Johnstons' Riverview Farm News!

And today at Johnston's Riverview Farm, it is cold. VERY cold!

 

 

I am here standing in the middle of the farm looking at the snow covered farm.

Everything around is cold! The horses muzzles are white, the Cows moo freeze in midair, the cats are in the heated porch stealing the dogs bed and the pigs huddle together under a pile of hay.

Ok ok, I might be stretching the truth just a little.  It close to being like that though!

(Walks to the pig pen.)
So what is new on the farm!? Well, we got a new pig! A month ago. Nice right? I'm always late, always!!



MEET BIG RED!!!

He sooooooooooo looks like a boy! He's replacing Doc. PorkChop unfortunately.
So, we won't be have cute, adorable, multicolor, piglets. They'll all be red.
Yipppy. (Very sarcastic yippy.)

(Turns away from the pigs and opens the barn door.)
"Maybe there's something new in here I can talk about."

"STOOOOOOPPPPPPP!!! DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR!!!"

"What seems to be the problem??"
(Shuts the door and turns to a girl running to the barn.)

"You'll let my bunnies loose! They live in the barn! You have to be careful when you go in.

"Wait your bunnies just hop around the barn without a care!?"

"Yes! You have to be careful when you open up doors! I don't want them to get out!"

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Yes, we do have Kaity's bunnies running around the dairy barn. They had a pen in the barn but they decided it was too small. The cats sleep with them! If you walk in the barn you'll see them hopping around or just staring at you like;
"How dare you come into my kingdom without knocking!"
I think Christopher isn't the king of the barn anymore.

(Imaging the voices to be from the medieval time.)
Christopher is a  giant tomcat and Mickey is a small, black dog.

Dun dun dun dun!
(Sound of a trumpet.)
"Welcoming Queen Bella and Princess Rosa!"
(Mickey wearing a  robe and has a trumpet.)

"Sir! I'm King Christopher! You can't make these two royalty! Why they aren't even cats!"
Christopher passes with a grouchy look on his face.

"I'm sorry sir but, the cows voted that the bunnies should be on the throne."
Mickey looks a little sad but regains his composer.

"Why in the world would they do that! We haven't done a thing to them! Why, we keep the milk maid and boy company!"
Christopher walks to the barn door that over-looks where the cows are.

Mickey fallows and reaches from under his fur to grab a paper.

"What's that? " Christopher questions.

"The list of things why the cows don't want you king."
Mickey clears his throat and Christopher waits impatiently.

Dear (soon not to be king.) Christopher,
This is nothing personal but we voted for the bunnies to rule the barn.
Why, you ask? Here's a list:

1. You crowd around our feet to drink the spilled milk.
2. You take all of the attention away from us when you sit on the milkers lap.
3.You are annoying
4. Your ALWAYS begging for milk.
5. When you get stepped on it's our faults even though we didn't see you there!!
6. Your family is waaaaayyyyy to big and you expect us to give you milk!
7. We don't like how bossy you are.
8. The bunnies are quiet , YOU ARE NOT!
9. bunnies are cuter!
10. We want a queen.

Nothing personal

Love,
The Cows

Christopher looks at Mickey.
"Nothing personal! Ha! Well then, what shall I do now?"

Mickey strokes his beard, "They are ruling over the barn but YOU still rule the farm!

Christopher looks up with delight.
"That's right! I'm still the king of this farm!"

And off they went happily living their lives.
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We moved our horse this winter so that they could have some shelter. Every pen so far has had a huge manure pile. Stardust is VERY happy.

I rode her once up one of these piles. It's fun but, not recommended!

 

A view from the dairy barn door. Excuse the cow backs.

 They where coming in to be milked. :)

 Hanging out with the calves!

 

I've never seen a horse climb things like my crazy one. Comment below if you have or know of a horse that does that!  :)

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading!!

God bless you!

 

Grace