Gentle Thanksgiving

4 dozen chocolate chip cookies:

1 sesame sweet loaf:

24 oatmeal buttermilk chocolate chip mini muffins:

and 1 glazed banana spice loaf:

had my kitchen looking like this at 10:00pm on Friday night:

But it was all for a really good cause. I packaged them up:

And brought them here:

For the visitors attending the annual Gentle Thanksgiving event at the Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary:

This annual event celebrates the lives of the nearly 200 hundred formerly abused and neglected farm animals that now have a permanent home at the Lighthouse Farm, free from fear of starvation, abandonment or lack vet care:

It's a wonderful day for families to visit and feed their favorite animals:

There's somebody for every person of every size:

Even Roy, the massive steer, loves getting some love:

J.R., the donkey, certainly isn't shy about expressing his needs:

And Duncan, the pig, always appreciates a pumpkin gift:

If you think sheep are standoffish, you should meet the sheep of Lighthouse Farm. They will trot up to you for petting and scratches. This guy felt personally responsible for greeting visitors as they came through the gate:

Have you ever seen a 40 year old donkey? This is Poppa:

Poppa has lived on the farm for a long time. That's his friend, Oyte, the mini donkey in the background:

Pretty boy, Taj, the turkey, wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!:

The Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary is definitely a place to see, if you ever find yourself in northwest Oregon and feel like communing with animals for a day:


Click HERE if you'd like to see more pictures of these beautiful animals from last year's Gentle Thanksgiving event (when it was actually sunny!!).