In tender , warmhearted pictures and prose , retired veterinarian William J. Weber shows what rural life is like in the Big Pine Valley of North Carolina....Meet Uncle Bass , Clyde , Ruby-Noah , Eulala and many others. Find out how they 'head up" a spring , make molasses and bring in hay the old-fashioned way . Also meet "Mike' the old red mule , "Drumstix" the 14-year-old rooster and "Bitsy" the determined little lamb....you will enjoy it