It Came From Above
It Came From Above Annie and I have had some amazing experiences at Sweetwater in the short time we’ve owned it. We’ve often watched the resident deer, some from the time they were born all…
Read MoreIt Came From Above Annie and I have had some amazing experiences at Sweetwater in the short time we’ve owned it. We’ve often watched the resident deer, some from the time they were born all…
Read MoreFly Away Home Many, many years ago, when I read Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer for the first time, I noticed a little rhyme that ol’ Tom said to an insect. “Ladybug, ladybug fly away home. …
The Junkyard Dog Early in my high school career I read the James Herriot blockbuster book All Creatures Great and Small which told his experiences as a young Yorkshire veterinarian during the first half of…
It Came from Beneath the Sea In early January of this year Captain Daniel Griffee climbed aboard his boat, ready for a day of guiding sport-fishermen in Bogue Sound, North Carolina. The weather was nice…
The True Adventures of Pablo EskoBear September 11, 1985 may have seemed like a normal morning in Knoxville, Tennessee. Fred Myers got up and started getting ready for the day. He stepped out of his…
Stampede! This year marks the 200th anniversary of an event you have probably never heard of. Once you read this though you may find it hard to forget. For some of the people who lived…
You Don’t Know Jack There is a certain two-word combination that good Christian folk don’t use in polite company because those words are considered to be curse words. They really aren’t though. If you think…
A Walk in the Park There can’t be many people in the United States today who have not heard of Jurassic Park…as in, probably nobody. You know the theme well; scientists find a way to…
”like a tremendous machine” It was March 30, 1970 when it became obvious that the mare, Somethingroyal, was about to give birth to her second foal. The little horse arrived at Meadow Stables just after…
Fins, Fur, Feathers, and Bone Trying to advertise my blog I sometimes post a little blurb about the current post and include a photo to “catch the eye” of perspective readers. One lady took exception…