Animals
- Early Morning Pasture Inspiration
Early mornings in the pasture are splendid these days!The sun is up so very early...as are the birds. The equines go out to pasture early in the morning and enjoy the first few hours of the daymunching and exploring. It's my favorite time of day...
- More Donkey Love
Thanksgiving is almost upon us...and we have so very much to be thankful for, don't we? Our family celebrates on the day after Thanksgiving...so that our kids don't have to rush around seeing double families on Thursday. So, today and tomorrow...
- Out And About
For weeks now, Daphne and Chloe have lived on a very narrow path from their house to their water and food area.Back and forth all day...refusing to go off the path. Unlike the horses, who trudge through the snow, no matter how deep,these gals will...
- Today's Lesson....sharing
What an amazingly beautiful day we had here yesterday. I began morning chores at 6:30 with temps in the teens....brrrrr! by the end of the afternoon we saw 35 degrees.(amazingly, that felt warm!) (Is there anything sweeter than sleeping minis?)There...
- Feline Barn Games
This morning, while I was cleaning manure out of our dry lot in front of the barn I was treated to a hilarious kitty game. It seems that our frisky TomTom loves to burrow in piles of hay that are put out for the horses. At one point, TomTom had just...
Animals
TomTom and Chloe Share a Moment
Who'd have thought,
months ago when the grass was greener
and gentle warm breezes cooled our 90 degree days,
that we would feel downright celebratory when the mercury hit 30 degrees?
Yesterday, in what felt like a heat wave, I loaded Maddie into the gator
so that she could come along for afternoon chores.
It seemed right after days and days of being cooped up
because of snow and ice and cold,
that everyone get a chance to go outside and enjoy the sunshine.
With hay spread around our almost grassless front pasture,
I let the equines out to graze,
and I settled down in what remained of the snow to watch and take pictures.
Which, of course, became an open invitation for a couple of overly friendly donkeys
to visit!
Daphne came over to me for a snuzzle...
Let me just say right now that I love everything about donkeys.
E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!
Their soft, kind, honest eyes...
their sweet kissable chin
that quivers as their attention is drawn to something moving in the distance.
their long, cupped ears that always point towards that which draws their attention...
ever listening, listening, listening....
Of all our animals, it is these two who make me feel absolutely loved.
You might tell me that they only care for me because I feed them.
But I would have to tell you this:
if they are given a choice of snuzzling with me or eating their food...
they always choose the snuzzling!
My interaction with Daphne was interrupted when something behind us caught her eye.
Chloe was having a moment with TomTom,
who had come out to walk the fence
in an attempt to let me know
that he wanted his supper.
Oblivious to Chloe, TomTom looked wistfully towards the barn,
where he knew his dinner sat - unopened.
My donkey moment had ended...
and it seemed that TomTom's donkey moment had ended as well...
it was time to finish feeding the rest of the gang.
The moment had been sweet and gentle... one of my favorites!
As for TomTom....not so much.
- Early Morning Pasture Inspiration
Early mornings in the pasture are splendid these days!The sun is up so very early...as are the birds. The equines go out to pasture early in the morning and enjoy the first few hours of the daymunching and exploring. It's my favorite time of day...
- More Donkey Love
Thanksgiving is almost upon us...and we have so very much to be thankful for, don't we? Our family celebrates on the day after Thanksgiving...so that our kids don't have to rush around seeing double families on Thursday. So, today and tomorrow...
- Out And About
For weeks now, Daphne and Chloe have lived on a very narrow path from their house to their water and food area.Back and forth all day...refusing to go off the path. Unlike the horses, who trudge through the snow, no matter how deep,these gals will...
- Today's Lesson....sharing
What an amazingly beautiful day we had here yesterday. I began morning chores at 6:30 with temps in the teens....brrrrr! by the end of the afternoon we saw 35 degrees.(amazingly, that felt warm!) (Is there anything sweeter than sleeping minis?)There...
- Feline Barn Games
This morning, while I was cleaning manure out of our dry lot in front of the barn I was treated to a hilarious kitty game. It seems that our frisky TomTom loves to burrow in piles of hay that are put out for the horses. At one point, TomTom had just...