Pet Chickens, Pups, & Pecans
Oct. 31st, 2007 11:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dalthauserSunday I was driving home from picking up the chicken hutch frame
(It's upside down here - fit in the bed exactly!)
and there were two dogs trotting down FM 725 weaving in and out of traffic. I slowed down to get past them and felt a pang of worry for them. I continued on towards my house. Half way down Zipp I said to myself "If they are still there when I go back - I'll bring them home and find their owner". I would have wanted someone to do that for me and my dogs (and if someone would have - - - who knows, it might have prevented the disaster that took place). Well, they were still there, so I stopped and opened up the cab door to the truck. In they jumped and I took them home.
One was a Weimeraner Mix female the other a male Spaniel Mix. Cute dogs. I gave them water and fed them - then played with them for awhile. They were find hanging out in the back yard.
Monday I had jury duty - so I had to leave the house really early. I didn't get selected, so I went to the library on my way home and made a poster with the digital pictures I took. I took it to Kinkos to make copies, and the guy there did them for free (nice of him). My first stop with the posters was the local shelter. I went in and explained I had these dogs, and I'd take care of them Okay - I just needed them to post the poster and keep their ears open for anyone calling for them. They said - no need, the owners already were calling about them. Yay! The owner came by that afternoon and picked them up. Cool - I felt really good about the experience.
Tuesday was Pecan day. My two pecan trees have already dropped half their pecans - and they needed to be picked up before the Squirrels got everything. I harvested over 20 pounds total between the two trees leaving a bunch for the Squirrels as well. Good fun. Shelling them won't be as fun....
No nut cracker at first, so I used the handles of my can opener (I since went out and got an actual nut cracking tool which made things a lot easier).
