Spring-ish

Elmer would like to welcome you to Spring-ish and the Lollypop Farm walk

A few of the horses





Don't play coy Emu...


Sleepy pig


Piggy pig


This is how I thought all of Upstate New York looked before I moved here.


Goose


Someday this llama will come closer


GOATS!!!


And now all the Daffodils are out.

Enough blogging for now.  It's going to be nice for only a few more minutes.  So, I'm going outside to enjoy it...

Lollypop Farm Telethon 2013 Today!

Join us as we celebrate our 17th year of Lollypop Farm’s Telethon, our largest fundraising event for homeless and abused animals in our community. This annual animal extravaganza will be broadcast live from Eastview Mall on 13 WHAM-TV, Rochester's CW, and 13wham.com from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.. - See more at: http://www.lollypop.org/site/c.clKUI9OQIoJcH/b.8484615/k.352D/Telethon_2013.htm#sthash.RlryD2Lq.dpuf

The six-hour broadcast will showcase the diverse and meaningful work Lollypop Farm performs each and every day. Celebrate our far-reaching community programs, successful adoptions and hear stories of some of the special animals that have touched our lives.

Your support is critical! All funds raised help Lollypop Farm care for homeless and abused pets and continue to bring valuable services—including humane education, cruelty investigations, and much more—to the Rochester community.

Make a difference in the lives of homeless animals with your Telethon donation. Remember—every dollar raised stays in the Rochester community and helps change a pet's life for the better. See how your donation is put to work:

$25 = Spay/Neuter one animal
$50 = Purchases surgical instrument trays
$100 = Purchases animal capture gloves
$200 = Purchases a veterinary heating pad
$500 = Allows for surgical and rehabilitation of one animal cruelty victim

- See more at: http://www.lollypop.org/site/c.clKUI9OQIoJcH/b.8484615/k.352D/Telethon_2013.htm#sthash.RlryD2Lq.dpuf

Last Gasp of Summer

Lollypop Farm's Barktober Fest 2012 raised $110,000 to help homeless and abused pets in the Greater Rochester community!  Thanks to all of you who donated to the festival, to me personally (even you "anonymous" whoever you are), to all of our volunteers, staff, and everyone else who participated.  


People hanging out in Egypt Park


AND THEIR OFF!  Runners on their 5-mile race




I believe this is a back-to-back win for our first place runner.


THE FINISH.  Thanks to Fleet Feet/Yellowjacket Racing!  Great job and thanks for all your hard work


Sinzibukwud rockin' out the park


Fairport Lions Club making up some delicious hamburgers and hot dogs!


Ate at Tournedos restaurant at the Inn on Broadway before going to the Fringe Festival

.  Awesome meal.  But, how can I go wrong with steak and potatoes? 


Bandaloop dancing on the side of the HSBC building on the Manhattan Square Park side.








Tiny Dancers...


An old Irish Blessing says: "May your puppy be tired before you go home."

That's all for now.  THANKS again to everyone who participated at Barktober Fest.  It was a great time and you helped a lot of animals by having fun!

Please Join Us For BarktoberFest 2012 On Saturday!

Please join us for Barktoberfest 2012 on Saturday, September 22 from 8:30am to 3pm at Egypt Park (intersection of Pittsford-Palmyra Rd (Route 31) & Victor Road next to Lollypop Farm).  Now entering its 15th year, Barktober Fest 2012 Presented by Pet$aver Healthy Pet Superstore is Greater Rochester's most popular event for pet lovers! Over 2,500 people and their pets will come together in an effort to raise $144,500 to support homeless and abused animals in our community.

Some of the fun activities include:

5-mile race

1.5 mile nature Walk for the Animals

pet portraits

agility course and demonstrations

The Kid Zone

Kissing Booth

Flea Market

Food

Shopping

music by Sinzibukwud

and much, much more!!!

For More Information, please visit:

www.Lollypop.org/bfest

Lollypop Farm Construction Update

Here's a little update on the construction going on at Lollypop Farm!

This is the foundation for the new "cat patio."  Where the auditorium is now will become the new cat room.  The cat patio will be a place for cats to look outside and for people to look in.  Endless entertainment!


This is the new Training Center wing.  


It won't be long before the new Clinic will have walls going up!  We just set a new record of 54 spay/neuter surgeries today with only three operation tables.  So, the quicker this is up the more animals we can help!


The new barn!  It's so shiny and red!

We can do great things for the animals of Greater Rochester with your support.  Our next big event is below.  I hope you can join or donate!

Barktoberfest

September 22, 2012, Lollypop Farm from 8:30am to 3pm

http://www.lollypop.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1029170&supid=332003083

Chimney Bluff

Thank you for all your kind messages on Megan and I's 2nd anniversary.  Lots of pictures of our trip to Chimney Bluff State Park, near Sodus, NY.  Had a great meal at Amaya's http://amayabarandgrill.com (may I suggest the Chicken Vindaloo).  THANKS AGAIN!!!


Megan and I on the sun...


Welcome to Chimney Bluffs State Park: http://nysparks.com/parks/43/details.aspx or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_Bluffs_State_Park


The bluffs off in the distance


Tree apparently trying to make a jail break toward Ontario, Canada




































THE SHARK FIN!


The wife


They should know that signs that say things like "DANGER STAY OFF BLUFFS" only make me get closer to them...


Perhaps this sign should be put on all the banks Moody's downgraded their credit ratings?




This is how I imagine Israel looking; not Upstate New York






That is not a naked man or a hermit...
















Crazy web of sticks, rocks, and sand cement


Captain Jack over looking his "Goodtime Tavern" in Sodus Point


Some kind of algae skimmers or something in Sodus Bay


A view of Sodus Point


baby swans






One big happy family

And, now for a business update...

The foundation is being laid for the new clinic and training wing!!!


Just look at the excitement on Atticus' face...

That's it for now.  THANKS again for your kind messages about our anniversary.