One of my daily morning chores is to clean and refill all of the water
buckets around the farm.
(that and a whole list of other chores)
Each morning I head up to Becky's
where our fainting goat bucks are housed at present.
Their pen is next to Becky's horses' dry lot.
Frequently I am met with this scene....
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Ava, Becky's 4 year old Thoroughbred/Percheron cross |
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Duffy, Becky's elderly horse of unknown breeding
This sight always startles me as my horses rarely sleep like this during the day.
But, her horses are out to pasture all night,
so by morning they are ready to sleep.
And, they are excellent sleepers...
especially Ava, who often looks dead
(except for the smile on her lips....must be really good dreams!) |
My rattling around usually rouses them...
Neither of them actually bother to get up, however.
I love to see animals who are so secure that they let their guard down.
I also wanted to show you how lovely our bucks are looking right now.
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Smoochie |
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Skip
With the exception of Skip's beard, they are quite clean and white...
highly unusual for these bucks,
who will soon spend an inordinate amount of time
urinating on their beards, front legs, and chests
in order to be more attractive to their female counterparts.
They stay stinky for most of the year following mating season.
It is only in the few weeks leading up to the next mating season that
they are once again clean and presentable...
at least by human standards!
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And lastly, I made a startling discovery the other day.
Trumpet vines grow a bean pod (non-edible of course).
Why have I never noticed this before?
Comments
No I didn't know Trumpets have pods. How cool!