Feeding Time

I arrive at the barn for the breakfast feeding time.
Some mornings  I get quite a variety of greetings from the animals there.
The two dogs will bark a greeting.  I say "Good Morning" and give them each a pat.
Sometimes they'll whine, a sweaky sounding whine, a little  wanting to be fed.  Yet the owner is the one who feeds them.  I'll just reassure them she's coming and carry on.
There are ducks that quake when they see me or anyone go by.
And chickens that cluck, too.
oh, and I can't forget the cats too.  They meow at me.
I walk in and turn the light near the door on.
I pass some horses on the way to the feed room.  Each goes to their stall door and puts out it's nose.
I will let them touch and/or smell my hand for a moment.  I say "Good Morning" to each of them.
I get soft noses, soft snorts and some neighs.
Then there's Cosmo who likes to bump the wall with his hoof.  He could bang to the band.
They'll shift in their stalls and look for me coming with their bucket of grain.
I place their grain bucket just inside each stall and they start to eat.
Once all have their grain, I give out the hay.
Sometimes I get snorts to "Hurry up".  Some of them get done with their grain quickly.
Once they're all fed they settle in and eat.

There's something satisfying and sort of calming about listening to the horses eat.
They munch in a soft rhythm,as they chew up their food.
Not only is it rhythmic but it's a continuous sound. Soothing in it's repetition.


Morning At the barn

Dogs bark
Cats meow
Horse snort, stomp and neigh
Ducks a Quaking
Chickens  a clucking
Oh the sounds of  a new day.