Blessings of Nature
One thing we can always count on in life is change….
Here at the farm the change of seasons is a beautiful transformation to witness. And it brings a feeling of comfort, because the changes are constant and the process returns every year. Leaves pop in bright green color, dogwoods bloom, horses shed, and grass needs trimming.
We are many times bogged down by life’s daily demands…work or school. Our children, through no fault of their own, especially find themselves caught up in our worldly stress. The seasons of nature unfolding on the farm is a living example to them that some things in life are constant. School, job, the economy, physical health, and even family life cannot bring the kind of consistency that the natural world, God’s love manifested in His creation, can bring. Even if just a glimmer at first, the joy of nature can be planted inside a child, to grow and grow and fully bloom one day into the realization of the complete miracle of life that it is.
I hope you get to enjoy the sunlight glimmering through the leaves at the farm this week! And the wild flowers, pink and white, blooming beside the old house, and watch horse hair floating away in the breeze as you brush a friend’s winter coat away.
Star said,
May 27, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Folly Farms now feels like home! I have made so many new friends and have become quite popular among them. Upon entering another pasture, all I have to do is throw my ears straight back against my head (and I do this very, very well) and buck around a bit. I don’t know why they don’t like my way of greeting them, but they must like it. They let me eat first and pick out the sweetest grass to eat. They even let me have the bast area of shade under the big trees. I can hardly wait to meet the new arrivals for summer camp. Those little kids just make my heart melt. Their legs are so short that I don’t have to worry about being tickled in the wrong spot and they laugh so sweetly when they ride. Children are my favorite! I just love Folly Farms.
Star
Star's Owner said,
May 27, 2009 @ 7:47 pm
Translation:
I’m in charge and everyone knows it. Little children are fun, but they better know how to ride if they want to get on me. Unless Rachael’s there, she makes me listen to them, instead of let me eat. For some reason Folly Farms won’t allow me to build a herd, like I’m used to. But, Rachael is out more, so I can’t complain too much. Unless she makes me work hard.
Yes, Star thinks highly of herself, but I love her and she’s spoiled. She knows it, and she is mustang. Please loose all preconceptions about your typical horse, when dealing with mustangs. They may hinder you.
Rachael