Home at Last Sanctuary

Our days are bookended by feeding. Oh, we do lots of things before the morning feeding- our breakfast, sometimes dishes and getting ready for Beth's school day and after the morning feeding - all the other chores for the day. Then comes the evening feeding. I'm a lucky person because Jim fixes dinner while I feed. We both do what we do best and cooking is not my best.
But somehow the whole day revolves around feeding. It is such a special time twice a day to be in touch with all the animals- to call each one's name-to do a quick health check- to just be with them.
The goats and I took a walk around the yard today. I felt like I did when teaching Kindergarten. There were kids climbing rocks, kids nibbling on things and kids running out ahead, then running back to me.

There are no pictures of Moon Dancer yet as I have not purchased the "thing"- an external hard drive . Have had an offer of one and will gladly accept it. Moon Dancer is an exceptionally sweet girl. She has had an eye removed, but seems to be accepting it well. Tomorrow I'll put her with Breeze Bay (who also has only one eye), Cash and Jesse. Since Cash and Breeze seem to be bonding, we're hoping Jesse will take to Moon Dancer.

The lemon and orange twigs have blossoms!! Last year the lime tree split and so far there are no blossoms on it. Ah, visions of fresh lemonade and orange juice. There are four kinds of rescues. Some save the whole herd but are not so concerned with individuals. Their focus is herd preservation. Some rescue, rehabilitate and rehome. The good ones are careful in their adoption policies (like our friends at NorCal Equine Rescue). Some like us are sanctuaries where the animals spend their lives. No selling the animals. The final type is the hoarder. Hoarders take more than they can care for and though their intentions may be good the animals suffer.

This is Breeze Bay. She is a registered Arabian. Her owner had been a hoarder, then committed suicide leaving many animals at the mercy of non-horse people who wanted all the animals euthanized. A previous owner got her and brought her to us. Jim and I fed her grandmother when we were students at Cal Poly, Pomona. Breezey has an insistant whinny when the food arrives. She does not want to be forgotten.

Lexi is beautiful. We got her in the wintertime and she had the shaggies. Now she has shed off to the most glorious black girl. Her owner loved her dearly and placed her here with a great deal of care. Thank you, Cathy, we love your girl.

Keecha is always ready for a good chase. Now that there are birds, butterflies and all sorts of flying things she is busy all day.

Tomorrow we are going to The Spring Fling at SpringValley School. I'll take pictures, but no telling when you'll see them. We'll have an informational booth, sell tee shirts and sell tickets for our drawings.
Thank you Carolene D and Brian C for your donations.

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