Friday (Again)

Hello all!
Yes, I'm back in Woodstock. I had a great time at home and especially enjoyed seeing people, spending time with Torus and Atticus (our baby cows) and being home for Izzy(my little sister)'s birthday. but I missed the farm a lot and it was nice to get back to work today.

A couple of very sad things happened while I was gone. Sophie (the pig, not the girl) and Scarlet (a very sweet little chicken) both passed away on Wednesday. Phil says it's the worst part of the job, but that they were both very old (Sophie was the oldest of the pigs at age 11) and lived very happy lives at the sanctuary. Everyone will miss them terribly.

Today was scorching hot and we cleaned out the barn and picked up rocks in the pig field and sweated and got muddy and fed the cows and turkeys and chickens apples and made triple sure that everyone had water all day long. Two more turkeys moved in while I was away- I don't think they've been given names because they're just here temporarily, but they are just beautiful! Dark feathers and big brown eyes and they just love everyone but hate the other birds which is a shame.

Jean says maybe I'll be able to get a tractor lesson soon which would be pretty cool.
Today was exhausting. It was a very long drive back and the day involved lots of shoveling and the picking up of heavy things and it's important to drink lots of water or you can pass out or something. I am very tired!

Here is a picture of a very nice guy who is making a totem pole-like sculpture for the yard. It's pretty exciting and his name is Nemo which is also just top notch in my opinion.
He called this "ghetto welding".

Tomorrow promises to be a good day full of friendly visitors and yummy food! Next weekend is going to be nuts. It's memorial weekend and Chrissie Hynde is playing a benefit concert here. Also, this thing called June Jamboree at the sanctuary is coming up so there's a lot to prepare for. Also, bears continue to be an ever present threat.
Signing off,
Sarah Duff