Thursday, May 16, 2024
Little Pasture on the Prairie

Little Pasture on the Prairie

jersey cow

A recent trip to the barn to milk her old milk cow, Rita, reminded Eliza Blue why she is thankful for her life on a ranch and all its gifts. 
prairie flowers

Eliza Blue is struck by the simplicity and beauty of telling herself, “You are making too big a deal of this.”
horse

Eliza Blue shares a horse-wrangling story that proves her ranching skills are both improving and still need work.
wheat field

Eliza Blue feels like her body and soul might finally be getting reacquainted after so much time spent apart.
black cat

Eliza Blue has been worried about Mama Cat for months as she vanished shortly after being spayed. Fortunately, she was just on vacation.
snow

Maybe, this will be the year Eliza Blue sets some better boundaries around her time so she can say "yes" more often to the things that feed her soul.
sunset

Kevin Locke, Tokeya Inajin, was a preeminent player of the indigenous flute, traditional Lakota storyteller, culture bearer, recording artist and educator.
prairie flowers

Eliza Blue realizes that perfection is waiting in the quiet of tall rustling grass, the last morning star, the golden faces of late summer flowers.
baby

Eliza Blue's babies are growing up, which means it’s her turn to snuggle someone else’s babies so they can take a shower or drink a cup of tea.
socks

Eliza Blue is suffering from a little bit of "Stacking Bales Syndrome" after a long winter cooped up in her home.