An Unexpected Change

 I awoke yesterday morning to a fresh, unexpected snowfall.  

The sight of it filled me with such happiness.  The world shimmered and my soul felt light.  I have had a shift in perspective over the past several days. 

 I set an intention to welcome as much positive energy into my life as I can and then give it back to the universe whenever possible.

Yesterday's snow, as it covered the mud of the previous week reminded me that a shift in mindset can be  received just as easily as the earth receives the snow.  It's a matter of being open and receptive and willing to look at life from different perspectives.

Just the addition of a half inch of glistening, crystalized flakes made the world fresh and clean.  And though the snow will melt and leave the ground muddy once more - its beauty was worth the inconvenience.  And the water absorbed by our land is so very important to life.

The sunrise was spectacular...

bathing the herd in a warm glow 

as they enjoyed their breakfast in the front pasture.

The birds were not as happy with the snow as I was.

As we drove out to the barn for morning chores,

I had my usual passenger on my lap.  Bobby rides to the barn both mornings and evenings... an adventure.

A word about MaryAnn.  She has been seen by our vet... and because she does not seem to suffer at all, we have opted to do nothing.  It is most likely she has a cancer of some sort based on her previous symptoms. As long as she is not suffering, we have opted to not put her through the trauma of an extensive medical work up.  We would never let her suffer, but at the same time we will not subject her to something that would not improve her quality of life.

She loves to eat.  She loves her snacks.  She loves affection and enjoys going out to roam the pasture.  One of her daily habits is to take a drink from the watering can that we use to fill her water tubs.  She's a sweet soul and seems to enjoy life in spite of her apparent situation.

I was happy to be greeted, yesterday morning, by Pete.  He finally decided to get out of bed and heartily ate his breakfast.

He rode along in the gator with me while I cleaned pastures in the afternoon.

So, whatever had him down on Sunday, seems to be passing.

After a morning of grazing... an afternoon nap in the sunshine - heavenly!

Just to share a little carbohydrate porn with you.... yesterday's bread baking... delicious!

Ps…. We will be back on Thursday…. No Wednesday blog this week.

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