What a wonderful sight to start the day…I went out to the barn in the pouring rain for morning feeding and there was everybody together in the two dry stalls—all three donkeys, the three sheep, and Pegasus. A cozy manger scene. They all looked out the barn door at me as I sloshed through the muck toward them.
Waking to the sound of rain, I had gotten the message that it would be all right to let Pegasus out today, that the grass hasn’t been infused with its rich spring juice yet because of the late rains. Since the consequences can be painful (see Pegasus and the Ides of March, 3/19/12, for why she can’t go out at this time of year), I crosschecked the message with my pendulum. Message confirmed, I headed to the barn.
I stood by the gate and called to Pegasus, sending her a mental picture of her being out on the acreage. She’s been in the smaller area around the barn for more than a week, so it took a few calls for her to get my message. When she did, she extricated herself from the group in the stall, which took some maneuvering, stepped over Beau, the little Icelandic sheep, who was lying on the stoop, and skirted the muddiest areas to reach me at the gate. She didn’t care that it was raining and went happily out to graze.
It warms my heart at how tuned in we are to each other. She had become resigned to being kept in the barn pasture and would wait in the barn for her morning mash while I let everybody else out onto the land. Today we were both excited at this unexpected reprieve.
The rest of the group didn’t budge from the dry barn, waiting for their morning hay and whatever other treats I might happen to produce for them. Later they all joined Pegasus. Eventually, the donkeys went their own way. The sheep stayed close to their beloved horse, though, happy to have her back with them, and the four are at this very moment roaming the land together.
