Comments on: In the Barn In Winter http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/ Finding the keys to the future…and trying not to lose them in the mess. Thu, 24 May 2012 04:38:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: discount ed hardy clothing http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-47780 discount ed hardy clothing Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:42:49 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-47780 Most people assume that cellulite is like the rest of the fat in our body and think it can be reduced by traditional methods. Most people assume that cellulite is like the rest of the fat in our body and think it can be reduced by traditional methods.

]]> By: swtor http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-40252 swtor Sun, 01 May 2011 18:13:46 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-40252 Hey, you used to write wonderful, but the last few posts have been kinda boring¡K I miss your tremendous writings. Past few posts are just a bit out of track! come on! Hey, you used to write wonderful, but the last few posts have been kinda boring¡K I miss your tremendous writings. Past few posts are just a bit out of track! come on!

]]> By: Little Blog In The Big Woods: The Parable of The Shed: Why 30 … « lazyboy loung chairs http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11612 Little Blog In The Big Woods: The Parable of The Shed: Why 30 … « lazyboy loung chairs Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:29:34 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11612 [...] space for animals (guineas! ) - and you can check out a recent rhapsody on barns by Sharon, here. [...] [...] space for animals (guineas! ) – and you can check out a recent rhapsody on barns by Sharon, here. [...]

]]> By: sandra http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11611 sandra Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:06:52 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11611 That was beautifully written. You really captured the barn in winter. When we had all the animals at our 1st homestead, I used to love doing the evening chores. I love the barn in the evening. The animals all settling in. The horses and goats muncing hay. The chickens making their little night noises. The ducks making their final calls of the evening and the beaver slapping his tail on the water, down at the lake. In the summer, the chorus of peepers, crickets and cicadas all join in to form a symphony of night music. But in the winter, it's the quietness that draws me. Just the gently sounds of the animals and my own breathing. It's a magical, spiritual place, the barn. That was beautifully written. You really captured the barn in winter. When we had all the animals at our 1st homestead, I used to love doing the evening chores. I love the barn in the evening. The animals all settling in. The horses and goats muncing hay. The chickens making their little night noises. The ducks making their final calls of the evening and the beaver slapping his tail on the water, down at the lake. In the summer, the chorus of peepers, crickets and cicadas all join in to form a symphony of night music. But in the winter, it’s the quietness that draws me. Just the gently sounds of the animals and my own breathing. It’s a magical, spiritual place, the barn.

]]> By: Kati http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11610 Kati Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:35:39 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11610 *grin* It sounds like a sweet way to wile away a bit of time on a cold afternoon. I got a big chuckle out of the image of one cat chasing the chickens for a bit of exercise, and the other cat staying well out of THEIR way to avoid being chased himself. *grin* Thanks for sharing that with us, Sharon! *grin* It sounds like a sweet way to wile away a bit of time on a cold afternoon. I got a big chuckle out of the image of one cat chasing the chickens for a bit of exercise, and the other cat staying well out of THEIR way to avoid being chased himself. *grin* Thanks for sharing that with us, Sharon!

]]> By: Laurie http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11609 Laurie Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:03:07 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11609 Nice post! I recently spent some time with my chickens in their backyard coop as the sun set, twilight fell and my birds went to roost one by one. You captured the same feeling that I experienced then. The feeling of being a part of Nature and it's cycles through our relationship with our animals. The simultaneous richness and simplicity of being that our animals bring to us. And the deep gratitude that many of us feel toward the creatures we share our lives with. This is one of my favorites of your posts so far, and I've been a reader for a long time. Thank you. Nice post! I recently spent some time with my chickens in their backyard coop as the sun set, twilight fell and my birds went to roost one by one. You captured the same feeling that I experienced then. The feeling of being a part of Nature and it’s cycles through our relationship with our animals. The simultaneous richness and simplicity of being that our animals bring to us. And the deep gratitude that many of us feel toward the creatures we share our lives with. This is one of my favorites of your posts so far, and I’ve been a reader for a long time. Thank you.

]]> By: Dave Eriqat http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11608 Dave Eriqat Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:57:40 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11608 What a nice story! I wish I had a barn full of animals. Dave http://daveeriqat.wordpress.com/ What a nice story! I wish I had a barn full of animals.

