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Author Archives: Stephanie Marohn
The Arrival of Jasmine Pearl
On Thursday, April 28, at 6:45 am, a new messenger arrived on the sanctuary—Jasmine Pearl, a miniature donkey born to Lily Rose and Ferdinand. Nature is truly amazing. The little one was walking half an hour after being born. She … Continue reading
More Messengers Arrive
I thought two pigs from southern California would be the next animal messengers to arrive on the sanctuary. My go-between on that rescue disappeared, however, and I can only hope those pigs found another safe haven. I was still thinking … Continue reading
Praying for the Snowpack
Giving thanks for the December rains. The ground is finally showing a thin layer of green after so many months of the brown look of the California drought. I’m posting these pictures of the snow we got here two years ago (none … Continue reading
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Fire!
The animals and I had to evacuate the sanctuary on 9/11 (is that date now a modern Ides of March?). When I went to bed on Thursday night, the Butte fire was burning an hour’s drive away from me. It seemed … Continue reading
A Day on the Sanctuary
People often ask me what the work on the animal sanctuary consists of every day. Here is the answer. Our day begins with morning feeding between 6 and 7 a.m. Before I go out to distribute hay to everyone, I prepare Pegasus’s … Continue reading
Pegasus in the Garage and a Baby Visits
Last summer, in the heat of the day, Pegasus could often be found in the chicken coop, probably because the screening kept the flies down. During the winter, however, the donkeys ate one of the wood walls (literally, ate it—I came out … Continue reading
New Arrivals
Four new animal messengers have arrived on the sanctuary—baby messengers! Sunshine the little black lamb was the first. Her mother in a distant flock gave birth to twins and didn’t have enough milk for two. Tiny and sick, Sunshine lived in my house … Continue reading
Celebrating Green
Thanks to the rain that arrived at last to our drought-ridden land, the earth is beginning to turn green again. During the days of downpour, I stayed out in the most welcome rain long after finishing the animal chores, happy to … Continue reading
Prayer Flags Flying
In September, I put out a call for prayer flags to hang on the Ring of Protection, the new security fence, so it won’t look as much like a sanctuary gulag, as my brother calls it (there’s an oxymoron!). I am eternally grateful for … Continue reading