July 12th
Introductions!

Today I will introduce you to the many critters who also make there home here on the Lanes property. Some welcome, some not so much.

1- Pepper, Star, and Black Beauty

I love the horses! They have quite their own personalities. Forgive me for not knowing the exact kind of horse they are, but Pepper is the white, Star is the redish-brown, and Black is, of course, the black one, but not as black as she used to be.

2- Smokey, Blue, Foxy, and Mia
The dogs are great. They let us know when someone is at the gate. Everyone is afraid of them and for good reason, I wouldn't cross Smokey..

3- Boots (the goat), the roosters and hens, and the duck
They share the same pen and follow me up and down the fence when I go to pick blackberries, hoping i'll throw one over.

4- I don't know what kind of bird this was but Pastor Lane rescued him from the dogs who would have caught and killed him. He was just a baby, just learning how to fly.













5- Those not so welcome..
Thankfully I have not run into too many bugs, although I have a few bites from some who are lucky I didn't see them.
They have a pretty nasty-looking centipede that finds its way into the house every once in a while.
Upon very rare occasions, I am told, scorpions, snakes, and mice find there way in. But that isn't very common.

I am also told that the tarantulas stay outside, for which I am very thankful. You never really know how close you are to a spider till you make the mistake of looking above you...or maybe a family from the looks of the next picture. It was easily over a foot and a half across, and one of many.









Don't worry, no more spider pictures on the next post, so you can keep reading!





July 13th

After a delicious breakfast (Mrs. Lane is a great cook) it was another busy day at home. I was cutting out flannel graph and helping where I could. Mrs Lane was preparing for a meeting the next day with those who are interested in becoming teachers in their church. There was a lot of preparations involved, including cupcakes. Pastor Lane drove his motorcycle into town to pick up a few groceries and I got to ride along! It was my first time on a motorcycle and I had a blast.