Spring Lambs!

Our sweet neighbouring girls have adopted two little Lambs. They were abandoned by their mothers and need a bottle feed every six hours! That means getting up at 5am to give them a snack! Either way, they are incredibly cute little bundles of wool!

Cat

“Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. 

That one is the cat. 

If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” 
― Mark Twain

Dog, Cat and Bird!

I think I photograph my children so much that I sorely neglect the "other" members of my family!
So to cut a long winded apology short, I decided to give them their own studio photo shoot.
To say it was interesting is the understatement of the year. ( not that we are that far in yet...) Anyway, I did manage to get a few nice shots... Let me introduce you to them...

This is Holly, our dog. She like to lean on us, and loves to give us that pleading look which demands hugs, pats and kisses. Her bark is much, much worse than her bite,. That said, she is a little bit protective of her family, so we know that she is there for us in much the same way as we are for her.

This is our cat, Mr stinky. He is getting old and I adore his snuggles. It seams that as he gets older, the more he requires pats and love. I don't mind. I know that the day will come when he passes on from this life, and i think it will break my heart for quite a while. 

Oh, and why the name Mr Stinky?  When he was a little puss, he came to us in quite a sorry state. Of course, we fixed him all up, but at the time he had a serious problem with gas! 

This is Sonic, our Galah. He is a little bit nutty... ok... alot! He worries me the most of all our pets. I don't think he is very happy in a cage, and we are working towards getting a big aviary for him, in which he can have a bird mate, instead of a human one, and enjoy his life a little bit more. 

Fluffing his feathers.

Little Red Hen

One of our Little Brown Hens. I adore my chooks! Their so sweet! They never peck and always run up to greet us! So much fun for the children, to collect their eggs, too! Once you have had then, you will never look at supermarket meat the same way, again!

Little nest with her eggs!

 

Cargo

My friends dog, Cargo! 

All prettied up!

That third "child" in our family!

Every family that has pets has one of them, that significant "other" child, who can't tell the difference between the animal kingdom and human land. And where they are supposed to sit in the realms. This one believes, quite fervently, that she belongs in our world, and there she has decided to stay. Forever. What a mutt. We adore her, though, don't know why, considering the stuff she gets up to, but, as with any child, you still love them, don't you.....

Big Doggie Smiles!

...and this one says it all, her nose is into EVERYTHING!!!