Bucks at Aunt Mel's Farm. Illustrations by artist, Melanie Eberhardt. Santa's Reindeer pay an early visit with only half the team.

Bubba is Aunt Mel's OTTB - Off the Track Thoroughbred. He raced for several years and won a lot of money. He usually finished second or third so he earned money the hard way. He was a great race horse and now he's Aunt Mel's dressage partner.

Round bales aren't just for eating!

Abandoned and left to die cold and alone in a wire pen, Aunt Mel rescues a small brown puppy who becomes a great companion and helper

GiGi gives birth to Nettie. Nettie grows up to be much larger than her mother but a very sweet mare who lives to have her belly scratched.

Peep the cockatiel lays eggs

Lyndon the pig engineers his drinking hole into a full blown pig pool as he tries to stay cool in hot Atlanta!

Aunt Mel’s horses are very nosey. They enjoy watching the neighborhood children jump on their trampoline. They spend summer evenings watching the neighborhood men play volleyball. If someone starts to drive down Aunt Mel’s long driveway, they run to the fence and stare. But

One day Aunt Mel was enjoying a hot cup of coffee swinging in her hammock under the big Maple tree. The animals were still eating their breakfast. The sun was just starting to warm for the day. As Aunt Mel enjoyed the peace and quiet, she suddenly caught a whiff of a terrible

Another fun story about one of Aunt Mel's cats. Capt'n Crunch was a one-eyed barn cat. He was incredibly sweet and smart.