Wednesday, July 2, 2025

mornings

 


The best time to take photographs these days is 5:30 in the morning. This is also the best time to hang up the bird feeders, refresh the water troughs, trim a set of hooves, cart a hay bale out to the paddocks for distribution, and switch gates so that all the goats have a fair crack at the hay for a couple of hours, without fisticuffs. 

I confess I don't always have a tremendous amount of get up and go at that time of day, but knowing full well how much more uncomfortable it will be a couple of hours later, I generally get out there and do it.

Not everyday though. That's why today the picture above was taken closer to 9:00 AM, after a late start on chores, with sweat dripping off the ends of my hair and bouncing off my eyelashes. I felt a bit more like this day lily:


Still colorful though, right?

Stay cool, friends.

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6 comments:

  1. I also didn't have much get-up-and-go this morning (and I had so many things I wanted to do!). You do a lot at 5:30!

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    1. The toughest part is getting started. Moxie helps with that.

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  2. I try very hard not to see 5:30 in the morning because chances are I haven't gotten to sleep until after two. If I had outdoor chores to do I would force myself though.

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    1. I don't remember what it feels like to wake up rested, but I generally feel grateful that I've woken up at all.

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  3. Right there with you. At least it has been cooler here in the mornings, but as soon as I started clipping iris leaves the sweat started to roll

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    1. Yes, the slightest bit of movement does it! Sometimes just walking to the barn is all it takes.

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