Full Moon...Snow Moon at the Ark

Ok, so it is February 7, 2012 and what photo-op do I seize upon?  Well, this of course, mainly because of what it does to the creatures around here, excluding Harvard, who is only phased by Duke Basketball!  I was tempted to drag him outside and tell him that a giant basketball had escaped from Cameron Indoor Stadium and was flying through the sky.  This could have possibly dragged him away from the TV for a few minutes, but I seriously doubt it!

I go outside and take my photo and was amazed at how many coyotes I heard.  I could hear one down at the north end of our property calling to another one at the south end of the property. I have to admit that it was a pretty scary sound.  Gibbs, our Great Pyranees who is normally a  125 pound ball of furry sweetness, was  on full alert tonight and patrolling the entire fence line to keep the scoundrels away from our llamas, goats, and mini's.  Gibbs was appropriately named after Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, because he looks pretty darned laid-back, and would make a good kisser  (excuse me!) but he is all business and will certainly whack you on the back of the head if you act like a dumb fool and enter his property.  If I had my way, I would have 3-4 Gibbs to patrol but The Little Sweetie has made that impossible by bringing home 10 other furry beings.  The poor llamas were so afraid that they bedded down with our 39 year old pony in his stall.  He couldn't protect them if his life depended on it, but they are his best friends now so he might possibly make a little snort or stamp a hoof...but that is about it.   Coyotes.... hmmm... let's get rid of them.  Who the heck brought them here anyway?  Whoever they are, I am mad at them!   Until we get rid of them, I guess my poor big ole Gibbs will have to continually patrol .   Lord I love that big old sweetie But...can he protect us from this???Not sure....