Animals
- You Wear It Well
Yesterday morning as I started chores,I was surprised by how silent my world was.No sounds...no birds, no owls, no wind... just silence. I worked cleaning the dry lot in the silent, blue hour right before dawnmarveling at how peaceful the world becomes...
- Life In The Gonad-free Zone
It's late afternoon. The afternoon feeding is done and the sun is setting in the west... sending its last rays upward from the horizon like searchlights. It's been a little over a week since the fainting goat bucks were castrated,and...
- Sammy The Love Sponge
Not much happening on the farm today... waiting for the rain! Each afternoon when I finish the afternoon feeding and chores,I try to take a little time to sit in one or more of the animal enclosuresfor a little one on one time with them. Spending this...
- 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...
- Miracles
Last week, during "Staycation" I noticed that one of our kids was reading a bookabout bringing miracles into your life.I have been thinking a lot about this subject all week long. It seems to me that nowadays in this hustle-bustle world in which we live,that...
Animals
Peace And Quiet
I have so many favorite times of each day.
Sunrise... when my world is just awakening...
Then when the sun has risen just high enough above the horizon that the light is perfect
and nature's colors become brilliant and alive...
Then later in the morning, when the chores are done,
and everything is peaceful...
Later in the afternoon, as I finish the afternoon feeding,
is my time to relax amongst the animals for a bit of time.
I pick one group of animals...pigs, donkey, horses, or goats,
and just sit...
for the most part un-noticed by the animals...
observing...
enjoying watching the animals and their social interaction.
Interactions, like....
Sam: "Hi, O'Malley. Whatcha doing?"
Sam: "You smell good. Will you be my friend?"
Sam: "Can I taste your food?"
Sam: "Mmmm...this is good. Why doesn't Mom feed me this good stuff?"
You might have noticed that O'Malley says nothing.
She is very tolerant of Sammy and goes on eating... silently.
I love these little trans-species interactions in this peaceful world,
where no one feels threatened.
I lie here on my stomach, taking pictures, feeling like the luckiest person in the world.
I am surrounded by friends with the gentlest spirits.
I have learned so much from animals...
like...
how to be silent,
how to be completely present and quiet my mind...
to just "be."
It is those moments that are truly magical...
and magic happens at those times.
It is in those times, when I am completely at peace and relaxed that
the animals seem to accept me as one of their own.
Yesterday, at one of those times as I lay on the ground, O'Malley came and stood beside me..
shoulder to shoulder...
while Sammy sat on the other side of me.
Both animals calm, quiet, trusting, relaxed...
magical.
Just behind me on the other side of the fence...
two turkeys.
I wish each and every one of you could have the chance to sit
quietly with me and enjoy this peaceful world!
Unbelievably, we've reached another Friday....
my how time flies.
Monday I will have a finished pizza oven to show you!!
And next weekend, after the mortar has had a chance to dry...
PIZZA...
and I have a few homemade pizza ideas to share with you.
It's the weekend....make it a great one!
- You Wear It Well
Yesterday morning as I started chores,I was surprised by how silent my world was.No sounds...no birds, no owls, no wind... just silence. I worked cleaning the dry lot in the silent, blue hour right before dawnmarveling at how peaceful the world becomes...
- Life In The Gonad-free Zone
It's late afternoon. The afternoon feeding is done and the sun is setting in the west... sending its last rays upward from the horizon like searchlights. It's been a little over a week since the fainting goat bucks were castrated,and...
- Sammy The Love Sponge
Not much happening on the farm today... waiting for the rain! Each afternoon when I finish the afternoon feeding and chores,I try to take a little time to sit in one or more of the animal enclosuresfor a little one on one time with them. Spending this...
- 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...
- Miracles
Last week, during "Staycation" I noticed that one of our kids was reading a bookabout bringing miracles into your life.I have been thinking a lot about this subject all week long. It seems to me that nowadays in this hustle-bustle world in which we live,that...