A trip to Morning Bray Farm

One of the really neat things about having my own blog is that I can jump forwards and backwards in time any way I want, telling stories completely out of order, and nobody can complain about it. Well, ok, sure, somebody could complain about it, but by the time they do, I will have already told my out-of-order story and felt quite happy about it. Ah, the power of having my own blog. :-)

Anyway, today, I want to tell you about my visit to Morning Bray Farm - which just so happens to have occurred two Saturdays ago. I never got a chance to post about it at the time because we were all so darn busy and things were happening so fast with Patrick.

But, when I look at the pictures from that day two Saturdays ago, pre-Patrick, I fall in love with Morning Bray Farm all over again and really want to share a few of the shots I took that day.

It may be my blog, but I still hope you won't mind...

When I stepped out of Carson's truck, look who greeted me first. It's Bernard...

He and I hit it right off. It wasn't long before we were comparing shoes:

Lots of important discussions are held over a donkey's back, you know:

Nigel..you shy sweetheart:

Nigel was quite interested in how and why Carson was climbing the fence:

Though it was ultimately Bernard who went in for a closer look:

Snack time is serious business around here:

Clearly, I interrupted:

Justina is a wonderful hostess. She brought us refreshments within minutes of our arrival:

And look - just in case I needed reminding where I was:

Because I asked nicely, Don was kind enough to do the "rake trick" with Bernard:

Bernard has a "thing" for scritchy-scratchy noises and will chase Don around if he's dragging something behind him. As you can imagine, it was even more delightful to see in person than when I saw it in pictures:

Auntie Linda had a team of assistants to help her with her photography:

Then we were thirsty. All at the same time. Don patiently waited:

Pretty Meggie had a number of complaints she wanted to alert me to on this day:

Leland was simply exhausted from all the farm work:

And Abigail, well, Abigail just pretty much took it all in:

Momma and Baby Boy are even more gorgeous in person:

Momma Justina asked Auntie Linda to check Fergus' teeth:

Then Bernard was kind enough to show Auntie Linda his teeth for comparison:

We had an amazing lunch. Outside. On their terrace. In March. I was in heaven:

Ellsworth is just as sweet as he looks:

He has the wisdom of the world in his eyes:

When it came time for Carson and me to head back to 7MSN, all heads were together in the hay bin again:

I love these ears:

Can you see them all in there?:

Don and Justina were so much fun to be around:

Now I just need to figure out a way to move Oregon closer to New Mexico: