Doll Displays at Cherry Blossom Festival

The Cherry Blossom Festival at Cupertino will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30. Today is the beginning day.   Carolyn’s doll group will have a display at the festival.  

 

For those who are interested in attending, get information from:

https://www.cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org/

Spring Barn Cleaning Part 3

More cages are cleaned and dried under the sun, ready to be returned to the barn.

If you wonder why the peg boards on somesides of the cages?  It's divider to prevent transmission of germs.   Since I take my rabbits to shows a lot, it's important to have ways to reduce the incidence of germ transmission.    In 42 years of raising and showing rabbits, the incidence of having any contagent issues is counted in single digit.   These dividers can take the some credit of protecting my herd.

Clean cages are returned to the barn.   The stackers with the peg boards are quite heavy.  It's for sure good exercise and labor of love.

Photo taken from the other side of the barn.  The rabbit stained glass art piece was one of the very first Best In Show prize my rabbit Chu's Erica won in 1985.   In the 80s, there would be one show date a month with one single show.  Winning a Best In Show was a BIG DEAL, the prizes were precious and valuable.

From my big barn, you can see the small barn.  The small barn only houses 8 rabbits.  It's relatively easy to clean and power-wash.  It'd take me one day by myself to complete the job.  The big barn houses 30 rabbits.  It takes two people three to four days to complete the job.  Exhausting physical work.  

After 4 long days, all cages are cleaned and set up, buns all returned to their individual apartments.  It's late, it's exhausting for the human and the rabbits, not a fun experience but everything is clean.   It's a great relief.   

Sun shining on the clean barn and clean cages in the morning, what a wonderful sight. 

Spring Barn Cleaning Part 2

Power-washing cages.

Power-washing the barn.

How many feeders have been washed?  Don't know, a lot.

Barn is wet, getting there.

The barn looks so much better. 

Barn dried overnight.

Cages cleaned and dried in the sun.  

 

Spring Barn Cleaning Part 1

 

Empty carriers in the garage, why?

Betty is preparing for barning cleaning.

English Angora in carriers in the garage.

English Angora in carriers from another angle.

After a long wet season, the barn is getting yucky and the cages are getting dirty.   April brings nice temperature and glorious sunshine.   It's time to get the dirty cages out to be flamed and power washed.

More dirty cages out in the yard.

More dirty cages to be moved, the ground is dirty for sure.

Carol Goes to Willie Nelson Concert

The Frost Amphitheater at Stanford University has a great line up of concerts and events.  On April 24 Willie Nelson on tour to the Bay Area and performs there.   As a part of her birthday gift, Carol's hubby Jim bought the tickets and goes on a date with Carol to the Willie Nelson concert.  

The opening act is Tyler Booth, a young country artist who also writes his own songs.  He is signed to Sony Music Nashville.

The main act is good old Willie!   In this photo, Willie is singing one of his signature songs, "On the Road Again". 

It's hard to believe that Willie Nelson is still on the road, he is 89 years old!  He sings as well as when he was 39.   Touring and being active keep him healthy and young.  Willie Nelson has two sons Lukas and Micah, both are musician singers.  One of them goes on tour, plays guitar, sings hormony and back up during the performance. 

 

More Fluffy Brothers

Fluffy Brothers likes the red background.  

Chucky likes to have his picture taken with the red. 

Franky says me too, me too.  

 

Flowers Blooming Gloriously at Casey's Yard

With the abundant rain in the last three months and then the sunny warm weather in April, plants are growing well.   In news we learn that there are super bloom in many places.  Casey's yard is experiencing beautiful blooming flowers on the ground, on the tree, in the planters, ...  We thank Casey for sharing these gorgeous photos.