Mental Farmer

I keep finding these critters in the road. I move them to the other side out of the traffic path.  Box turtles zip me right back to childhood. I just love them! There is growing concern about diminishing habitat. Box turtles aren’t sexually active for their first 7 or 8 years, so they’re a little […]

I  was showing a property in West Asheville the other day and came upon this Pileated Woodpecker.  They are very active in our area right now, I see at least one per day.  This guy let me take a  video – see below photograph.    

Opens today, at Lake Louise! Yippee!!

It’s that time again! Every April I fund raise for the Catfish Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. We go way back. I raise money to honor my friend, Lynette Farrell Rochelle. Lynette lost a four year battle with ALS in 2000 at the age of 38. […]

I promised Takoda his own blog if he wrote well. He lived up to his end of the deal, so I kept my promise. Do a Google search on Takoda’s Dog House to find his blog. Please follow him, he would like that! He agreed to let Rory Gallagher and Amos give their input in […]

Takoda here.  Most days I am allowed to go next door for a little while and play with my friend.  My friend is long-legged and skinny, a stray and he is young like me he is brindle stripey.  He stays with a man who does not want him but no one can catch him he […]

Mom said I am finally a normal dog.  I am a big boy now.  I get in the car by myself and I put my head out the window this means I am normal.  Mom holds onto me though she said I might lunge at something because I am just a puppy.  I am not […]

My big dog teeth came in, they are white and strong and I can bite harder it is impressive.  I like that.  I like to try out my big dog teeth.  Last night Mom and Dad both had to take something out of my mouth it took two I am strong and handsome. Tonight before […]