Another day on the farm...

It rained on us almost all the way back from Florida. It's rained on and off since we got home, at least until today.

Today the sun came out, and although there was a hard frost on the ground this morning, it warmed up quite a bit. I was able to go out in the middle of the day and use the water hoses to fill all the buckets in different pens and pastures.

I just came in from yet another foray outside, doing evening chores. We don't have many goats and sheep any more, but we sure have a lot of guineas! They outnumber the chickens 3 to 1, and they're very aggressive, so when I'm throwing grain around in the evening, I have to stand guard next to the chickens to make sure they get their share.

The last couple of evenings, our farm collie Toby has helped keep the guineas in the pasture, giving the chickens time to eat in peace. I'm not sure if he realizes he's helping though. He just loves to aggravate the guineas. His favorite game is to run through the middle of a bunch of them and watch them scatter in all directions.

But for whatever reason he's holding them at bay, it is helpful, and I hope he keeps doing it!