I'm not posting any pictures... but we had 3 sheep killed...At first we thought maybe we had a mountain lion...the footprints around the sheep were huge. We were out of town and my brother, was staying here to feed animals. Usually a predator will keep coming back again and again to a food source. So
every night for 3 nights we had a sheep killed, a fourth one has been attacked but seems to be ok.
In the past
we have had our entire barn, filled with hundreds of chickens wiped out in a single night. The weird part is the predator does not always eat everything, but they will kill everything. Coyotes are rampant where we live, but they don't usually kill something larger than themselves. Often dogs will kill sheep but not eat them. Living in the country is wonderful at best, but you do have to deal with animals dying. It unfortunately goes with the territory.
I remind myself it is not a person...it is an animal...living on a farm makes you put things in perspective.Our neighbor across the street believes he shot the predator during the night...he heard the commotion...came over and shot at the animal...we believe now it was a big dog. It has not been back, so we are not absolutely sure...but we are keeping the animals in a pen closer to the barn at night. We have kept the dogs up at night for this very reason, so that they are safe, they are outside dogs, but we want them safe as well!
We came back and had to reassure my brother (from the city) that it was not his fault, these things happen. He felt horrible...
So the final note is....life is often rough...how you deal with it is important. Do you navigate through rough waters successfully? I try to!
Thank goodness this time I did not have to move any of the animals with my husband...our neighbors did it for us before we got back.
Farmer hubby is already working on getting more sheep, so he has things in perspective. In fact he stayed pretty peaceful....I was impressed at him and proud of him.
Blessings,
Debbie
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6,7
We are still very blessed!
Have a blessed day!
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Put Mod Podge on jar...add large strip of Halloween Paper. Decoupage over the paper too.
Add a Halloween saying...mine was on the scrapbook paper I was using. Decoupage under and on top of it. Let dry between coats for a smoother finish!
Next, decoupage the rest of your jar and sprinkle glitter all over. Touch up areas over and over until you have good coverage.
Let dry, add sheer wired bow. You can use this for candy, or place a small candle inside...looks very pretty at night with a candle flickering inside.
Vintage images: Flickr photos
Flickr photos
Anyhoo, welcome to Pink Saturday where our wonderful hostess is Beverly, famed for her Pink Saturday party @ http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Also I am showing a Pumpkin project. But first, I made a crown canvas sign for Whitney Rose's room...decoupaged a crown onto canvas...then added a scripture reminding her of God's wonderful love for her.
She explained how to make the collar, the hat, add buttons, trim, cute sparkly pipe cleaners...and GLITTER!
I love tutorials, don't you? Head over to Linda's blog so you can make one too. It was soooooo fun, you have to try it!
Outside as it starts to get dark we will light some candles on the porch...
I ordered this cute little garland from our very own Cherry @http://cherrysjubileehome.blogspot.com/. She has the most adorable vintage style decorations for your home. You will have a fit when you see all her goodies~!
Thanks so much for coming by and visiting! I love meeting new neighbors!
I needed black napkin rings for this tablescape...started hunting in my house....and found Scrapbook frames...small ones. I SPRAY PAINTED them black and added glitter to a few....
Next I had made some salt dough ornaments((THRIFTY) for fall bowl fillers. Cute little cookie cutters for fall were BEGGING me to do something with them!
I added food dye to the dough to get the colors I wanted. The black little cookies are black kitties.
I stenciled some crow napkins and the table runner here http://ribbonwoodcottage.blogspot.com/2009/10/diy-or-dim.html
My husband shocked me with this beautiful pumpkin. He said he knew I wanted one, saw it and got it for me for my table.....OMG (OH MY GOSH!)I WAS: PICK ME UP OFF THE FLOOR HAPPY!
ANYTHING YOU SEE THAT IS BLACK...HAS PROBABLY BEEN SPRAY PAINTED!
TODAY I PLAYED ALONG WITH