Farm Tour!!!

I am so excited to go to this in a few weeks:




















Who would have thought of such a thing? I have always been a farm girl wannabe who grew up envying friends who were in 4-H and lived on farms. I thought it was the greatest thing to help chase cows who had gotten out, or see a newborn calf or sheep. I've always loved to visit the fair and see all the animals, especially goats! I'm not exactly a city person, but I grew up in the suburbs and live in a medium town now. I still long for the country life, living vicariously through the blogs of homesteaders who have a few animals like goats, chicken and sheep. And now THIS! I get to go visit local farms and see everything up close and personal! There will be tours of the farm, getting to see the animals up-close and personal, and farm-fresh foods for sale. Someday we'll have our own little homestead, but until then there is the Farm Tour!

I'm SO excited!!! Tune in after the tour weekend for pictures and commentary. :-)

Sunday at Spring Creek Canyon

Today we went for a long walk along Spring Creek, in Spring Creek Canyon. It is a hidden treasure just a few minutes away from us. The weather was beautiful, not too humid. It was a warm and sunny day, but the path was perfectly shaded. Lacey was in her glory!
















Most of the path is just like this...















Flowers blooming along the trail...
















Just beautiful scenery...















And one very happy, exhausted dog. She slept the rest of the day!

Lacey

I think it's time for you to meet Lacey, a.k.a. Lacey Bug.















Lacey is our 6ish-year-old beagle mix I adopted from PAWS four years ago. I wanted to get another dog to help me deal with the imminent loss of my then 14-year-old beagle mix, Peppy. (I'll blog on her soon.) Well, Peppy lived to the ripe old age of 18. Peppy was less than pleased when I brought Lacey home, but after a year or so of intermittent fighting, they learned to live in indifference to each other. Very much like a cat, Peppy was always doing her own thing and only wanted occasional petting and even then, only briefly before she'd be off in her own world again. I could not have gotten a more opposite dog when I got Lacey. Lacey was seized from a home of over 50 dogs and I think the lack of individual attention has left her begging for attention ever since. She is snuggly and very needy. If I sit down, she is on the couch next to me, rolling over to get a belly rub. I adore this dog.

Just look at her adorableness...















This is where she spends her days, watching for us to come home....















Can't you almost hear her snoring in this one?















How could you not love a face like this...















Okay, maybe she is just a weensy bit spoiled...















You know you'd be the same way. Right?