Monday, September 28, 2009

A Fall Weekend at the Farm

What a beautiful weekend we had on the farm...

We welcomed a local boy scout troop who volunteered to help clean up the trails. We look forward to them coming again in October.




The trails are wonderful with the leaves turning and falling---and no bugs!




The sunflowers are still blooming and the llamas are still enjoying grass in the pastures.




George watches over all the goings on from atop his favorite spot.





"He has made everything beautiful in its time..." Ecc. 3:11

Monday, September 21, 2009

What next?

In the last month we have welcomed a few new animals to the farm...


First came Jack. Jack is an 8 year old Morgan gelding. He's a beautiful boy and rides well. He's a little unsure though after having a rough start in life. Now that he's been here awhile he is starting to relax and learn to trust us.



Three days after Jack came, we got a call from a neighbor who graciously gave us Ernie. Ernie is a 23 year old Appaloosa gelding who is as close to bomb-proof as you can get. He's a terrific horse and so relaxing to ride. Adding him to the farm has been a tremendous blessing.



Another neighbor (don't we live in an awesome community?) gifted us 4 Indian Runner ducks. They have been named Abigail, Milky Way, Snickers and Aflac. It is such fun to watch them frolic in the water and Abigail is giving us an egg almost every day.




We keep saying we are about done getting new animals, but you never know!

Monday, September 7, 2009

Vacation at home on the farm...

We've often said we'd like to take a vacation and just stay home. That's just how our Labor Day weekend turned out and it was terrific! We enjoyed the company of some good friends we hadn't seen in several years and had a chance to relax and take in the beauty of God's creation. It was nice to pause and soak in the blessings of our farm for a few days.



Heading off on the llama trail. Mother and daughter pairs.


Sam/Willie and Nate/George lead the way... A big smile from Calvin and Whoopie.


Chris tries his powers of persuasion on Lolly. George shows Nate how to walk the maze.