Rural Life With All It's Beauty and Absurdities

Cattle Drive: how cows move short distances. These cows are moving to their winter pastures, since the snow fell. They don't understand how much better it will be! Do you see the dog, riding on the vehicle at the rear of the drive? He got so excited, he jumped off and you can see him running by the end of the video.

This Thanksgiving week we're babysitting the neighbor's dog, who is half coyote half German shepherd, and tonight I fed him his supper: leftovers, dog food and a raw egg, as his owners do. He's fluffy, cute, and always acting like he can't decide whether to run away or be man's best friend.

One of the responsibilities of the top rooster in the hen house is sometimes to help the other hens find food. Watch as this rooster takes food from the hand and then give it to the hens.

Watch as these windmills churn away amongst the clouds. Beautiful!

As top rooster, one of your responsibilities is keeping the younger roosters strictly in line. Watch as this rooster leaves the food he is being fed by hand and rushes to the aid of a hen. #chivalrouschicken

These chickens are getting a nice treat fed to them by hand. #spoiledchickens

Making butter is really not that hard. We have a milking cow but you can use heavy cream from the store too. A blender makes this process simple!

A short video demonstrating how to crack a walnut and tell the difference between a good nut and a bad nut.

A herd of cows gets an unexpected treat with some fresh hay tossed over the fence to them. They get a bit rough pushing and shoving for the meal.

While humankind is singing "Let it snow", these chickens are not impressed.