The sheep and donkeys are happy to eat the Apple tree leaves, but no animal is happier than Bud when a big limb falls.

Our trees contain more life than many people realize – birds, worms, rabbits, moles, snakes – all things that Boston Terriers love to hunt, and if possible, kill. Bud doesn’t like extreme heat or cold, he is happy to come in and doze.

But since the limbs fell, Bud is serious, patrolling the back of Maria’s studio day and night. He has to be coaxed to come in. He’s having a great time. As far as we can tell, he’s gotten one snake and one mole.

The chipmunks and squirrels seem too fast and smart for him. But he never gives up,  he never quits.