It is very common for people to come to visit the farm. Sometimes they stay 4 or 5 hours, if I can spare the time. These are usually people I have never met and do not know, so I cannot say they are friends dropping in. They are strangers who may become friends, but interested parties who enjoy the animals and love the farm. Lots of questions are asked usually and I don't mind sharing what I know. Some are intrigued by the different way of doing things and want to learn more, while others just enjoy being in the middle of the chaos of ducks and geese and baby birds running around, comforted by the big dogs with soft fur who enjoy pats, and hearing the bleating and baaing of the goats and sheep in the near distance.
Last week a gentleman stopped for duck eggs and stayed four hours. Yesterday a lady came for chicken eggs and stayed 5 hours. It was a pleasure to speak with her. She was jovial and friendly, not from here, which gave us a lot in common immediately and she was as willing to share stories of her life as she was to listening to my tales of farm. Today a young man of 30 came by. He comes quite often and has always offered his kind assistance for anything I should need help with. How very sweet. He is a pleasant young man and it is nice to know that he finds the farm as stimulating as it is relaxing.
The only unwelcome farm visitors I have had are those with four legs. Today the dogs were chasing something in broad daylight and I am thinking it must have been the fox. The fox was seen in the afternoon a few weeks ago right behind one of the slumbering livestock guardian dogs. It was young and bold and did not seem to worry about the proximity to a dog. Foxes are one of the few predators that the dogs miss. They come downwind on tiny quiet feet.
If you would like to be a farm visitor, you are always welcome. Some days I do not have much time to spend, which means you might just be following me around as I work. But the coffee is always on, or a cold drink on a hot day is waiting for you. Come on down! Visitors always welcome!
Last week a gentleman stopped for duck eggs and stayed four hours. Yesterday a lady came for chicken eggs and stayed 5 hours. It was a pleasure to speak with her. She was jovial and friendly, not from here, which gave us a lot in common immediately and she was as willing to share stories of her life as she was to listening to my tales of farm. Today a young man of 30 came by. He comes quite often and has always offered his kind assistance for anything I should need help with. How very sweet. He is a pleasant young man and it is nice to know that he finds the farm as stimulating as it is relaxing.
The only unwelcome farm visitors I have had are those with four legs. Today the dogs were chasing something in broad daylight and I am thinking it must have been the fox. The fox was seen in the afternoon a few weeks ago right behind one of the slumbering livestock guardian dogs. It was young and bold and did not seem to worry about the proximity to a dog. Foxes are one of the few predators that the dogs miss. They come downwind on tiny quiet feet.
If you would like to be a farm visitor, you are always welcome. Some days I do not have much time to spend, which means you might just be following me around as I work. But the coffee is always on, or a cold drink on a hot day is waiting for you. Come on down! Visitors always welcome!
Piglet used to wander around the farm at will, but he is in a shelter for a few weeks while his pregnant mother is readying for her litter. Otherwise, he would happily greet visitors with his cute little face and some sweet grunts and snorts. Say hello!
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