Lesson #1 - R E S P E C T

The new puppy learns who to respect...

Pictures of the puppy

This is our new GP puppy... meeting the sheep for the first time.

She thinks this guard thing might be okay.

Horse poop is something new to taste. Batman isn't too sure about this new kid on the farm.

A new LGD?

We are trying out a new guard dog. Our vet works with a rescue group by spaying and vaccinating foster pups. A 3 month old Great Pyrenees female came in yesterday. They called to tell me about her and I went by to see her at lunch.

They let me pick her up on my way home from work. After some fence work (she walks through cattle panels) she spent the night in the barn next to the sheep. Hopefully she will grow into a dependable guard dog.

Fishing tips

I came across this information on the best times for fishing. It's from the Old Farmers Almanac. We will have to remember this when the weather gets a little better. We need to transfer some bass from our established pond to the new one.

• One hour before and one hour after high tides, and one hour before and one hour after low tides. Inland, the times for high tides correspond with the times when the Moon is due south. Low tides are halfway between high tides.
• During the "morning rise" (after sunup for a spell) and the "evening rise" (just before sundown and the hour or so after).
• When the barometer is steady or on the rise. (But even during stormy periods, the fish aren't going to give up feeding. The smart fisherman will find just the right bait.)
• When there is a hatch of flies—caddis flies or mayflies, commonly. (The fisherman will have to match his fly with the hatching flies or go fishless.)
• When the breeze is from a westerly quarter rather than from the north or east.
• When the water is still or rippled, rather than during a wind.

Prayers for Haiti, too

How sad to see the devastation caused by the earthquakes in Haiti.

Prayers needed for the U.S.

A very touching presentation about praying for our nation!

http://www.greatdanepro.com/Pray%20For%20America/index.htm

Circle the cat...

Something fun to try... I haven't been able to do it.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/gf3/circle-the-cat.html