Prescott National Forest surrounding Buffalo Spirit Lodge

Home, Land, and Family in the Ponderosa Pine Forest - Ponderosa Park

Buffalo Spirit Lodge - my cabin in the woods

Front porch and entrance

Living room

Dining room with Rajah, Sherman, & Belinda

Belinda

Master Sherman - 1988-2010

Sherman & Belinda (the Butterscotch Twins)

Oliver (aka Ollie) sent by Sherman January 2010  born May 28, 2009

Jerry (orange tabby) & Lila (silver/orange tabby/tortie) arrived at 9 weeks old November 2010; born September 1, 2010

Ziggy arrived 4/30/11 at 6 1/2 weeks old; born March 17, 2011

The Chickens

    Miranda (Golden Sebright bantam hen)  with Belinda

Bantam chicks born/hatched 6/6/06   

 11 days old                                                                                                                   16 days old

3 weeks old

One month old

Two months old    Adult hens Alexandra & Miranda on ground in front; rest are chicks at 2 months old. The roosters started crowing squeakily at 7 weeks old and busily developed their crows each morning. Belinda eagerly attends chicken activities.

Araucana rooster & hen (above) Buff & Blue Mille Fleur hens (right)

Brown Ginger Old English hen  Red Ginger Old English rooster (below right)

Red and white Frizzle roosters & hens

Three Months Old                   Sherman (cat) attending                                                                                    

Mille Fleur D'Uccle hen

Silver Sebright hen, Brown Ginger Old English hen, Ginger Red Old English rooster (below)

Six months old (Out of the original group of 24 chicks, 15 were roosters; 13 roosters and 3 hens went to wonderful new homes)

               Sicily (White Frizzle rooster) & Marilyn (Red Frizzle hen)                                      Guinevere (Silver Sebright)

Mitzi (Red Frizzle hen) & Cricket (Ginger Red Old English rooster)

Virgoleo & Cassandra (Mille Fleur D'Uccle rooster & hen)

Spinky & Diana (Brown Red Old English hens) with Stormy (Araucana bantam hen)

Spirit Power Circle

Katonka - Keeper/Guardian of Buffalo Spirit Lodge

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