Saffron and Gatsby meet for the first time as she arrives at the White Bird Appaloosa Horse Rescue.

Sava Ukraini x

We run a horse rescue in south central Virginia. Ticks are just a way of life here. Every evening we finish up with a tick check. You've seen chimpanzees - that's us too. We have several friends with the "red meat" problem. But it is way more constricting and as the post shows can be a killer.

This is going to pass by with little attention. IT NEEDS TO BE SHARED AND SHOUTED OUT! It will be a discouragement in an already underfunded and undermanned PROFESSION. It needs to be reversed.

Saw a Junco today here in Southside Virginia. Seems early to me.

This is the Russia of my youth, when every failing five-year plan was sold as a huge success for the Russian people!

Apparently, the "good" people of Kent chose these councilors. As always caveat emptor!

Seriously, we know who awards the Nobel prizes, who will be the judges for this one - the mafia?