piggies!

Anybody who knows me well knows that I love pigs and have for a long time. I'm not really sure what got me into pigs, I've just always loved them! I have a collection on my shelf in my room of all kinds of pigs from several different places. I have some from Hawaii and Mexico and random ones that people have picked up for me at odd places. This past spring I got the joy of getting my own piggy! Her name is Bess and I adore her. She is a black potbelly pig but isn't very big, around 60 pounds, which is small compared to some potbelly pigs. She is very friendly and loves people. Pigs live for about thirty years so hopefully I'll have her until I'm about 50! That is a long long time! Wooo! When we first got her she was very small. She slept in my room with me for the first week or so. She would sleep all during the day and at night was wide awake oinking all the time! It was like having a baby around. She finally learned that she was supposed to be asleep at night, and started sleeping in her pen outside. Bess is a very good piggy and I am proud to be her mother :)

picture from life.familyeducation.com