Coyote Humor

We've had coyote issues for years - lost all my sweet pigmy goats to them. We've had 3 different Great Pyrennees dogs who were not good livestock guardians at all. I extend invitations to all hunters I meet to come hunt coyote on our land. So far no one has actually come out but I will keep trying.

I read this on www.shagbarkridge.com and just had to share it:

A Little Coyote Humor ..........
A few years ago, the Sierra Club and the U.S. Forest Service were presenting an alternative to Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote population. It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predator, the tree-huggers had a "more humane" solution. What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the males castrated and let loose again and the population would be controlled. This was ACTUALLY proposed to the Wyoming Wool and Sheep Grower's Association by the Sierra Club and the USFS. All of the ranchers thought about this "amazing idea" for a couple of minutes. Finally, an old boy in the back stood up, tipped his hat back and said, "Son, I don't think you understand the problem. Those coyotes ain't breedin’ our sheep, they're eatin' 'em!"

It's amazing what a little sunshine can do:



May: front garden


June: front garden




Potatoes in half barrels



Back garden June


My niece, next door, decided to buy a small 4 foot pool for the kids. They have had a blast!

Sophia is getting quite a "tan".

Noah and a friend - Nathan.

2011 Update

Here I am at one of my many craft shows.

A visit to the state capital.

Sophia loves her dress-up clothes and her rainboots.

My early spring garden.

Our older four.

Caleb's graduation.