And a bit of a slow heat, at that…
A little while back I thought I’d ask what animals you’d like to see in future DCF videos, but the votes come in and then promptly cancel each other out! As I write this post, there’s a dead heat for ducks, turkeys, hogs, and goats! So, here’s the poll again so we can get some tie-breaking happening:
While we are all waiting for the results to sort themselves out and provide some clear direction, here’s a short (very) video featuring an animal not on the list:
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An aerial shot of Fritz, a delightful bantam rooster we acquired from friends in town when one of their ‘hens’ started cock-a-doodling. Somewhat incredibly, he and Wimpy get along just fine, mostly ignoring each other except for the occasional yodelled exchange. Neither being a fighter, they wait until they are at opposite ends of the orchard before exchanging a few words. Then, they carry on with life as if the other didn’t exist in some strange roosterly detente.
Sometimes it’s hard to know where one woodle starts and the other ends! Pippi and Tuuli wait patiently each morning more or less in this position, I think so neither one can sneak off without the other noticing. They remain immobile while I have breakfast, get dressed, check email, gather scraps for chickens and hogs, and all the other various things I do before I’m ready to head out the door for morning rounds. The minute I touch my boots out in the hall it’s like a bolt of electricity shoots through them and they leap off the bed and race to the mushroom to join me. There they stand side by side, long tails wagging in unison, raring to go. From that point in time until we get back to the house a couple of hours later they are in perpetual motion, busy, busy, busy being high energy farm dogs. After we get back they revert to being bed-warmers, a job they enjoy immensely and do with much enthusiasm.
There’s nothing like the rumble, roar, thump, clunk and bang of a backhoe working in the next ring over to test the mental state of a young horse just getting started under saddle. Thank goodness Conbrio is much quieter than her mother or her rider might well have been launched into orbit today! As it was, she was curious and alert, watchful and a tad distracted but not really worried. That laid back attitude is what makes her such a great pony and what will also make her excellent as a driving pony. Now, all we have to do is find a few extra hours in the day to get back to our carriage restoration project!
Tagged backhoe, Dark Creek Farm, green horse, gypsy cob, gypsy vanner, horse training, horses, pony, welsh cob, welsh pony
… From the hay loft, but this time there is actually a view and not a fog bank!
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Tagged agriculture, Autumn, farm, hay loft, Vancouver island
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