I spent the day, yesterday, with a special young lady...
a delightful ten year old, named Zoe, whose vocabulary rivals most adults';
and whose enthusiasm and zest for life and all of its beauty is a wonderful thing to experience.
She is the most appreciative youngster I have ever encountered...
a very rare gem.
She came to spend a special day at the farm...
an entire day filled with farm chores and animal care.
She arrived at 6:30 AM in her overalls, ready to work
And work she did!
We did the usual farm chores...
animal feeding, watering, manure clean up,
and then set about to accomplish all that she had on her mental "to do" list for the day.
Besides spending time with all of the animals,
she hoped to...
pick vegetables in the garden...
feed carrots to the pigs...
practice her photography...
hold a butterfly...
bath a horse...
collect eggs...
and hold a chicken...
simple, everyday farm joys,
that become life-long memories for a ten year old!
She helped Amanda and I prepare a garden fresh dinner...
fresh guacamole and Mexican lasagna, filled with the vegetables we had earlier harvested.
This is one of my favorite things about farm life:
sharing it with children.
Children remind us to slow down,
to take it all in,
to savor it.
The beauty of the farm is that it gives children a chance to really
experience nature and sink their teeth into it.
Nothing compares to the smiles worn from ear to ear during their visit!
Thanks Zoe for a super fantastic day!!
Comments
I'm so glad she got to experience a day on your farm. I know she will remember that and will treasure it the rest of her life.
Nice happy smile and beautiful locks. Also reminds me of my oldest Granddaughter at that age.
Always happy and loved to get her hands into the love of theings.
Everyone who enters your home must feel the peace. I enjoy your blogs.
Beautiful takes.
I miss our farm for this and especially now around fair season.
I can't thank you enough for being a postive influence on respecting mankind, animals, and the environment. Amazing how we can make a difference-- even when our lives are so busy-- by just taking a little time...to show interest...listen...laugh...appreciate...and learn.
God bless,
Grateful Grandma!
Rain
a great experience for Zoe.I,m her great grandma Teter.