Bartleby and Lulu continue to hang out together. One of those inexplicable animal friendships. Today, things begin to return to normal. Going out to meet with Christine Nemec about the Creative Union show and also get some notecards myself. Might go to Quaker Meeting. Got to check on the animals – have sheep in all three pastures this summer.

We are considering keeping the donkeys permanently if Darryl Kuehne agrees. Maria and I are still talking about Bartleby and the sheep. I think the sheep need to go after Labor Day, including  Bartleby. On a farm, one gets a different perspective on animals. I don’t really think of sheep as pets. Donkeys are different to me. Maria loves Lulu and Fanny, and so do I. They are intelligent, intuitive, and  important to us. I don’t feel that way about all animals, nor do I really want do. The farm teaches us that emotionalizing and idealizing animals can be unhealthy and dangerous. And unnatural.