Dave
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]]> By: Laurie in MN http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11607 Laurie in MN Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:33:31 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11607 Thank you for this. I have a major and strange love for goats (strange as I've never actually been around any regularly), so I always enjoy hearing about them. I asked for shares in a goat through Heifer International for Christmas this year. I should have made that my ONE request, I suppose, but I chose to make it easy on my relatives and add in some books and CDs. Or a donation to our local food shelf. *grin* We'll see what happens... Thank you for this. I have a major and strange love for goats (strange as I’ve never actually been around any regularly), so I always enjoy hearing about them.

I asked for shares in a goat through Heifer International for Christmas this year. I should have made that my ONE request, I suppose, but I chose to make it easy on my relatives and add in some books and CDs. Or a donation to our local food shelf. *grin* We’ll see what happens…

]]> By: Veronica http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11606 Veronica Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:16:27 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11606 I'm not one to comment much on blog posts, but I must say that I absolutely love this one! I can totally relate. Some of my very favorite times of the year are when its snowing. We don't have any fully enclosed barns, but we have lots of sheds (some of which we call barns!). When it begins to snow, I layer up my clothes and head out to our hay barn, where the cats congregate. There is no south wall (it used to be a shed for the goats) so I have a pretty good view out and over the river valley. The huge fields of cornstalks aren't always too pretty to look at, but grazing cattle, pastures, and trees down by the creek are nice, especially with big fat snowflakes drifting down from the sky. I'll sit down on a bale of hay and my kitty cats rush over to clamber all over me. They usually fight over my lap until they figure out that three of them can fit, and another will hop to my shoulder. Even the wild cats will come curl up near me in the hay to enjoy my company in the peace and serenity of the cold, snowy day. I'll sit out there until my toes grow so cold I can't hardly take it anymore. Disengaging myself from the cats, I head out to see the horses before going back in. They stand huddled together, either under a shed or outside with their heads down and backs turned towards the blowing snow. They lift their heads to greet me, and part to let me into their circle. I'll crouch down, and in no time at all fuzzy muzzles will be sniffing their way over my head, down my neck, into my face, and all over the rest of me. The younger ones will gently nip their lips at me, and if I'm wearing my green overalls the older ones will too. They do not get upset when the small flakes of hay on me do not magically multiply into a huge bale. They simply drop their heads again and shift so that I am in the center of their warm, cozy huddle. I’m not one to comment much on blog posts, but I must say that I absolutely love this one! I can totally relate. Some of my very favorite times of the year are when its snowing. We don’t have any fully enclosed barns, but we have lots of sheds (some of which we call barns!). When it begins to snow, I layer up my clothes and head out to our hay barn, where the cats congregate. There is no south wall (it used to be a shed for the goats) so I have a pretty good view out and over the river valley. The huge fields of cornstalks aren’t always too pretty to look at, but grazing cattle, pastures, and trees down by the creek are nice, especially with big fat snowflakes drifting down from the sky. I’ll sit down on a bale of hay and my kitty cats rush over to clamber all over me. They usually fight over my lap until they figure out that three of them can fit, and another will hop to my shoulder. Even the wild cats will come curl up near me in the hay to enjoy my company in the peace and serenity of the cold, snowy day.

I’ll sit out there until my toes grow so cold I can’t hardly take it anymore. Disengaging myself from the cats, I head out to see the horses before going back in. They stand huddled together, either under a shed or outside with their heads down and backs turned towards the blowing snow. They lift their heads to greet me, and part to let me into their circle. I’ll crouch down, and in no time at all fuzzy muzzles will be sniffing their way over my head, down my neck, into my face, and all over the rest of me. The younger ones will gently nip their lips at me, and if I’m wearing my green overalls the older ones will too. They do not get upset when the small flakes of hay on me do not magically multiply into a huge bale. They simply drop their heads again and shift so that I am in the center of their warm, cozy huddle.

]]> By: peter in Aust http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-11605 peter in Aust Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:28:41 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/07/in-the-barn-in-winter/#comment-11605 Great post! Down under where we are, we have just started our summer. Cannot wait for winter and maybe some rain. snow seems an impossible dream ...ditto a barn. We have no barn ....yet. Regards. Great post! Down under where we are, we have just started our summer. Cannot wait for winter and maybe some rain. snow seems an impossible dream …ditto a barn. We have no barn ….yet. Regards.

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