The aroma of skunk.

Its September officially, but the weather reminds me of July, except in July you'd think it were October. Anyway, of course as I head back to school, the sun comes out and the thermometer hits the upper 70s; all while I break out the planner and get ready for my new students.

This week could have been calm and relaxing; except for Milos the Great Dane who wanted a little excitment. So on Tuesday night at about 9:30pm he went out one final time for the night and about 20 feet off the deck took off after a skunk. Being as large as he is, Milos must have caught every droplet of oil that skunk could muster up. And instantly this pungent musty smell just overwhelmed the air. Two hours of baths tempered it a little bit, enough to allow him the night in the basement. The next morning more Hydrogen Peroxide and Baking Soda to make him tollerable.

Stinky and Outside!

Then 48 hours later, Milos broke out in Hives and a high fever. Turns out to be an allergic reaction to who knows what. An Emergency visit to the vet and alot of Benedryl, he seems to be okay now. Just another week for him.

It was also a great week for the bounty of the farm. It's amazing to grow vegetables from seed and then to harvest your food from ground to table. It's something everyone should experience. It makes you think alot more about the decisions we make as a society, and what we eat, where we buy it and what we order. In one day I picked two bags of potatoes, onions, corn and 24 eggs from the chickens. Not bad for a days work.

And finally the sheep! The girls and drogo have moved into the barn and paddock for the week. Its great to see them out the kitchen window and to be able to have them closer to the house. I'm always going in and out of the barn and they watch curiously and come into the stalls to see what I'm up to. It will be their home for the winter so its a prelude for them.