Fine Dining Fox Style

There's flowers, so it's fine dining, right?

Look! It's dad

Assuming the other adult is indeed Split Ear, this must be dad:

Handsome fella.

More Fox Photos (because you know you want to see them)

 

This morning there were four wee ones and Split Ear.

Foxies are back!

Either that is Split Ear, or it's another fox with a ripped right ear. And there are kits!

So far I've just seen two

Lazy, lazy me

I'm having a small problem: I planned to spend December and January huddled in my house, being a hermit. Banana and I both needed vacations. Instead we've had unseasonable warm weather with days in the 40s. I should be out riding every day, taking advantage of this. But, I can't get beyond, "No! I'm not supposed to be riding right now!"

I decided if I'm not going to ride I need to at least do something with Naners every day, even if it's put the halter on and give her a cookie. So, that's what I've been doing. Then yesterday I remembered I could work on that stepping under herself stuff in hand so we're doing that. Now I've added on training her to ground tie. It's such a handy skill for a horse to have. I'm thinking about training her to the same commands the dogs know. It's definitely something I should train Ollie to do.

Speaking of Ollie, I've definitely decided I want to teach him to drive. It will have to wait though, as grad school is eating up my spare cash. Including eating up my competition budget. Good thing I have no plans for this year. So glad I bought a truck and trailer so I can be stuck at home.

A new fox is hanging out. It could possibly be Hunter, but definitely isn't Split Ear.

Playtime at the Fox Den

Six foxes this morning

More than I thought! Three!

Baby fox is back

I was getting a little worried since I hadn't seen it in so long. Foxes do move their babies around to different dens, so maybe not as worried as I could have been. Still, I was quite relieved this morning. I guess there really is only one.

Baby Fox is starting intently at Pony Toes.

Wee Fox!

 Split Ear's a mommy now! I'd suspected it was going to happen and it did. I only saw the one this morning.

 

Crawling Out of Internet Hell

Well, we seem to be back in the land of faster internet. What have I been doing? Riding and enjoying this:

That's the foxes that live in my arena. Literally, their den is into the slope on the side and they seem to have excavated a large hole out the top. I'd rather it than the ton of smaller prairie dog holes I used to have and having a fox there means the damn prairie dogs will keep their distance. I suspect there will be babies in the coming months.

Speaking of babies, due to my angel fish laying eggs more than once I'm trying my hand at raising them. The first time they actually turned into little swimming fish, but I lost them. Fortunately, they laid eggs again yesterday. The eggs are now in their own tank. They'll grow their tails, then eyes, then in about a week detach and be little swimming blobs.

I believe that's the male fertilizing in that pic. Yes, they like to lay them on the intake to the filter.