Animals
- My Least Favorite Day Of The Year
Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote to you of my favorite day...the end of Daylight Savings...that wonderful day that gifts us an extra hour of life(only to be taken away from us in the spring.) So, I am sure you would guess then that my least favorite...
- The Countdown Begins....
The sands of time are slipping through the hourglass at an alarming rate right now.The sun rises and an hour later, it seems, it sets again.And yet, daylight lasts a little longer each day.How can this be? I have decided that the surest way to make time...
- An Ordinary Day With Extras
Yesterday was like any other day,but not. The morning sun rose...setting a small blaze on the horizon...for just an instant. Morning chores brought a deep chill to my bones.It's spring, yet the thermometer still reads in the 20s at this time of day....
- Day Is Done, Gone The Sun
It's eight o'clock in the evening.The day was long...but so, so productive. The garden and the pumpkin patch are finished.The flowers are planted.The watering is done. The sun has set and an orange moon is rising in the sky. Welcome to my second...
- My Favorite Day
Have I ever told you of my favorite day of the year?You might try and guess...and you would probably say Thanksgiving or Christmas or someother holiday. But no,my most favorite day of the entire year was yesterday...the end of Daylight Savings...turning...
Animals
The Gift of Time
Wanna know a secret?
Yesterday is (was) my favorite day of the year.
Seriously!
Turning the clocks back to Eastern Standard Time is my favorite thing.
Better than birthdays.
Better than Christmas.
Best. Day. Ever.
And to make the day even better,
I play a mind game with myself.
I don't turn the clocks back the night before...because I don't want to sleep that extra hour away.
I don't even turn the clocks back when I get out of bed.
No, I wait until I complete morning chores and are heading back to the house...
and then the clock goes backwards
and my day just gained an extra hour!
Oh, and there are so many possibilities for what I will do with that extra hour.
For someone who always feels like every day is just a little too short,
the gift of an extra hour is wonderful
And that, my friends, is why the end of Daylight Savings Time is my favorite day of the year.
Amanda and Tim (our newlyweds) were home for the weekend
and Amanda asked, "Do you think that the time change confuses the animals?"
"It doesn't," I replied.
Around the farm, chores are done by the sun and the moon,
and not by the clock.
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| Friday evening's moon |
I arose this morning at the same time...right before the break of dawn,
although the clock told me it was an hour earlier.
The animals will still be fed as the sun rises
(and you know how I hate to miss a sunrise!)
The only difference is that I will finish chores an hour earlier by the clock.
Which isn't a bad deal at all...
now I have an extra hour each morning!
The flip side is this...
it now gets dark around here at 5:30.
And that's ok, too.
There is less outdoor work to be done these days...so shorter days are fine.
After months of working outdoors until sundown,
it's nice to finally have some relaxation time in the evenings.
To every thing there is a season...right?
And the changing seasons and all that comes along with that is what I love about living
right here in this place...
in the heart of the most beautiful place that I have ever known!
So tell me...
what did you do with your extra hour yesterday?
- My Least Favorite Day Of The Year
Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote to you of my favorite day...the end of Daylight Savings...that wonderful day that gifts us an extra hour of life(only to be taken away from us in the spring.) So, I am sure you would guess then that my least favorite...
- The Countdown Begins....
The sands of time are slipping through the hourglass at an alarming rate right now.The sun rises and an hour later, it seems, it sets again.And yet, daylight lasts a little longer each day.How can this be? I have decided that the surest way to make time...
- An Ordinary Day With Extras
Yesterday was like any other day,but not. The morning sun rose...setting a small blaze on the horizon...for just an instant. Morning chores brought a deep chill to my bones.It's spring, yet the thermometer still reads in the 20s at this time of day....
- Day Is Done, Gone The Sun
It's eight o'clock in the evening.The day was long...but so, so productive. The garden and the pumpkin patch are finished.The flowers are planted.The watering is done. The sun has set and an orange moon is rising in the sky. Welcome to my second...
- My Favorite Day
Have I ever told you of my favorite day of the year?You might try and guess...and you would probably say Thanksgiving or Christmas or someother holiday. But no,my most favorite day of the entire year was yesterday...the end of Daylight Savings...turning...