Embracing Change

One thing I have learned about life on a farmstead is that it pushes those of us who may not love change out of our comfort zone.  Things on our farm are constantly changing.  We welcome new animals that we have adopted or have been born here.  We mourn those who we have lost.  Animals are constantly being shuffled, whether it is for coop cleaning or because a barn flooded, for fence repair or in response to herd dynamics.  We closely monitor and respond to changes in the weather and the seasons; they affect our planting, watering, harvesting, and breeding schedules.  And there is always a new problem to solve: a new predator, an escapee chicken, a sore donkey leg, a rambunctious livestock guardian puppy.  I feel so lucky to live here on Gael Glen Farm, though I cannot decide whether all these changes are keeping me young or are contributing to my increasing number of grey hairs.

These three rascals are definitely giving me grey hair.

Luna and the other kids are keeping me young.

Ava's new obsession with catching and eating frogs and butterflies is much less problematic
than her desire to pounce on goat babies and chew on ducks and chickens.

And these chickens simply cannot figure out
how they got themselves into this roll of fence. 
They have been working at getting out all day long with zero success.
Silly birds.