A Piggy A-Z. L is for Lots of Lovely Leaves.

 This is part of the farm where Slave goes to collect Lots of Lovely Leaves for us.

In the foreground there are Broccoli plants and behind those are Cabbages and Cauliflowers. Right at the back, in front of the farm building, there are rows of winter Lettuce. Slave's friend, who owns the farm, lets her pick anything that she likes for us.

Around the edges of the field there are lots of tasty weeds, shepherd's purse, groundsel and chickweed and she forages for whatever she can reach. Sometimes we get sow thistles and dandelions too but Slave has to watch out for nasty nettles.

 

 

Here are some of the cabbage plants. When they have been harvested, Slave will be able to get to the cauliflowers. They are our favourite.

On the other side of the road are the fields where she cuts boxes of grass for us.

"You two start at one end and I will start at the other," says Carter to Saoirse and Aoife. "We will meet in the middle."

"Quick Saffron," says Bounty, " let's eat this leaf before Ebony wakes up from her nap." " I think that it might be a bit too much for just us two," replies Saffron.

"Move up Miss Marple," say Mama Bonbon and Bella, " there is plenty for us all."

This post was inspired by the lovely leaves that the Surrey Squeakers were enjoying on their blog.

Happy Hallowe'en, Readers !

 "What is all this about?" asks Hazel Piggyfriend.

"It is Hallowe'en tonight," says Slave."And you can light our pumpkin later when it is dark. That is the lighter and the little candle in front of you."

" I am not too sure about these little fellows." says Hazel.

" It all looks very colourful," says Hazel," and those leaves look tasty!"

"I will come and light the little candle later but I think that I will ask you to put it in the pumpkin. I do not want to singe my whiskers."

Happy Hallowe'en to all of our readers. Maybe next year, we will be able to celebrate properly.

Enter the Dragon --- But Which Dragon???

Halloween is coming up soon, so we Prairie Pigs were very excited when Mum Slave told us she had bought us a new costume --- a wonderful shiny and fearsome dragon outfit!  We already have some other costumes, but of course everypig wanted to wear the new one.  How can we decide who gets to wear it for Halloween? 

The fairest way seemed to be for everypig to try it on and see who looked the most dragon-like in it --- not everypig can carry off a look like that, after all!

Pavarotti tried it on first.  To tell the truth, he doesn't look fearsome at all, in fact "freaked out" might describe his expression better.  

Edvard Munch tried it on next.  That's better!  He does have quite a majestic and resolute look, doesn't he?  

Oh, I think we have a winner!  Bonnie McSmithers might be tiny but that look of steely determination and smouldering rage when Mum Slave insisted on taking just one too many pigtures is very dragon-like, don't you think?  (Not to mention that, since Bonnie is the only girl Prairie Pig, we all love her to bits and could never deny her anything!)  

Floor Time!

Hello from Nugget!

My mom finally got a photo of me enjoying floor time. Scottie and I were out, and she saw I was eating pellets from the wood table (you see just a corner of it). Scottie ran past me, and when I turned to see where he went, she took this pigture.

To the right is a water bottle in a wood holder my dad made, and behind me you will see our PVC tube (Scottie likes to sleep in it) and also the area our dad made for floor time. It is sort-of-linoleum with a wood frame. The wood is untreated, so if we chew on it, that is all right. Scottie has done several taste tests and given it his approval.

You will also see hay strewn about. Sometimes it's as much fun to play with hay as it is to eat it.

My mom is now trying to get a photo of Scottie on the floor, or of us together there. Wish her luck!

A Piggy A-Z. L is for Love. Piggy Love!!

 We all love our piggies and our piggies love their piggies......

Here is Carter Piggyfriend on the right. He Loves his Little Ladies, Aoife and Saoirse. They have all snuggled into a box of hay for a well deserved nap after demolishing their breakfasts.

A Piggy A-Z. L is for Ladies who Lunch.

 

Here are Miss Marple, Bella and Mama Bonbon, the Ladies who Lunch and breakfast and dine and have afternoon snacks and lunch and lunch and lunch........................

Life is one long meal for the Piggyfriends.
 

We are Buddies

We have been waiting a while for a joint post from our American reporters, Scottie and Nugget, and here it is!

Scottie here. Yes, you have seen the sofa before, and the A-frame, but what have you not yet seen? 

You haven't seen me with my brother!

Due to some lighting problems and her rather modest camera, our mom was beginning to think she'd never be able to capture us in a pigture together. In addition, I, Scottie have been reticent to allow photos.

Last night, though, before floor time, our mom saw us relaxing and thought she'd give a photo another shot, no pun intended. She turned on all the lights, and we didn't move.

Nugget is the croissant to the left, and I am doing my best to define lounging. If I do say so myself, I am doing a rather good job. I glanced up once to see what was happening but decided to let Mom continue. Besides, I had not finished my nap.

Nugget hopes you'll like his style, and I hope you can see that my white stripe still resembles Nessie of Loch Ness fame, though Nessie has, um, grown.