Friends for Life

Posted on April 15, 2011

There has been a youtube video going around of a cat “playing” with a school of dolphins.  It’s adorable, to say the least.  There is also one of an elephant and a dog, who have become companions for life.  What inspires me most whenever I see animals of different species interacting this way, is it insists that unconditional love and acceptance be present.

My cat, who weighs a mere eleven pounds, could easily be crushed by my miniature horse, Muffin, weighing about 300 pounds.  But instinct is strong in animals and when they have never felt threatened by anything in their life before, they seem to carry no prejudices.  Love and nurturing is a powerful thing.  Animals prove it to me day after day after day.

The picture above is Boo telling Muffin to stop grabbing his tail!  I love the look on Muffin’s face – “who me, I would never grab your tail!”

Quite often Boo will be walking through the pasture with Muffin in tow, and then he’ll just suddenly stop and lay down.  He’ll even roll over onto his back and then Muffin will groom his belly!  At some point I will capture that moment.

“Where you lead

I will follow

anywhere that you tell me to.

If you need

you need me to be with you

I will follow

where you lead.”

~Carol King

April Fools Day Snow Storm and More – Maine

Posted on April 5, 2011

Last year in March I plowed my garden in 70 degree weather.  Twice!  The above picture shows what April 1st looked like.  Before the Nor’easter arrived,  the ground was nearly bare, but it was still very wet and muddy.  No plowing in March this year.  In fact, I may not be able to get a plow through my garden till June.  Such is life in New England!

Boo is not impressed one bit!

Cody doesn’t mind at all.

This is more like it, says Boo, snow with a frozen crust on top to keep me from sinking!  This was the day after the storm.

Boo & Muffin have a unique relationship.  Muffin follows Boo whenever he is in the pasture.  He’s remarkably gentle with him, will even trot right behind him if Boo is walking fast, but the second Boo stops Muffin stops, too, so he doesn’t step on him.  So cut to watch!

Whiskers in the late day sun.

Annabelle on her 16th birthday.  My my how time flies!!!

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