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,

feeding time for donkeys and sheep

Feeding time (photo credit: Mella Mincberg)

the animals are usually waiting near the barn at 4 pm for hay and other treats.

Here, Raphael and I enjoy a moment of communion while Sylphide goes for the bowl and the sheep gather at the feeder. It looks like Beau has decided that the teff hay (the hay supplier was out of the low-carb orchard grass I usually buy) is not worthy.

About Stephanie Marohn

Stephanie Marohn runs the Animal Messenger Sanctuary, a safe haven for farm animals in northern California. She also has a practice in energy healing for animals and is the author of 10 books, including What the Animals Taught Me: Stories of Love and Healing from a Farm Animal Sanctuary.
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