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Yesterday was INCREDIBLE! The kind of day that kept me outside for every possible minute.
The jennies were snoozing in the sunshine.
And I got to join them!
I mopped the cobwebs and winter dirt out of the barns and off the beams. It is gross how much can build up over a few months. At least I finally found a method that works. I bought one of those stringy mops. I can soak it in soapy water and then sling the strands up into the rooftops to wash the dirt right out of there.
I even discovered that I had washed the fans before putting them away last fall. How responsible of me! How surprised I was to remember that. And how pleased! 😆
I hang the fans in each of the critter barns – suspended in string hay bags. At this time of year the fans are not about cooling… they are used to keep the mosquitoes and black flies at bay.
I also managed to head over to the McCullough barn to bring home a load of fresh hay bales. I have discovered that unloading those bales into the barn – by myself – feeling strong and healthy – is one of my happy places.
By the time the sun was going down the jennies, the goats and the chickens – AND THIS HUMAN were all happy to call it a day.
There was the tiniest taste of summer on my lips and the smell of sunshine on my clothes when I headed up the stairs to bed. Sigh ❤️
The Meadow View 
We walked the “urban wilderness” Toronto Spit early yesterday – and saw 11 swans hooting and flapping together. Absolutely exhilarating morning… birds, mice, even a coyote in the distance. Blue sky, sparkling waves, magical place – about to burst into Spring! If only everyone could get a daily dose of nature. Just imagine.
Wow – seeing that many swans must have been amazing. They are so beautiful. We’ve seen pairs on a few of our local lakes. I don’t remember them being in this area years back. Love them!