From the view outside my window, it is a
most beautiful day. The Sun is shining brightly on the glistening
snow. It looks inviting. Perhaps it is, my sheep were lined up
against the far pasture fence, protected from the wind by the shelter
belt, they were soaking in the Sun, they looked happy. Sheep are
sheep though and humans humans. I just got back from doing the chores
and it is hard to believe how cold it feels. It was about 4 degrees
F, that is normally comfortable on a Sunny day. But the wind, it is a
fierce blast, howling down from the North. It is not a day for
outside activity. It is forecast to be 18 below zero tonight.
I will stay in my cozy home, with a cup
of coffee at my elbow, writing this blog. I don't have to go out until I
do the afternoon chores; that consist of getting the eggs and
checking on the sheep. We started getting more eggs. The hens laid
seven on Wednesday and five yesterday. They should keep increasing
until April, when we will get 20 plus a day. It is hard to predict,
as we have several old hens that will only lay sporadically.
We have a group of five deer come into
our yard everyday. Xina barks at them ferociously, but they seem to
know she is harmless. When we had bigger dogs, the deer would avoid
walking through the yard, now they come right up to the house. Last
week we had 13 wild turkeys walk right by our living room window. I
love seeing wildlife from my window. I don't particularly enjoy
seeing the deer chew on my apple trees.
Life is life. It comes at us
continually and we can only marvel at it and love it as best we can.
Things and people come and go. We are only commuters looking out on
the landscape. We can attempt to keep our distance as we go through
it, or we can greet every experience with open arms. The more we put
in to it, the more gratifying it is. We are here to learn what love
is and we do!
This will be a short blog today. Next
week I will discuss more about the happenings in the world; at least,
I think I will.
Celebrate! Love is growing!
Love and Peace, Gregg
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