Animals
- Favorite Day Of The Week
Do you have a favorite day of the week?Mine...is Sunday!Hands down. Best day. Entire week. We usually reserve Sunday as a family day.We try to always stay home...and love when family comes for a farm visit. But even on the quiet Sundays when...
- January Quietude
After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,it was wonderful to be able to enjoy a quiet weekend at home. Most of Saturday we spent indoors.I finished one quilt top and started another, while Hubbs caught up on his reading. Sunday morning...
- Transition
We rode into the weekend on Summer's coat tails....hot and muggy weather.Then, a monsoon blew through on Saturday afternoon (horizontal sheets of cat and dog rain with gale force winds)helping Summer on her way;and Autumn made his official...
- Leo, The Dandy Lion And Other Weekend Sights
The sun came back out this weekend.Temperatures have remained above average all winter.It's been a weird one, I think you will all agree! We were all happy to spend some time out of doors.Even though there is nothing growing in our front pasture,the...
- A Day Of Rest
This morning, like every other Sunday morning, Maddie got the front half out of bed and then decided to quit. A big yawn...........and back to sleep she fell...half in and half out of bed. There are no days of rest on a farm. Each and every morning the...
Animals
I Love Sundays
Around the farm, Sundays are all about family.
It is the one day each week that we try to slow down
and just enjoy the serenity that country life offers us.
A peaceful start to the day, doing morning chores at sunrise....
This is one time of day that I hate to miss.
Sunrise at the barn offers spectacular shows
and yesterday's was the best we'd had in a while.
Even the horses enjoy their peaceful early morning repast.
Although the chickens are up and ready for the day's activities,
there are always a few who like to sleep in...
and a few who rest (gossiping) in the tree next to their coop...
After chores, upon return to the farmhouse we nourish ourselves
with our traditional "Farm Breakfast"...
a Sunday morning tradition
(feel free to join us any Sunday morning that you happen to be in the area!)
Southwestern omelets and whole grain Belgian waffles with fresh pear slices
and homemade triple berry compote were on yesterday's menu.
Cleaning eggs and packaging for the week's deliveries
was the last required task.
We were surprised to find this sunflower design on this egg...
Curious, huh?
A family hike with the dogs filled a large part of the afternoon.
With cameras in hand, Hubbs, Amanda, Andy and I
headed through our hay field, where Becky's horses were out grazing...
to the hundred acre woods in search of interesting subjects.
Like....
eyes on logs...
hollow logs habitats...
moss sending seeds skyward....
And on the way home...
stopping to bring the pigs back to the barn.
Here is Maddie our Newfie with her piggies.
And this picture was taken months ago...
look how those piggies have grown!
The afternoon ended with an ultrasound exam for O'Malley.
Happily, we found she has twins (at least!)
The moon rising over the arena...
the perfect ending to a perfect day.
I love Sundays!
Nothing is more fulfilling to us than enjoying the beauty of the land
and the personalities of the animals who share it with us.
I hope you had a beautiful Sunday as well!
PS...we have been treated to way-above-average temperatures these last few days...
it's a weird winter here!
- Favorite Day Of The Week
Do you have a favorite day of the week?Mine...is Sunday!Hands down. Best day. Entire week. We usually reserve Sunday as a family day.We try to always stay home...and love when family comes for a farm visit. But even on the quiet Sundays when...
- January Quietude
After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,it was wonderful to be able to enjoy a quiet weekend at home. Most of Saturday we spent indoors.I finished one quilt top and started another, while Hubbs caught up on his reading. Sunday morning...
- Transition
We rode into the weekend on Summer's coat tails....hot and muggy weather.Then, a monsoon blew through on Saturday afternoon (horizontal sheets of cat and dog rain with gale force winds)helping Summer on her way;and Autumn made his official...
- Leo, The Dandy Lion And Other Weekend Sights
The sun came back out this weekend.Temperatures have remained above average all winter.It's been a weird one, I think you will all agree! We were all happy to spend some time out of doors.Even though there is nothing growing in our front pasture,the...
- A Day Of Rest
This morning, like every other Sunday morning, Maddie got the front half out of bed and then decided to quit. A big yawn...........and back to sleep she fell...half in and half out of bed. There are no days of rest on a farm. Each and every morning the...