Peru Road, Town Of Lawrence, New York - Part 1

It was a clear, beautiful winter day in the north country, and I decided to take a driving tour on my way to Potsdam. I chose Peru Road, in the rural town of Lawrence, NY. My first stop was this woodsy home with firewood stacked up outdoors:

There were a few big, modern suburban homes, but I skipped them, searching for older places, reminiscent of country life in the past. This barn, wagon and outbuildings was just what I was looking for:

I drove right by this home, thinking it didn't look old enough, but then backed up to snap a picture when I noticed, on my way by, how scenic it was. What a lovely home in the country:

I stopped to photograph this home, but several small, furiously barking dogs sent me quickly on my way. It wasn't until I got home and looked at the photo that I saw the hanging deer carcass, the bird feeder and the big dog:

Peru Road has some prosperous looking Amish farms, and this one is perhaps the biggest and most picturesque:

This is the house which goes with the above farm:

There were corn fields and hay fields all along the road:

This honey stand stopped me in my tracks because I recognized it. I used to buy honey from this self-serve stand when it was on the highway, but then it disappeared. Apparently the bee keeper moved to Peru Road - or maybe he quit keeping bees and sold the stand:

This magnificent barn was behind the honey stand:

A field of Amish corn shocks:

Another prosperous looking Amish home:

And a beautiful Amish barn. There was more yet to see on Peru Road, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Everyone's Friend

I began to notice changes in the cats' and dogs' relationships when the new kitten, Caspar, came into the house. It began when I noticed him contemplating joining the dogs in their kitchen corner napping spot:

 As with most of the animals, little Caspar's first friend was gigantic Seamus, who is big, soft and friendly:

 And Seamus is tolerant of all kinds of silliness:

 Do you think he'll let me?

 I'll give him a massage to show him I like him:

 His next canine friends were Clover, Fergus and Daphne:

 Then Caspar apparently decided that Seamus would make a good mommy substitute and he began kneading and sucking on his curly neck hair. Seamus didn't mind:

 Mostly he uses Sammy for play, but Caspar discovered they can cuddle together too:

 He often joins all the dogs (except Jack, who thinks Caspar is a little irritating) in the kitchen corner:

 And when no dogs or cats are available, he'll sleep with one of his many jingle-balls. But only after he's worn himself out batting them all around the house:

 Better still, he can curl up with a couple of dogs AND the jingle-ball:

 Daisy is a pretty good cuddler too. Caspar has made himself at home here and made good friends while doing so: