Landen is 3 months old...

I can not believe that Landen is 3 months old, he is so cute! He doesn't smile for me yet but he sure has smiles for his Daddy!

Major is settled in nicely, sure likes to play in the snow. He also likes to chase kitties and bark at them! They just have to learn not to run, to stand their ground and use their sharps (finger teeth) maybe he wouldn't want to play as often....maybe!

Merry Christmas!!

A Very Merry Christmas to all!! I hope that Santa found everyone!

Doggie Tales or Tails....

Lots of comings and going here at Precious Acres.....
Last month we had a lead on a dog that was to be given away, but we were second in line, he was already promised to another family. We went to visit him anyway, he was very timid, didn't like men, his owner felt she could not devote the time to him that he needed. She is a single mom, so Major had to find a new home.
Major went to a family who had young children......so if we couldn't get Major we thought we'd look into other options.
A couple of days later we took Shadow in to join our family.......his owner to say the least was a KOOK! She stayed for 3 hours to make sure we were a good fit. She looked in bathroom cupboards, let him all over our furniture and let him grab MY stuffed animals and did not say a word but being such good quiet people we are let it go...WEELLL!
We took him in the car to the park for a walk, where he pulled all the way, he was good in the car though. Bought him lots of food and treats. We could not leave him unattended for one second, we had to take turns looking after outdoor critters, he was wild over the chickens. So we settled in for the evening, grandson came for a visit, didn't dare set him down for fear he'd be jumped on. We put a barricade up in the hall doorway so the cats could have some peace and quiet in the bedroom, he just plowed right on through them. He ate 2 stuffed animals and stole garbage out of the closed garbage can. My final breaking point was when he cornered all 4 cats in the bedroom and they were literally throwing themselves against the wall to get away....I had a melt down and one of us had to go! So after 12 hours Shadow went back to his owner, and I said never again, we do not need a dog.
A few days later Major's owner called and the people who took him didn't feel as though he was going to work out, they had a female dog who he would not leave alone. Were we still interested....she was leaving for England in a few hours for Christmas and didn't have time to make arrangements. So.........Major is settling in nicely! He was crate trained and stays in the porch on the mat or in the hall. Comes in when invited, and hasn't chewed anything! Is learning to walk on a leash and is working on not bothering the kitties. He is a 13 month old Bernese Mountain Dog.
I still feel bad about Shadow it was not his fault he didn't have any manners! Major has some trust issues but we feel as though he will become a great friend. Welcome home sweet boy!

Five generations.

Sunday evening we got together with my mother-in-law and her mother who is 93. My husband, son and his baby make five generations.

Christmas decorating

I finally decided to put up some Christmas decorations, figured I'd start outside with my feathered friends. Actually it was a stick tree that I put in the house a couple of years ago to decorate before it was time to put up the real tree. Well I drug it up out of the basement and placed it where I thought it would go and the little cat "Baby I" ( for Iris- who turned out to be a boy) started to eat the tree and choke on it so I put it out the patio door where the feeders are so the birds could rest on it while waiting for a free spot on the feeder. It isn't a real good shot but it does look quite nice if I do say so myself! And the birds liked it!

When I got up to feed the animals this morning this is how it looked, I guess a little taste of what is to come. Hope everyone is havng a wonderful weekend!!

Finally the rain has stopped....

These first photos were taken in the Spring at my parents cabin on a river.

Over the years we've had lots and lots of fires in the fireplace, and lots of hotdogs and marshmallows. Yum!

The cutest gazebo ever.

Mom and I walked her dogs in to see if the river was high with all the flooding everwhere. No fire today!

Steps are under water, and somehow......I had to walk back to the car with two wet sneakers and two wet cheeks. Butt is a little sore....

The furniture is floating, at least it can't get out and float away. Several bridges were lost and most are on watch to make sure they do not get swept away before the water goes down.

They say that snow won't come until the rivers are full......well .......I think they are FULL!

A very wet weekend!

We have had nothing but RAIN, this photo is of a path through our property, we won't be walking here anytime soon!

This photo is of the water running from a culvert also on to our land, the fluffy white in the center of the photo is water that should not be here.... looks like a lake! Looks much more impressive in real life.

Finally a little sun to get out and look around.... my bleeding heart is still blooming it is 13*C today, but we all know what is around the corner.......