The King ranch for the six legged set
Mean while back at the ranch
The good life
Located in Northwestern Nevada, on the west slope of Fred's Mountain is a paradise for man and critter. Forty acres of largely undisturbed high desert, provides a home for two people, two dogs, one cat, two horses, and numerous rabbits, squirrels, coyotes, badgers, other rodents and ant colonies.
The People
Roy and Tara Blood are former Air Traffic Controllers. Roy plays at ranching and computers. Tara, writes, knits, and teaches bible studies.
- TheSevenKids.com A link to Tara's children's writings. Stories beloved by her twenty one grandchildren will becoming to this site.
Planned completion of this site is the Spring of 2010
Some samples should be online before that time period.
The Animals
The dogs are an acquired female and one of her male puppies. She is a catahoula. The puppy was born on January 29, 2011 and was from a mixed hound father.
The two horses that their names tell much, Red and Rusty. They are older geldings. We also acquired an African Gray Parrot by the name of Corky.
The natural wild life consists of cottontail and jackrabbits, ground squirrels, kangaroo and pack rats and other rodents, along with coyotes. There is a large bird population including quail, blue jays, magpies, ravens, finches, sparrows, and sightings of red tailed hawks, and golden eagles.
The Location
The house is set on the South facing slope with the house having a southern exposure taking full advanatge of sun.
We sit at 5600' with open views of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. See the Gallery pages for a few of our spetacular views.
Alaskan Volcanic Information
Potential volcanic eruptions under watch in Alaska
This could be tomorrows headline.
Cascade Range Volcanic Infomation
Currently all is quiet along this range, but things can change.
Anthillacres Weather
The National Weather Service SWAG for a forecast section that includes Anthillacres.