now the cats..............who can explain why cats do what they do? Certainly not me.

Empty boxes seem to hold deep fascination for these two
Thomas on left, Nicki on right

"I'm smiling as big as I can mom........cheeeeeeeseburgers"

"I refuse to smile for this nonsense"

"I AM cuteness"

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Crosswinds FarmJanuary 04, 2011
Your kitties are toooo funny!
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LauraJanuary 04, 2011
I love cats! Our cats like boxes too!
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Becky UtechtJanuary 05, 2011
Oh what pretty cats you have! Ours love to jump into empty boxes and bags too. It always make me smile too. I wonder if your dog Tess is after mice tunneling under the snow. Maybe she'll catch something one of these days.
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About us

We live close to the IL/WI border, almost perfectly centered in the state. Our farm is 4 miles west of Monroe, WI and tucked back off the main road in a peaceful little valley.

We are home to a flock of Purebred Shetland sheep, 1 alpacas, 2 llamas, 3 horses, a flock of laying hens, a couple Maremma guardian dogs, our house dog, Tess and our 2 house cats.

We strive to raise all our animals using as little chemical input as we can manage, and part of our goal for the herd is to breed towards parasite resistance. All of our animals are treated with respect, kindness and love, and are free to graze and roam our pastures. Our main focus is on fiber animals, but horses are my first love, so we do a lot of trail riding as well.

Having a connection with the food, fiber and meat we raise is something that holds great value for my husband and myself, as well as making sure that the animals in our care are treated with kindness no matter where their journey may lead.

My focus for my Shetlands is to raise, soft, silky, fine-fleeced animals without disregarding conformation, mothering ability, hardiness and temperament. Our focus is polled, fine fleeced Registered Purebred Shetland sheep. But we also have a few crossbred sheep and pet or fiber sheep for sale.

I do sell some of my fiber, roving and yarn and have a limited number of Shetland pelts for sale. I am an avid knitter, and have just recently begun to spin and now addicted to that as well. Life is quite simply.......perfect!

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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Snow fun

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