a little piece of Vermont for you....

I shot this yesterday on my way home from Stowe. These little guys and gals spend the summer here on a farm not far from my house.....this is just a few, the entire herd has to be around 300! It's just so funny because, it  looks like a plain old herd of horses, but something seems 'off'' and then you get close and realize they are mini! They are sweet as can be, and will come up to the fencing to say 'hi', but move on pretty quickly if you don't have apples or something tasty for them....

 I am loving........the sound of soft rain through an open window when I am lying in the dark..........the rustle of the leaves when I shuffle through them........the smell of the chile I roasted on my neighbors' grill, sent to me by dearest friends from New Mexico who refused to let me miss "the best crop in 15 years!"........ digging out my favorite 'old Dad' sweater to wear..........eating my once-a-year greasy cider donut (seasonal, thank God!)......feeling of gratitude that winter is coming and I have a warm home to sleep in....and gratitude that I have a little 'extra' that I can send out into the world to someone who might not.........
                                                                     namaste