Good day!
It’s Thursday, aka Thors Day. Thursday always feels warrior-like to me, as if we must fight our way to Friday. All my boys slept in, so for that I am happy. It gave me some time being awake, in silence. Since the sun has been waking up later, I can see how our sons are following nature. Imitating. And because of our schedule, they are going to sleep earlier as well.
Fall has been an exciting harvest. We are harvesting with our small family-owned business. Tomorrow night is the reception for our Functional Design show in Louisville. Here’s a link for more details. http://www.la-fs.com
Today I must stay Present. I must honor my way through what is Now. The animals are all fed. Our new puppy is fitting in Quite nicely. She’s a joy really. Ayla the Elder seems roused a bit more from her boring and sad life, since Kiva passed. Our French Angora (FA) doe is in her hutch, that is more like a condo. She has the life. One side is all straw bedding. There are two water bottles. One has a heating element for winter. We feed her hay, pellets, sunflower seeds, banana peels, lettuce, some other varieties of fruit. Her color is gray with black ears. Below is a picture of her the day after we got her, from a reputable FA farmer.
She’s much longer now and the boys call her Guinevere “Gracie.” As often as possible we take her up to the round pen to run and hop and get some fresh air. This past year we have learned a lot about his particular breed of rabbit, known for its fiber. We collect it as it falls out, but also we gently clip her at the beginning of summer. It seems about every 90 days her fiber cycles out. Even though she has plenty of straw bedding, and the hutch is closed in, I leave her fiber alone during the coldest months. Here are a couple external links about the history of the French Angora Rabbit.
Today we are going to meet the same farmer and look over two bucks. We do not have any bucks or males on the property, except in the human form. It will be an interesting discovery having a FA buck here. I only want to come away with one today, and I really prefer a doe. The first time we bought a FA it was supposed to be a buck, but turns out it was a doe. She is very gentle. I hear if they don’t breed or aren’t fixed, they can be grouchy. So far things have been fine.
I’ll post a picture of our new FA soon.
Nurturing Spirit 