Glorious

I had another good question on Saturday.  "How early do you have to get up to take your sunrise pictures?"  In the summer...pretty dang early.  This morning?  I slept in until 7:30.  I could have titled this post "Luxurious" :-D.   I don't mind when the days start getting shorter.  I'm ready for a bit of a break.

Looks like the sheep were sleeping in too, as just Lila, Daniel, Heidi, Graham and Keebler (down the hill) were out and about.   This shot was from the back porch.  The rest were as I walked up the driveway to the barn, changing my angle/perspective.  The sun was fantastic shining through the morning mist.

I love the steam rising from the little wet weather creek.

Weaslie barked (nervously ;-) at the boys yesterday when she thought they got too close to the gate. That had always been Iris's job and honestly I didn't think Tilly (Tilly is Weaslie is Miss Tilly, Tilly Bobby, Short Round, The Little Shriner...) ever paid any intelligent attention.  I find this very interesting.  I believe she's trying to do "the jobs".  She enjoyed taking a little patrol with Hank this morning.

Good girl, Weaslie!

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I've had another good question about leaving comments on blogs.  This one concerns commenting with a Google Account versus OpenID.  The way I understand it, OpenID is if you have an account through another platform such as LiveJournal, WordPress,TypePad or AIM.  Here's what I see when I try to leave a comment on my own blog. 

I do happen to have a WordPress account, but I prefer not to use it...but sometimes when I try to comment on WordPress blogs it won't allow the comment unless I use it.  Sometimes it's fine as is. Don't ask me why.  When commenting on Blogger or Blogspot blogs I always use my Google Account.  Just because something should be easy... ;-)

On my blog you only get the option (as far as I can see) to use a Google Account or an OpenID.  I used to allow "Anonymous"  comments, but I sadly had to quit that as I was getting killed with spam. By not allowing anonymous comments I can keep my family friendly blog free of un-family friendly spam ads and also keep from having to use the annoying and frequently frustrating "Word Verification".  

Almost all bloggers, especially those of us stuck out on farms by ourselves with no one else to talk to during the day now but a silly corgi (who's main objective in conversation is pretty much just to try to talk me into going back to the house to drink more coffee and eat biscuits ;-) love to hear from our readers.  

Many of you just drop me an email when you have some feedback and that's perfectly fine. However, many of those comments are classic - funny, clever, sweet... and when they are emailed, I read them and then they disappear. Comments left on the blog itself stay there forever so I can look back years later and still remember.

SO...the best thing *I* can figure out to suggest is to sign up for a Google Account.  You don't ever have to actually use it for anything other than to comment when you'd like and to be perfectly honest, if you are concerned about Google tracking you or something like that...they probably are already doing way more than you think anyway.  

Now, that being said, there's something called Google+ and I've stayed away from that as it has way too much of a FaceBook feel to it...something else I've tried (several times) and have not enjoyed or felt comfortable about one bit.  I guess I'm just too old.  Since I haven't had to sign up for a Google Account in a long time, I'm hoping they still have the basic option available.  

To wrap up this epistle, keep in mind that I'm a self-taught and frequently wrong (and old fogy) internet user.  I could be way off base with all this and if so I'm hoping someone(s) will LEAVE A COMMENT setting us all straight :-D.  Here's a link to an article that may be way more helpful.