Awake easily, feeling rested, just before 6 am. Down grassy hill to chicken coop, pull rope to open chicken sized door. Good morning! Pet the doggies. Great the sky. Stretch, water, nice, easy poo, water, then sit and meditate for 20 min. Write one page of things to appreciate: I love knowing that all is well. I love sitting on this cushion facing east. I love hearing the birds sing...
Walk out to get the cows and they are close, short walk this morning. Beauty the cow and Junia with her 5 day old bull calf come up the lane to the milk house. Nab bull by the ear and wrestle halter in place, tie to a sturdy post. Learning to lead and be around the humans.
8 am Farm partner milks cows while I head out to Red barn. Complete top of Red barn sweeping, old straw collected in wheel barrow and barrels and large bags. Multiple trips across jungle yard to chicken coop, delivering straw for bedding for the next year. YAY
Short break and then out to pine trees behind saw building. Clear fence line of pine boughs, baby mulberry and walnut trees, rose bushes, vines and such. Open a clear path so fence can be seen clearly and repaired to hold calves securely. Loppers clear the way and pine boughs break loudly when bent back by hand. Gloves and shoes for this task.
Half and hour break, drink milk, find a piggy on craigs list, message sent.
4 pm Out to the beautiful hay field that is our yard. Barefoot now, yes. Farm partner has been cutting grass with the scythe for a few days. Top of the Red barn is ready and waiting. Just try it. Never done this before. Just try it, nothing to lose, see if the grass dries up there. Heavy, wet, dense grass raked into piles and stuffed into large bags. Two bags fit in wheel barrow, good. Over to the Red barn, bags too heavy to lift up ladder into loft. IDEA comes. Pulley. Where did I put that pulley from Stephanie? Eyes close, hand to heart, breathe, YES, hanging in the lean-too. Walk easily and find it there. Yes, there's a rope and here's a thick piece of twine. Hook everything up and PULL, and PULL, its going up! The heavy bag of hay is rising up into the top of the Red barn. Stuck at opening, rope holds easily wrapped around wood block, climb ladder and push bag up through hole with my head - ha! It worked! I got 4 full bags up there in 2 hours, with a break in the middle to call and speak to pig lady.
Turns out we know each other from years ago and there's a long friendly chat. Finish hay and step into garden for a short visit. Clear weeds to reveal Daisy patch and Echinacea coming up. Nibble on chives, baby kale, and tot soi greens. Onions coming up YAY!!!
Now here I sit, in celebration. In joy. I am loved and cared for and going tomorrow afternoon to pick up my Piggy. My child is happy and healthy and safe and he came out with me to load the 3rd bag of hay and take a look at my super cool pulley system. I brushed his hair and looked in his eyes today. All is well.
Satisfaction. Content. Loved.
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