The Circle E Life

We spent some time out in the Midwest before Thanksgiving and one evening we saw some strange lights in the sky! It was very unusual to us, so it was very exciting, and even a little concerning. Everyone else, that lives around there, was not surprised because they had seen the lights before. The lights belong to a particular satellite company that brings rural areas internet service.

I’m not saying we thought that the aliens were landing, but it was very unusual to see this string of lights moving across the sky. We were able to see them a second night, and it started all kinds of topics of conversation amongst our family. We might have even considered a few conspiracy theories!

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I was out, looking at the weaned heifer pen the other day and our dog, Jacey, had followed me. The heifers are in the pasture in front of the house and they came up to the fence, not because of me, but because of the dog. They always say curiosity killed the cat, but this is about curiosity and the calf!

The cows in general find the dogs interesting. On occasion a momma cow may even feel threatened by the dog or have a desire to protect her calf, although Jacey is NOT a threat!

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Our dog is four years old. She has suffered from fear and terrible anxiety for the better part of 2 1/2 years. Before she was a year old, her mother was killed and she was shot and wounded. She was never the same. She became afraid of everything, even us.

Jacey was on track to be a fine dog. Her mother was a hunter and tracker and Jacey would’ve been great too. After her ordeal, she was extremely timid and cowered at everyone. She never left home and never barked. To tell the truth, she would pee everywhere and every time she was nervous, even in the house when we would try to bring her in during storms or cold weather.

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