beja had her babes last night! one boy and one girl! they are so sweet, white soft fur, sleepy! scooter dropped by to check out the cuteness. and here's the studly peacock amidst the wild sweet peas. just struttin his stuff!

love this guy

mr. brown thumb!

i dream of a place where young people are taught the knowledge without cost. the knowledge of herbal medicine; self empowering, nature driven healthcare growing all around us. the knowledge of farming; growing food to feed yourself, your family, your neighbors. i dream of this place where it doesn’t cost forty dollars or a thousand dollars to learn what we need to be healthy and survive. i understand people need to get paid for their time and times are tough but times are tough, there’s no better reason than that. this is about reconnecting, supporting one another and supporting this planet. for those who are going to have to fight for healthy food, for access to medicine, for real freedom under corporate rule, for crying out loud tell us what the weeds in the ditch can do! teach us college grads in debt, teach us jobless wanderers, forgotten soldiers, we who are not apart of the norm because we have learned the truth. help us to teach the truth. to fight the good fight. to live the good life. i dream of a place where money doesn’t matter as much as sharing.

the peacock is honking outside my window!! he came for a visit. toby, odin and emma followed me home this afternoon too and we had fun hanging out eating bacon. and yet another visitor that dropped in, but this was last night at dusk-one of the much anticipated baby goats!!! pica did it all by herself, giving birth to one sweet little girl. i came home just in time to scurry about gathering iodine and molasses and burying the placenta before the mountain lion caught wind (it was pretty scary doing that one in the dark)! everything went great, momma and babe resting and healthy. woohoo! next up is beja and i know she has at least two kids in that giant belly! oh and scooter dudley, poor thing is the only kitty left and a little under the weather the past couple of days, acting strange, sleeping in fruit baskets on the kitchen counter! cutest thing ever! yeay for spring and animal friends. they really make me happy.

damn it!

i spotted a deer lying on the side of the road this morning. i was with megan so we turned around to check it out. her and finn looked. i wasn’t up for it. she said it had been hit really hard, it was really bloated but still cold from the night, fresh. she had teats but no milk. we told star about it and she came and picked it up. saw her later and stopped by while she was gutting it and watched for a minute. she cut away the fat to render. the organs were spilling out. and all of a sudden she pulled up a sac filled with a tiny fawn. we all did the ahhhhhh thing. it was so precious. so sad. a dead little baby, no fur yet but spots showing through on its little back and white white hoofs on its tiny, spindly legs. it was so little and sweet looking. grey and lifeless. i had a cry-the smell of blood and organs was strong, crooked neck of mama on the ground, hind legs hooked to the tree, and baby dead beside her. it was a boy. and all of a sudden another one, a sister. it was so emotional!!!! i just looked at them side by side, their innocent bodies so close to life and living. darling creatures. the three of them taken in a matter of seconds. they were appreciated today.