Pig's favorite things about summertime are the prevalence of June apples that fall from our tree, juicy watermelon rinds and the occasional ear of corn that we toss to him from the deck, and the fact that we humans are outside more to play with him. Henry has arranged our back yard with a badminton court, a croquet court, and a horseshoes court. Whenever we are out playing one game or another, all our animals -- two dogs, four cats, and Pig -- are right out there with us, enjoying the coolness of the early summer evenings. I'll try to get a photo of this phenomenon to add to this post.
Yesterday, I let Pig out of his pen and noticed that he had knocked over his water tub. When I took it to the outside spigot to refill it, Pig followed me and started drinking thirstily as the tub filled. We recently had a good, soaking rain, and our creek, which had gone nearly dry, is full again. Pig loves to go down to the creek and cool off. Even when the water level is low, he enjoys wallowing in the mud. Occasionally, he will appear back at the house, completely covered in mud. Thankfully, he doesn't seem to mind being hosed off. Perhaps I will replace the plastic baby pool we had for him last year....he's bigger now than he was last year and would be able to get in and out of it easier this year. Pigs do need a way to cool off in the hot summer temps, and because they sunburn easily, they need to be able to get out of the sun. Pig spends a lot of time under our deck or under the trampoline, resting in the shade.
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