One of the sources of utter joy around our place (it would be udder joy if we had cows) is the simple pleasure we get from critter-watching. Free entertainment is something to be treasured in these difficult economic times...and a summer evening spent hanging-out, seeing what the animals are up to, is Vaudeville at its best.
I’m not quite sure why, but there’s also an amazing sense of peace to be found out among the fur and feathered types. I guess that the knowledge that we’re providing good care to our dogs, cat, goat and sheep, and good habitat to the wild birds, just makes us feel good.
I remember comedian Steve Martin once saying he sometimes puts salami in his shoes because it makes him feel funny. Leah and I are like that about our critters: We’re living proof that the quality of a human life is elevated greatly when one sprinkles a generous amount of chicken feed in one’s work boots.
