Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Off to the - Bunny- Races

I now have a paid part-time job at LAH farm. Woot

First task in the morning was to check water troughs and stall buckets. 
Ann had made out a schedule so everyone knows what tasks to do and check off.

Ann decided since I was in the aisle with the Rabbits that we'd check the rabbits water and food.
The rabbits currently live in two horse stalls.  
I stepped in the first one and made sure I stood near the door so none of them would venture out.
The second stall has more rabbit and small young rabbits.  There's a box near the stall door when one opens it to again prevent any venturing out.
I made sure to let some of them smell me to "get to know me".  One rabbit looked toward water bowl, perhaps in anticipation of new water and food.
Together Ann and I refilled water bowls and food bowls.
Some rabbits will just sit in a spot for a time.  While others will go a Hop-in.
At one point a few of them decide to go scampering around.  "My",  they are fast.  It felt like "Off to the Races".
OMGosh, they are so cute. 
White ones, brown ones,  black ones.  And a very cute grey and white one that the girls have seen and commented on.
Eventually they will be moved to what was a dog kennel.  The Kennel is to be converted into their living space. 

I like the work though it's physical.  I get a chance to be on a farm and around animals.

I am a country girl at heart.


Monday, September 2, 2013

The Angels are Bowling

Today we had a few thunderstorm come through.
I  heard the low rumble of thunder just as I woke up.  It became a day of off and on lighting and rumbles of thunder.  Of course there was the occasional rain pattering down too. 
We spent the morning at LAH farm.
I got most of my work done without getting wet. Near to finishing the rain started and I had to put my jacket on.
I felt hotter with my jacket on because of the high humidity in the air.  At one point I gave up and put my jacket away.  I let the rain get me wet a little.  It did feel sort of good and cooled me off.

The Farm was having a Family Day.  They had stuff to sell at flea market prices and ponies rides. 
It was nice.  The girls got a pony ride.  Some people came by in the morning. 
Cozmo loved the company and stood at the gate in anticipation for the next pat and treat.
He's such a ham.
At one point he gave me a horse hug.  He placed his head on my shoulder when I was patting him.  So soft and so  sweet.

As the rain started to come down more,  less people showed up.

The rumble of thunder seemed close and often.
I mentioned that my mom always claimed with humor that the thunder means ....
"The Angels are Bowling".
A really loud clap of thunder means they got a strike.
A low rumble means a gutter bowl.

So nice to have such imaginative thoughts.

Later I happened to notice a magnificent thunder cloud in the distance.