Animals
There is something so peaceful about morning in the barn. The air is crisp and cool. The animals have just woken up and are quietly waiting for hay. Morning is my favorite time at the farm.
After taking hay to the goats and horses, feeding the chickens, guineas and ducks, and making sure everyone's water is plentiful and not frozen, we start the task of mucking stalls. The work is purely physical, leaving much room for quiet contemplation. I start about the task of sifting through the stalls and am surrounded by the sound of horses chewing away at their breakfast. The birds begin their wintery song and all seems right with the world.
- This Is How We Roll...
Every morning, chores begin at the barn.The horses are let out into the pasture.Hay is spread for them.Water buckets are filled.The cats are fed.The pigs are fed, watered, and cleaned.The dry lot and stalls are cleaned. The turkey pen is opened and the...
- Quiet Autumn Days
One of my favorite times to sit and unwind is during feeding time.There is such a calm, peaceful feeling in the barn when all is quietbut the sound of chewing. Each morning, after spending a few hours in the pasture, the equines head back to the...
- The Calm Before The Storm
Every so often I am awestruck by the quiet, peaceful, stillness of the farm.Quiet, of course, is a matter of perspective.And to most of you a normal day on the farm might seem very quiet.Yesterday afternoon, however, was the type of quiet that is so quiet...as...
- Moonbeam
He is in need of a bath and some general grooming....but with the weather as it has been for the last several days (rainy), it will have to wait. Still....he is quite lovely, don't you think? Though a bit on the chubby side, (he really loves to graze)...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...
Animals
Cold, Quiet Mornings
There is something so peaceful about morning in the barn. The air is crisp and cool. The animals have just woken up and are quietly waiting for hay. Morning is my favorite time at the farm.
After taking hay to the goats and horses, feeding the chickens, guineas and ducks, and making sure everyone's water is plentiful and not frozen, we start the task of mucking stalls. The work is purely physical, leaving much room for quiet contemplation. I start about the task of sifting through the stalls and am surrounded by the sound of horses chewing away at their breakfast. The birds begin their wintery song and all seems right with the world.
- This Is How We Roll...
Every morning, chores begin at the barn.The horses are let out into the pasture.Hay is spread for them.Water buckets are filled.The cats are fed.The pigs are fed, watered, and cleaned.The dry lot and stalls are cleaned. The turkey pen is opened and the...
- Quiet Autumn Days
One of my favorite times to sit and unwind is during feeding time.There is such a calm, peaceful feeling in the barn when all is quietbut the sound of chewing. Each morning, after spending a few hours in the pasture, the equines head back to the...
- The Calm Before The Storm
Every so often I am awestruck by the quiet, peaceful, stillness of the farm.Quiet, of course, is a matter of perspective.And to most of you a normal day on the farm might seem very quiet.Yesterday afternoon, however, was the type of quiet that is so quiet...as...
- Moonbeam
He is in need of a bath and some general grooming....but with the weather as it has been for the last several days (rainy), it will have to wait. Still....he is quite lovely, don't you think? Though a bit on the chubby side, (he really loves to graze)...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...