I always have my first morning, cup of coffee outside on the porch. I enjoy sitting outside watching the farm wake up. Usually the horses are either grazing in the back pasture or rolling in the dust and galloping around. The goats will be busy eating grass or leaves in their goat pen, while the dogs are doing their morning stretch.
The birds are usually bouncing from feeder to bird bath and the squirrels jump through the tree tops with whatever nuts or fruit they may have found and the pig tries to sneak out for a bite before I can see him. My cats sit in the yard trying to decide what to go after.
Yesterday morning, I had coffee in hand and went out the door. Before I could even sit down I noticed something new. Small, brown and LOOKING at me.

There in the front pasture was a little foal. Standing there next to her momma, just looking up towards the house. She was so beautiful and so unexpected. I called the girls out right away to see (and to confirm what I saw) they went to squealing like greased up little piggies in a hog wrangle. We did kinda think the mare might be pregnant but we didn't know for sure. She never really showed. Even our vet (we didn't have him do an exam, just pointed her out) wasn't sure she was. A week after he saw her, she had the baby. So we were VERY surprised. I must say, we are pleased to welcome "Flicka" on to our farm.


Welcome Flicka