April Showers

The kids are off to 4H and Travus is helping with a ward service project. I am home alone, except for the animals. It is raining softly tonight, which doesn't happen too often here in Idaho (the "softly" part). It is still warm from the beautiful day. I just checked on the animals. The new teen ducks could not figure out how to get back in the chicken house and were huddled together in the run. I had to catch them and help them inside. There were still three or four hens out scratching and enjoying the rain. Both sets of pigs were snug in their bed and didn't even bother to move as I checked on them. The bunnies just stared at me when I looked in their stall but when I came up to my goats, who were paired off in their little groups sleeping I realized just how peaceful the barn is to be. The cats were laying on a straw bale, purring as they looked at me with curious eyes. I stood there, listening to the hens cackle and  fuss, the quacks from the duck and the soft rain falling outside and decided, life is good. I can't wait for May's flowers!