There’s something unexpected raising broad smiles around the farm these days. The “something” isn’t the equine oldies taking a bone rattling roll in the mud spot they have tirelessly created. The “something” isn’t the two big Shire horses, lady and Quest, galloping wild and free across the pasture it isn’t even the duo of tiny goat kids, Buster and Bonny curled into an intertwined ball asleep in the straw. The source of the smiles….around the back of the barn, carefully tended, covered and turned is a HUGE pile of smelly steaming rich black POO. Breathless phone calls are received, “do you have manure ?”…cautious phone calls…”you STILL have some manure ?” and the jubilant “I’m on my way !!!” Trucks arrive with boxes built in, trucks arrive with liners and with trailers to load the optimum amount of poo … and often leave overloaded, springs bottomed out and sub frames groaning but always with the biggest smiles.
Whilst scooting around the barn, possibly finishing one chore, working on another and considering my next mission ( multifunctioning is something you learn very quickly on the ranch) I began to think about the various signs around the barn. We have signs that have been created by people special to us over the years, each sign reminds me of wonderful people and great times. Each sign still brings a big smile each time I pass. The cement we laid will forever be marked with a juvenile grafitti, little hearts, dates and initials and built into breeze blocks little memories that will one day be found. This ranch has been built by a lot of people, friends, family and WOOFERs and all with love…many of the notes will over time fade…but the memories wont.
I’m enclosing in todays photos a very special photo…a Mum J birthday portrait, Thank you for “adopting” me mum and for all the special times we have shared.
Well, time I got going, there are eight horses, two cows, 4 goats, 15 sheep, 2 lucky turkeys and 150 (ish) chickens all with their tummy time clocks running and their alarm clocks are about to go off. It’s breakfast time down at the barn and Bran the border collie is ready and waiting.
PS......Gentle Giant Meadows Ranch chickens are back off their Winter vacation / industrial action and nest boxes are FULL !!!!
Take care, keep safe, M
Whilst scooting around the barn, possibly finishing one chore, working on another and considering my next mission ( multifunctioning is something you learn very quickly on the ranch) I began to think about the various signs around the barn. We have signs that have been created by people special to us over the years, each sign reminds me of wonderful people and great times. Each sign still brings a big smile each time I pass. The cement we laid will forever be marked with a juvenile grafitti, little hearts, dates and initials and built into breeze blocks little memories that will one day be found. This ranch has been built by a lot of people, friends, family and WOOFERs and all with love…many of the notes will over time fade…but the memories wont.
I’m enclosing in todays photos a very special photo…a Mum J birthday portrait, Thank you for “adopting” me mum and for all the special times we have shared.
Well, time I got going, there are eight horses, two cows, 4 goats, 15 sheep, 2 lucky turkeys and 150 (ish) chickens all with their tummy time clocks running and their alarm clocks are about to go off. It’s breakfast time down at the barn and Bran the border collie is ready and waiting.
PS......Gentle Giant Meadows Ranch chickens are back off their Winter vacation / industrial action and nest boxes are FULL !!!!
Take care, keep safe, M
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