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Photos Snow Weather 

Night plow

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments night, plow, snow

Sometimes the plow guy comes in the early, early morning. I get up and go start my car and move

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Photos Trees Woodshed 

More trees

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments driveway, mitigation, trees, woodshed

I’ve got lots of trees. We dropped trees through the summer down in the Slightly Unenchanted Forest. There were 15

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Bathroom Contractors Floors Good contractors Leave or Stay Photos Remodel 

Ugh. The bathroom

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments bamboo floor, bathroom, move, paint, remodel

Ugh. The bathroom. I’ve always said the bathroom at the Bar B was like Calcutta in July. It was awful.

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Animals Family animals Photos Sad 

The Rainbow Bridge

December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments dog, jeep, rainbow bridge

Dogs. There’s tons of dogs. People at work have assortments of dogs: big, small, cute, ugly, stupid, not stupid, loved,

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Foster kittens Photos 

Jingles

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments foster kittens

Jingles started off the 2020 kitten season with five healthy kittens born in the wall of another foster’s home. Nobody

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Cars Escapes Foster kittens Holidays Knit 

Where did I go? Part 2

June 3, 2020 barbara 0 Comments books, car, cats, computer, margaritas, plowing, speakers, update

I’ve been gone. For a while. Sometime last July I faded out. No posts, no nothing. Stuff was still happening

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Animals Foster kittens Photos 

The July crop of foster kittens

July 29, 2019December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments cat, foster, foster kittens

So far there’s been two groups of foster kittens up here. The first was a pair of boys, Nathan and

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The wind cups for my weather station
Photos Weather 

What the hail!

June 3, 2019 barbara 0 Comments hail, weather, weather station

A midnight hail storm came through the Bar B and scared the daylights out of me. I’d been awake –

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Bears New Post Photos Wildlife 

Claws and paws

April 5, 2019 barbara 0 Comments bears, spring, trash, winter

The bears are out! It’s been a tough winter this year: lots of snow, gray skies and mud. We’ve had

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Photos Trees 

Spooky Moon

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 barbara 0 Comments moonlight, night, trees

Part of the appeal of the Bar B Ranch is that when the moon is full, it looks kind of

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Night plow
Photos Snow Weather 

Night plow

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0

Sometimes the plow guy comes in the early, early morning. I get up and go start my car and move

More trees
Photos Trees Woodshed 

More trees

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
Ugh. The bathroom
Bathroom Contractors Floors Good contractors Leave or Stay Photos Remodel 

Ugh. The bathroom

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
The Rainbow Bridge
Animals Family animals Photos Sad 

The Rainbow Bridge

December 21, 2020 barbara 0
Jingles
Foster kittens Photos 

Jingles

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0

Bar B cats

Petticoat outside in deep snow
April 17, 2016 – Petticoat wanted out. I let her out.
The last picture of Buzz
Buzz, hanging out in his favorite spot in the yard. September 2016.
Ragdoll
Nina 2009
Jack in sunlight
This is one of my favorite images of Jack. He loved sunshine and sought it out any time he could.
Jack and Little Buddy
Little Buddy and Jack in 2011.
Skeeter in the sun
Skeeter enjoying the morning light
Christmas ornament
I have lots of "B's" for all occasions and holidays.
Nina in the dark
Nina in 2009
Hummingbird at the feeder
Hummingbird August 2013

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