Meet Shamoo

This is Shamoo with Uncle Sid.

Breed: Black Baldie

Weight: about 70 lbs

Age in this picture: under 2 weeks (Now he's about a month.)

Favorite food: Powdered milk

Favorite actions: Head-butting; opening his mouth and rubbing his drool against your legs; jumping and kicking in the air after he eats

Unique features: Pointy hooves that really hurt when he steps on you

thanks for reading--cg

Aerial View of the Farm

This is an aerial view of the farm taken from an airplane. Uncle Michael did not ride in the airplane, but he did arrange for the picture to be taken. It's one of my favorite pictures of the farm because you can see the whole farm and the pecan, oak, and sycamore trees, to name a few. 

Enjoy!

-cg

Kitty and "Friend"

This is Kitty

Nickname: Fat Cat

History: Rescued from the creek that runs through the farm (just like Muzzy and Bob) (For a view of the farm, click here. For stories about Muzzy, click here.) Like the other Cranky Girls, Kitty divides her time between the country and the city.

Hobbies: Chasing Coco, sleeping, eating, thinking about food, begging for food

Habits: Lolling, sleeping, biting people who pet her stomach (She's kind of sensitive about her girth!) Below is an illustration of another habit--

--killing ratses. 

Favorite food: Anything edible

Favorite flavor: Rat (Runner-up: Tuna)

Favorite spot in the house: Anything soft

Favorite family member: Coco Dog and any human who feeds her and doesn't carry her by her tail (That would be Grace)

Opinion of Grace: Not repeatable or translatable

Favorite time of day: When the ratses come out to play

Enjoy!

-cg

Get to Know Sid!

This is Sid.

Occupation: Unlicensed welder, cow birther, fluent cusser (see below)

Age: Too many digits 

Favorite animals: Beef, pork

Favorite foods: See above. 

Favorite cuss word: Holy Sheepsh--

Favorite brother: He has brothers?

Favorite pair of overalls: The ones that Mama didn't sew the crotch shut on

Favorite piece of machinery: Any that still work

Hobby: Eating dinner while it's cooking

Habits: Cooking barbecue in his bedroom in his underwear

Favorite movies: Fractured Fairytales and Idiocracy

What he calls his nieces: Lydia = Short Stuff; Grace = Eek!

What he does to Grace: Ticky-ticky (makes her squeal)

What makes him a good uncle: He is so considerate to others.

Ha, ha. --cg

Get to Know Michael!

My uncle Michael

Occupation: Rancher, Farmer, Fix-it Man, Occasional Coot

Age: Classified

Nicknames: Not quite repeatable 

Favorite Cuss Word: Thunder! 

Favorite Sound: A working motor (He hears so few of them.)

Favorite Hat: Purple tassled hat with pink heart jewels (courtesy of Mama; cute!)

Favorite Animal: Beef

Favorite Mantra: "Thunderthunderthunderthunder"

Favorite Food: Cucumbers (They give him "whimsy")

Favorite Niece: Depends on Whether he values his life or his ears

Most Famous for: His Fire Containment Skills

Famous Person He's Been Compared to: Orville Redenbacher

Ha, ha! -cg 

Country Skyline

A northern view of a few buildings on our acreage.

A lovely shot of our driveway in the crisp spring sweatshirt weather (all photos on this post are in such weather--it's usually greener).

The lush green field, full to bursting with alfalfa, dew, and ticks.

The buildings. Starting on the left there is the main house (dubbed the Oklahoma green-house, by my younger sister (age 4) for its green trim (not viewable from here)). The tall, white building with the red door is the water tower, which we use for holding garden tools, kites, a slip n' slide, and other oddities. 

The building on the far right is what we call the "office." Though now used as a guest room/apartment, it was once used as grandfather Charles' veterinary office.   

enjoy! -cg

The Cranky Girl Farm

This is what the farm house looks like.