stroke of luck

the sun shines.
and a small bee is hovering, 
wings a buzz
but holding perfectly still
in the air 
as we walk past.
 
hello world,
i am saying.
show me how to live.
show me how to live by instinct.
in tune with nature.
heart beat with the earth.
 
and underneath me he is moving.
stepping.
his neck is soft and stretched forward.
his ears are loose and moving.
and our [...]

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inquiring minds 2

 
 
 
after the storm warning post milkmama asked this in a comment:
I would be interested to know how you talk to your 3-year old about the passing of an animal friend. We haven’t had to discuss this yet with our son, but I know that eventually it will come and I’m not sure what to do. [...]

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storm warning – “dylan”

 
 
it poured down rain last night and in the guest room of this house i could hear the water rushing through the gutters.  by morning the worst of it had passed and it was just gray and drizzling when the backhoe arrived and started digging the hole in the front paddock.  and then the vet [...]

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8. a ride and a shower?

there is not a lot of me time in my life. today i owe my mom huge props for providing me with back to back me activities, a ride and a shower! wow! the horse in the background of this photo is “my horse” lucky. i put that in quotes because [...]

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