Till the cows come home...

I stumbled upon this cozy family while on a hike in the Odenwald this weekend. I decided to try a little Dale Carnegie on them....

My little visit reminded me of a bull that my Aunt owned....his name was Sunshine and he was all that his name implied. My Aunt rescued Sunshine from a pasture in WV when his mother abandoned him. He was in a serious state and my Aunt nursed this little cow and he thrived. Of course being the worse farmers on Earth... it was stated that he would be sold at auction....no one in my family ever believed it.

Sunshine spent many happy birthdays eating cake and dancing when sung to. He had a wonderful "family" of a pair of horses on my Aunts farm....(which she lovingly calls "Manure Manor)" from which he was never separated.

These little serene faces reminded me of that 2000 lbs baby.

Ever wish you had a pony...or two??

Well, today was a day to take your pony out if you had one. Every where I looked people were out enjoying this amazing fall day with their equine counterparts.

Sure made me wish I had a pony....mush Clover mush....(Clover says he don't mush)

Oh well....

Each and every day...

I count my blessing each and every day for the sunshine and the beauty that surrounds me. Especially when the weather forecasters get it wrong and God delivers a day like today.

Fall festival in Ladenburg...

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Wash day in Ladenburg...

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Fall and the tradition of Foraging...

all photographs ©LauraBostonThek

If you are in Germany in the Fall you tend to see people with bags, hanging about under trees. Sometimes alone, sometimes in pairs and most times...with their dogs. This I have discovered is the German sport of foraging.

It is uncommon in the US to see people milling about picking up nuts in the forest or fallen fruit from trees along the roadside. I don't know why that is...do we think the tree must belong to someone? I have no idea, but here at this time of year, nothing goes to waste.

I had hoped to provide you with a photo, but on this one subject I think you need to go out and see it for yourself. Instead I shall just load some beautiful shots of the forest at what I believe is it's best.