My newest book released!

I received  my comp copies of the latest book I illustrated for Storey Publications. Check it out!

Draft Horses and Mules
Storey’s Working Animal Series: Harnessing Equine Power for Farm and Show
Gail Damerow, Alina Rice
Hardworking and intelligent, draft horses and mules provide clean-energy power for an impressive array of tasks. Cultivate farmland, haul logs, give [...]

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Mixing the Herds

I decided tonight when I did chores that it was the time of year to start putting the herds back together. I took old John, the mule, out of the pasture and let him eat his mush next to the truck. He is somewhere near 40, so I did not think he would appreciate the [...]

Any Bird Watchers Out There?

The Sunday that the hay arrived and we were spending quality time with the horses and the dogs, we also had an unusual visitor. At first, it was flying with the turkey vultures, and was just another black winged object in the sky. As it got closer, we knew we had an eagle, but not [...]

Isn’t She Lovely?

Over the weekend, our winter supply of hay arrived. There are few things as satisfying as those rows of bales. A full tank of gas. A balanced checkbook without any minus signs near the last number. Those kinds of satisfying things. We had to jump out of the truck and play on the bales and [...]

Goodbye Summer

Summer is gone. Goodbye, Summer.
Goodbye to the red winged blackbirds along the roads and ditches singing for their territory and mates.

Goodbye to the killdeer that I waited for so eagerly as the first real indication of spring.

Goodbye to cold watermelon on hot summer days.

Goodbye to frolics through the growing beans.

Goodbye to the wild lilies.

Goodbye to [...]