We have gotten pretty attached to our "creature comforts" around our ranch. Oh sure, the home we live in is great, but it's the creatures that live here and visit that I'm referring to.
In our family, it doesn't take much for an animal to win over our hearts. Basically we meet them or they walk onto our property and we are hooked. That is certainly apparent from the growing number of these furry and feathery souls occupying our barn and home right now.
From our beautiful horses...
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| Tessa giving Roxy a flower makeover |
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| Snuggling with Tanner |
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| Our herd...Half Shy, Roxy, Rocket, and Tanner |
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| Rocket, Roxy, Tanner, and Half Shy |
Our energetic dogs...
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| Gracie playing in the water |
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| Z and Gracie taking a break on our hike |
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| Nina and Nikki |
To our spoiled rotten barn cats...and I do use the word "barn cats" very loosely - they are great mousers, but do love their creature comforts.
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| Max and Lulu snuggling on Dad's chair |
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| Max eyeing a bird in the tree |
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| Lulu (And now I know why my plant wasn't growing) |
And of course, you can't forget our chickens...
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| Our dear friend Kathy with a few of our chickens from our flock - they love the attention |
and our bunnies...
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| Our rescued rabbit Prince, who is pushing 10 pounds now! |
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| Prince's buddy...Captain Jack |
To even the unexpected visitor that will stop by now and then...
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| We have several turtle saves a year |
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| My husband found this little guy in the garden. |
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This little goose just wandered onto the property one day, extremely friendly and hungry.
He spent some time with us and off he went. Hoping he comes back for a visit soon. |
We get excited to meet each and every animal that has come into our lives. We never take for granted even the littlest of our visitors. We feel blessed to have encountered each and every one of them.
The barn swallow babies struggling to learn how to fly, the occasional salamander on a rainy night, even the unique caterpillars, butterflies, and bugs that drop by.
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| Fledgling Barn Swallow |
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| Saddle back caterpillar |
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| They build such amazing webs! |
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We get so many hummingbird visitors each year, and every year some manage to get trapped in our garage..
We have become experts at getting them out. They are always so grateful they usually pause for a photo. |
There is always a new creature making it's way on to our ranch and into our hearts. (I could do without the snakes, but...they do eat the barn mice, notice no pictures of those.)
It always so much fun walking the property and encountering a new creature just hanging around.
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| Fence Post Lizard |
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| Praying Mantis |
Having friends and family over to share in our blessings make it all the better. Watching someone interact with our flock of chickens, pet the velvety nose of one of our horses, or get licked by one of our extremely excited labs (or horses) makes our souls happy.
Watching their faces light up is a reminder of what a wonderful, beautiful, and blessed life we have and how much we enjoy sharing it with others.
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| Rocket is a bit of a lover... |
Our barn doors and our hearts are always open to those creatures that want to visit, both animal and human. ;) We will feed them, love them, and miss them when they move on; but we will forever be changed by their presence and grateful for the time we spend with them.
Each and every creature, every person who has stepped foot on our property, has forever etched a place in our hearts and our family.
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