Animals
- The Sounds Of Silence
I listened to a fascinating segment on NPR yesterday that talked about the soundsof our world.They talked about how sound can be divided into three groups. Geophony...which is the sounds of the earth...wind in trees, babbling brooks, thunder, etc.Biophony......
- 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...
- 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 perfectand nature's colors become brilliant and alive... Then later in the morning,...
- 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)...
- 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,...
Animals
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 if for some period of time, the entire earth is holding its breath....waiting.
No birds,
no wind,
no farm equipment sounds,
no mooing cow, or squealing pig sounds,
even the roosters are silent....
eerily silent, almost.
It was the calm before the storm...
thunder and black clouds soon arrived.
But for that hour when all was peaceful,
I sat amongst the animals, enjoying the solitude....
the only sound was that of my camera shutter.
I shared half of my time with the goats...
Forrest
Sissy
O'Malley
Nettie B.
Sally
Myrtle and a few visiting chickens
Smilin' Jack
Missy
And half of my time with the horses...
lying on my back in the pasture as they happily grazed around me.
Sweet, sweet Red.
Ollie has turned a much darker shade of grey this summer.
A great time for a roll....
And then the rains came again...
drenching our mown hay yet another time.
We have given up on this cutting of hay as it is
already getting moldy.
Our dairy farmer neighbor will take this hay for his cows
as it is no longer edible horse hay.
So, instead of turning hay, I spent a bit of time yesterday making another
1940's style farm apron from new vintage fabric.
Have a happy weekend!
We are most likely going to have rain, again.
- The Sounds Of Silence
I listened to a fascinating segment on NPR yesterday that talked about the soundsof our world.They talked about how sound can be divided into three groups. Geophony...which is the sounds of the earth...wind in trees, babbling brooks, thunder, etc.Biophony......
- 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...
- 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 perfectand nature's colors become brilliant and alive... Then later in the morning,...
- 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)...
- 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,...