Animals
- Starting At The Beginning
Before I say anything else....I have to say...you guys are the BEST! So many questions....so many ideas....so much to say.And although the rest of gray winter looms ahead of me...my mind is full of ideas to share with you.I cannot thank you enough! I...
- Memories...
Dearest friends,I am humbled by the outpouring of love and supportthat you have gifted me and my family over the passing of oursweet old girl, Maddie. How lucky she is to have so many people keeping her alive in their thoughts! I thought, to end...
- Protecting The Divine
I walk outside in the morning, bathed in the light of the rising sunand I come alive. The earth reaches up to support my soles,and in doing so, stirs my soul. My skin is kissed by the gentle breeze that gives dry leaves flight,and I humbly thank...
- Do You Need A Dose?
When is the last time you stood and watched the sun rise or set?Felt the leaves crunch beneath your feet as you walk through the woods?Spent a half of an hour watching a butterfly float from flower to flower?Climbed a tree?Listened to the birds, identifying...
- Playtime With Maddie
There seems to be no shortage of cute around the farm this week. Yesterday was nursery cleaning day. Becky and I mucked out the goat house and replaced the bedding with fresh clean hay. While we cleaned, the new kids played in the snow...
Animals
Zenobia Barlow, “Confluence of Streams”
"Children are born with a sense of wonder and an affinity for Nature. Properly cultivated, these values can mature into ecological literacy, and eventually into sustainable patterns of living."
"Children are born with a sense of wonder and an affinity for Nature. Properly cultivated, these values can mature into ecological literacy, and eventually into sustainable patterns of living."
Thomas Berry, The Dream of the Earth
"Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives."
"Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives."
The above quotes pretty much sum up what I see as the mission of our farm.
To provide young and old with experiences that will teach them
to love the natural world and incorporate that love into their own lives,
so that they will live in a way as to protect and preserve our precious earth and all of
its inhabitants.
And that is precisely why I always jump at the chance to have young
visitors here at the farm.
Yesterday we had six preschoolers visit us.
We took a long walk with the dogs...
and visited with the animals...
We gathered eggs and watched the ducks swim.
We threw sticks into the pond for Maddie (our Newfie) to retrieve.
Each child had his/her favorite animal,
but also was fascinated by the small things,
like stones and feathers and nuts,
and our collection of birds nests.
We had a wonderful time,
and sure hope Miss Stephanie will bring the kids back for another visit some time!
PS....
a new kitty has moved into the barn.
This sweet, friendly (but skinny) tiger cat has been coming for meal time.
If she/he stays, we will have Dr. Becky examine her/him,
vaccinate and neuter if needed.
It may be another mouth to feed,
but it is also another life that needs a little loving...
something we have plenty of here on the farm!
(If he/she is here later today, I will try to get a picture.)
- Starting At The Beginning
Before I say anything else....I have to say...you guys are the BEST! So many questions....so many ideas....so much to say.And although the rest of gray winter looms ahead of me...my mind is full of ideas to share with you.I cannot thank you enough! I...
- Memories...
Dearest friends,I am humbled by the outpouring of love and supportthat you have gifted me and my family over the passing of oursweet old girl, Maddie. How lucky she is to have so many people keeping her alive in their thoughts! I thought, to end...
- Protecting The Divine
I walk outside in the morning, bathed in the light of the rising sunand I come alive. The earth reaches up to support my soles,and in doing so, stirs my soul. My skin is kissed by the gentle breeze that gives dry leaves flight,and I humbly thank...
- Do You Need A Dose?
When is the last time you stood and watched the sun rise or set?Felt the leaves crunch beneath your feet as you walk through the woods?Spent a half of an hour watching a butterfly float from flower to flower?Climbed a tree?Listened to the birds, identifying...
- Playtime With Maddie
There seems to be no shortage of cute around the farm this week. Yesterday was nursery cleaning day. Becky and I mucked out the goat house and replaced the bedding with fresh clean hay. While we cleaned, the new kids played in the snow...