photo taken February 9, 2009 • title thanks to Karen
Again, I am just so blown away by y’all! My burly, badass, ex-bullridin’ buddy is hanging out with me today and we went through all the entries, giggling and practically rolling on the floor. I urge you skim through the comments if you need a few chuckles today. Karen Hanson, you da winner! Classic. And ALL of you are second-runner-up. Thanks, one and all!!
• • • This photo was taken four months ago, but we might have a repeat of the scene in the next few days – the forecast is calling highs in the 40’s and possibly even snow. I’m praying that it skirts my house; I’m not ready for my garden to die just as it’s getting going! I might have to borrow all of Mike’s chickens and have them sit on my little plants.
But in the meantime, we will play: leave your title, caption, or commentary for this photo in the comment section of this post and be in the running for a very cool prize: an unmatched pair of pronghorn antelope horns. If I were to come back as an animal, I’d love to be a pronghorn. They have the greatest faces.
The horns are strange and wonderful. You can use them as decoration, of course, or you can pass them off to your canine friend ~ they are a favorite chew toy around here. The upper part of the horn is solid, and you can saw it into rounds, drill two small holes in the center of each round, and polish them up to make fantastic buttons. How many people have antelope horn buttons closing their cloaks? Enjoy!
June 8th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Holding it All Up
(Chloe looks like she’s holding the haybales up with her back, the way she’s squished in there. Very endearing picture!)
June 8th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I am not a wolf and I am not going to blow your house down!
June 8th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Charlie: “You must pay the rent”
Chloe: “But I can’t pay the rent”
June 8th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
“welcome to the canine club, no felines allowed”
June 8th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Stop pacing, Charlie. If I look pathetic enough, Shreve will let us in.
June 8th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Haaay, Charlie!
June 9th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Hay, Ho, Everybody’s Home
June 9th, 2009 at 12:13 am
They look so innocent…. but
June 9th, 2009 at 12:14 am
“Meditation Cave”
June 9th, 2009 at 12:19 am
OK…you found me. Now it’s your turn to hide.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:19 am
“Ollie, Ollie, Oxen Free”
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-oll1.htm
June 9th, 2009 at 12:52 am
Winter Pawlace
June 9th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Cave Canem.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:11 am
Up to no good
June 9th, 2009 at 3:25 am
Snow Patrol
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Motel Sticks: We’ll leave the Char out for you.
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Guide and Guardian.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:08 am
Our house is a very, very fine house
With two pets in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy
‘Cause of you
And our la,la,la, la,la, la, la, la, la, la, la…..
June 9th, 2009 at 6:27 am
“Tag, you’re it! You need to find a better hiding place!”
June 9th, 2009 at 8:18 am
“HAY” this is my BFF Charlie says Chloe!
June 9th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Casabalea
June 9th, 2009 at 8:53 am
When reading “High 40’s”, I instantly thought “That’s HOT!”. But then I remembered America measures temperature and volume in Imperial as opposed to our using Metric here in Australia.
I figure “That’s cold!” will suffice instead then. ;)
As for the caption, “Bayin’ Straw” came to mind.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Welcome to our Hay-dey Hole
June 9th, 2009 at 9:38 am
“What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.”
Aristotle
June 9th, 2009 at 9:44 am
“Can you PLEASE come in?!?!”
June 9th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Halt! What’s the password?
June 9th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Well, I didn’t want to come in anyway.
Going for a walk. I’m tired of being cooped up inside.
June 9th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Hay bale bandits
Hey Charlie, I didn’t know dens can be this warm and cozy
Go on Charlie, my butt is still freezing
June 10th, 2009 at 1:23 am
Didn’ t know THEY had to do their own thing!!! I thought that Eli was the hunter…or did he take the day off again?
June 11th, 2009 at 11:44 am
How do you get chickens to sit on little plants…haha!
June 11th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I just finished reading your book, I loved it. Are your going to write another one? It really has made me take a different look at coyotes. Your are so lucky to have such a good friend as Charlie.
June 12th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
She has the camera out again, quick look normal……….
June 13th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Ms. Stockton,
I just finished your book this morning and it is inspirational and uplifting. I went right out to Border’s and purchased a second copy to send to my niece —– I know she will love your story and your writing style. My copy will be loaned to a friend next week. It is a superb read!!! Thank you for sharing your experiences with Charlie and Eli. In a world that often goes a bit haywire, it is soothing to know that people like you exist and that the world is a better place because of it. Bless you….
July 19th, 2012 at 10:57 am
Does this haystack make my butt look big??
July 23rd, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Where do u think u r going in this storm!?!?!?!?!?