Birds of a feather

A recent visit to a "city" farm was to give the kids a break away from the regular cycle of things. I feel it accomplished that and more. The find of the day was certainly the poor water snake that happened to be out when an inquisitive boy came by. Does he look like he is enjoying the moment -- Erik, not the snake!
It (the snake) was so close but did she really want to touch it? I'm not sure but Claire finally got up enough courage to reach out and touch someone, er, thing.

We were constantly in the company of birds (more on that later) but we also got to see some sheep, pigs, and certainly horses. The two older ones headed off to play in the tree house but Miss Cowgirl had to see the horses with grandpa. As you can see, Mr. Ed (a former TV show about a talking horse for you less cultured readers) had some things to visit with his little pal about down here on the farm.

We had a fun time and are thankful for those that have established "city farms" to make it easy to see the animals.

It wasn't until I was reviewing the photos of the outing that I noticed the beauty and diversity of the birds on the farm. They were just the usual geese, ducks, chickens that you see on a farm but they weren't just usual. I invite you to take a minute to pause at each of the following photos and look at the beautiful animals that God has created. Their form is varied, the colors run from somewhat plain to vivid. However, even on the "plain" ones, look at the colors around the eyes, etc. The pallet of variety is a beautiful sight to behold. Now, as you go out today, look out into the world around you. Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells and thank Him for the experience.