Morning Meditation

 Let me start today's blog with the second part first.   Yesterday's sunrise was spectacular.  Such a fiery sky... such brilliant colors. 

 It was extraordinary, breathtaking!

And like every sunrise, it changes just a little with each passing moment - each iteration worthy of awe.

The promise of a great day...

Especially since after the way my day had started, there was no where to go but up!  Needing a pair of gloves that I had dried the night before, I bent over the laundry basket and reached to the back of the dryer... only to lose my footing (socks on tile floor) and dive, headlong right into the laundry basket - sending the dogs' water bowls flying.  

Don't worry... no one was harmed in the filming of this accident!  We started our day out with a hearty laugh and then walked out into a glorious sunrise!  A sunrise that had been preceded by a "moon" rise!

Just a little later in the morning, the clouds were still quite interesting and in a formation I don't remember seeing before.  Scarlet and Donnie were happily grazing...

in the pasture adjacent to Red, Ollie, and Moonie (Ollie and Moonie seen in the opposite corner from Red).   This will give you some idea of the size of these four pastures.  Moonie and Ollie are tiny in the distance!

Meanwhile, in the chicken yard, Goose (our rooster) was busily trying to get his hens' attention - crowing his morning song...

and dancing his mating dance.

The hens, however, had snacking on their minds and paid him no heed.

Goose soon realized, if you can't beat 'em, join em!

These grey girls always forgo snack time, and instead, head for the furthest reaches of the grassy area - far from the pursuits of our lovelorn rooster.

Have a lovely weekend... and we'll chat again on Monday!