The morning started out simply enough. Tea under a cosy to keep it warm, oranges, toast, meditation later ~ and then, a couple of acres away, the trucks began to arrive, the men with them...
I guessed (brilliant! we've only lived here for 23 years!) that the five horses were going to be moved. This means the pasture is soon going to be plowed and prepared for alfalfa planting. Which definitely indicates:
spring IS coming!
Where this white matriarch goes, the others follow. She turned to look at me just as I snapped the picture from far away. Amazing! Her baby, almost nine months old, is following somewhere behind. The five horses were quickly and efficiently loaded onto the trucks and driven away. As long as horses have each other's company, it seems they don't mind being moved from pasture to pasture. If one is ever left behind, the neighing and crying of the lone creature can go on for days. It's all about being a herd animal but it seems sweet and sad when it happens. But not this day. They all left together.
an unexpected tribute
I opened today's mail and nearly tossed away something from Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Turns out that our vet's office sent a monetary contribution in memory of Spike who died at the end of January. The Pet Tribute
"honors the human-animal bond by supporting verterinary medicine at the University...and to recognize one of life's greatest pleasures: animal companionship". How nice is that? I have always believed that humans who devote their lives and careers to taking care of animals are special people. Many thanks again to Dr. Trish Albin and staff at Salazar Veterinary in Taos.
Until one has loved
an animal, a part
of one's soul remains
unawakened.
Anatole France
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