Monthly Archives: July 2012

The Apple Ritual

The animals are starting the apple ritual early this year. They coax me to the various trees around the property to get me to shake the tree and bring down some apples for them. The apples aren’t ready, but the … Continue reading

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Peace and Calm

Everyone on the sanctuary is healthy right now—knock on wood. I’m hesitant to call attention to that, out of superstition that it will pull in some calamity. But I’m risking the fates because I want to send out a big … Continue reading

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Joys of Summer

What a joy it is to feed dinner to the group in the warm late afternoon of summer. These days, now that the grass on the land is dried golden, the animals are usually waiting near the barn at 4 pm … Continue reading

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Exploring the World

One of the joys of having animals roam free is getting to watch their explorations of the wide world. Here is Snowflake at 18 days old discovering the birdbath and figuring out what to do with it, while her sister, … Continue reading

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