Dixie Chicks

It's crazy how just a few animals have helped us to feel more at home.  I am sure people think we are crazy, but in reality we are feeling more at peace.  So within the past month we have added to our flock.  Right after Labor day our meat chickens and laying hens arrived in the mail as day old chicks.  We made a home for them in our garage until this past week.  The middle of September then Jeff and a friends traveled to VA to bring home his cows.  So once again Scarlet and Sylvie have joined us in Ohio along with Scarlet's latest calf, Virginia (Ginny).  Since we don't have enough land here, we are renting some land about three miles away.  Not ideal, but better than VA. 

So as the weather became sunny again with warmer temps this week, we moved the meat chicks outside to the grass and finished the goat pen.  So now Anya has her new goat, Dixie.  The last thing yet to do, is get the laying hens pen made so we can move them outside as well.  Now of course I'm trying to convince Jeff to get a pig yet, but that may be a little over the top for now.  Okay if I must admit, I have also been trying to say that once we can find and afford a few more acres, that we should also get a few draft horses instead of a tractor.  Why not try and eliminate the use of fuel and slow down the pace to enjoy being a part of creation.  It's somewhat how I feel when I ride bike instead of driving a car.  It's good for the soul. 

So now I'm wondering what else might be good for the soul?