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Power of Fur Wheel Drive
Our section of the Blue Ridge Parkway may be closed (well, at least closed to cars – hikers are welcome) in the winter, but the road is open in many areas and the hiking is beautiful in the winter. You can call 1 828 298 0398 to get current road conditions and closings. Hope to see…
Read Today's Herd StoryParking Lot Neighbors
P.S. – Have no fear. The temperature was around 25F (-4C), so the dogs in the neighboring car were not in any danger (and their humans were just a few feet away). Oh, and The Herd wears seat belts, so there was no escaping the Jeep.
Read Today's Herd StoryWednesday Walking on Water
Have no fear. “They” are saying we should get another 6 inches (15 cm) or so of fresh snow today. It seems like every day we are getting a least a dusting of snow.
Read Today's Herd StoryRuby Tuesday – Pulled Pork
Saturday happened to be pulled pork night at The Herd Annex – The hu-grandmom’s house. Does anyone want to take a bet whether The Annex thought the pork smelled good?
Read Today's Herd StoryTracking the Wild Beasts
Feel free to click on the picture above so you can see a larger version. We were out walking Sunday morning and ran across some very strange tracks in the snow. We were trying to figure out exactly what sort of wild beast would make a track that is a mix of paw prints in…
Read Today's Herd StoryFriday Nights
All of you probably have a Friday night routine. That first night of the weekend, a time to relax from a busy week of work (well, at least for the humans). A time to enjoy to some family time. And, most important, time to enjoy . . . ***** ***** *****…
Read Today's Herd StoryMore Rusty Creative Walking
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** We did not mean to make yesterday’s picture of Ruby a mystery. She was sleeping underneath the den table because some humans happened to be taking up space on HER couch. Normally she is laying on the couch in front of the…
Read Today's Herd StoryMango Minster Entry – Rusty the Rooster – Good Old Boy
Every year, we have followed the wonderful Mango Minster, but have finally decided to step out and enter. The Herd conferred and debated all of the options. Queen Natasha the Evil as a Bad Sport seemed incredibly obvious, but we decided to go with our most unique member – Rusty the Rooster. And then we…
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