Who says you have to stay indoors with your animals when the snow flies. Sofia and I took our magnificent sheep Erland along with us for our first expedition of 2012 into the white wilderness today and we had a blast. Although we were a bit rusty on our skis, we managed to get down the hills without a visit to the emergency room. Our pets need exercise year round and don’t let the white stuff keep you indoors. Dress yourself and your pet (if necessary) appropriately and enjoy what New England has to offer year round.
Check out the link below if you are interested in seeing Erland and I hitting the slopes.
Sofia is “incahoots” this month with Becky, the miniature horse from Baymare Farm, at the Springfield Town Library. Yes, you are reading that correctly … a miniature horse was in the library. Vanessa Wright, an equine photographer and writer, had a beautiful exhibit of horse photographs recently at the Springfield Town Library. At the end of the month long exhibit, Vanessa along with Miranda Bogardus (owner of Baymare Farm) and her miniature horse Becky came to the library for the grand finale and captured all of the kids attention. Vanessa took photographs of all the children with Becky … I have never seen so many smiling kids & parents in one room. Becky is an extraordinary miniature horse who will fill your heart with love.
Becky is another example of how important animals are in all of our lives … thank you Becky for being so patient.
Introducing my Shetland Sheep Erland. This handsome boy just turned two years old and loves to be with our family. In the winter, we cross country ski with Erland close at hand (he is still learning not to step on our skiis while we are in motion). However, in the spring time we switch gears and take him biking with us. Click on the following link and you can see him in action as we head off for a ride.
Welcome to spring! Signs are all around that the animals have awakened from the long winter season. Our rooster, Brewster, is very busy chasing his lovely feathered ladies, the two rams are hard at work seeing whose skull is stronger, the duck is on the pond, the horses are finally able to graze on fresh green grass, the cats no longer want to be indoors kept warm by a woodstove and our most senior animal family member, Sadie, is back to being a hound dog with her nose to the ground. Not only are the birds singing but one of my animal friends that I care for likes to sing along with a whistling tea pot, his name is Luther and if you care to hear his rendition of I Love You…
