Ok, so I have never introduced myself. My nickname is Aj. It is not my real name. I live in south west wisconsin near a town youve never heard of. My house is on a 110 acre property complete with two houses (one we rent out), a pasture, a garage, a verrry old chicken coop thingy, and some beautiful woods. I am a country girl at heart, while the rest of my family probably belong in the city. I love hunting, unlike most girls, especially my age. Please do not think I'm a cruel person. I'm only cruel to the people who deserve it (in my town, alot of people do.) I used to love nature, but then I entered middle school. Middle school is a new, cruel place for any kid. And it changes you. Now I am moving on to high school, which I imagine will change me even more, and not in a good way.
I love music. It makes a big part of my life and I could never live without it. Most of you would not appreciate my musical taste and choices. Anyhoo, here goes. Some of my favorite bands/singers are Seether (my all time favorite), Shinedown, Godsmack, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, etc. You have never known anyone with such a wide range of taste than me. My favorite song of all time is Gasolie by Seether. Seether rocks! They got me through hard times in my life and I can never stop listening to them. I love those guys
And now for my animals:
In the summertime, we rent out our pasture to a beef cattle farmer up the road. He puts about 7 cows, 7 calves, and a bull in there. There is always at least one truly evil animal in the mix. I never really visit the pasture much during the Summer.
I have a Border Collie mix named Rex. He is 6 years old and still full of life. He is hyperactive, loving, loyal, and very entertaining. I strongly believe in spaying/nuetering your animals (mostly dogs, i dont relly care for cats that much.) so he is nuetered (the myth that nuetered dogs are lazy is not true, by the way, and Mr. Rex has proven it well.) He is not the best protector of our land. The only animal he stands up to is the cows, and he has been nearly trempled on many occasions. And now either his sight, hearing and/or smell is going bad or he is just getting old, he cannot detect a rabbit 20 feet away. Thats right, there is a bunny who hangs out right under our front porch in the late afternoons, and Rex ussually dozes on the porch. Ther eis also another who enjoys eating my moms backyard flowers, and just yesterday, a small buck strolled through the backyard, not a care in the world, and was not discovered. This worries me, because there could be a rabid coon mauling my chickens in my own backyard and I get the feeling he wouldnt save them. Grr. Dont know what to do on that one...
I had a cat, Sunshine, and another cat, midnight. When I got them, I was about 4 years old. When we got rex, Midnight ran away, she just couldnt take the abuse. But Sunshine remained, because we have food, a sort-of-warm garage, and did I mention food? SUnshine couldn't catch a mouse to save his life!Midnight still visits every year. It is amazing what a survivor she is. Unfourtunately, she is about 9 or 10 years old now, and her luck has ran out. She came back one year with half of her front right leg left, the rest dangling by a thread. We have a theory she was caught in a trap, as we have trappers near by. She walks with a big limp. Besides that, half of her tail is missing (also caught in a trap?) And part of her ear is missing. You could spot her out of dozens of cats. SHe was once beautiful, but now she is skinny and her once shiny beautiful black fur has grown dull and thin. I ge tthe feeling she will be passing on soon.
As for Sunshine: Just last winter, we found out that little Sunshine has a tumor growing on his liver. We had found him severely dehydrated, incredibly skinny, and very weak, all of this happeneing over the course of about 2 days. About a week later, we decided it was his time to go. We took him to the vet and he put him down. Though it was hard, I'm glad I was there to see it. I said goodbye and held him in his final moments. You could feel his spirit leaving his body and you knew he was happier and all better now. It was a sort of beautiful. I love you honey, Rest In Peace
That is basically all of my animals, except for my new found obbsessions: my chickens!!!!
I dont think I could love them more. Since I got them, they have stolen my heart and I have become a kids nightmare: a paranoid, over protective, easily worried, over smothering mommy. I dont know if they can sense just how much I love them but I hope so. They fill up my dreary boring summer days. They are 7 bright spots in my life, and I treasure every second spent with them. My friends and family think I'm crazy. I hug and kiss them. I talk to them. I give them tons of treats. I absalutely spoil them. Once I kissed my little Domonique on top of her little head, and my mom saw. She said I have gone way to far, but I am not listening to her any time soon. I love my babies mor ethan anything! Thats why I like it here on BYC. I feel kind of normal. Is anyone else this obbsessed?
Thanks for reading, sorry for rambling on as I quite often do!
Much love, Aj
