Goodbye June

For me, these days, I am happiest in the simple moments.

With so much sadness and angst in the world,

I find refuge and peace amongst my animals as I do the simple tasks

of caring for their needs.

I cannot cause the great change that needs to happen.

I can only take care of my world, in this moment... here and now.

I can only do the best that I can here in my own little corner.

But really... if everyone could do the best that they could in their own little corners...

perhaps then we could chase the darkness away.

Together.

I find it hard to believe that we are saying goodbye to June tomorrow.

And with that, July is upon us.

The heat has arrived.

These poor girls will save their grazing for night time and spend their days

sleeping.

 We've found the perfect solution to flies and heat for these guys.

Night time grazing with their muzzles has been a lifesaver.

Days are spent napping...

retreating into stalls to escape the flies.

I suppose the wet spring and early summer are the reason that we have so many flies this year.

We have a bumper crop for sure.

Our solar fly catchers are working overtime.
There is always a silver lining...
the flowers are magnificent this year!!

We are celebrating little Easton's first birthday this weekend.
I can scarcely believe it.
What a quick year this has been!

Before we say goodbye for the week...
I wanted to share this with you.
This just cracked me up...

I wonder... was this the result of budget cuts?
Can you even take this seriously?