The farm really is a Peaceable Kingdom, I see it every morning, it shows up in my words and pictures. Today I felt I captured it well. Come and see, this is better than the news. It lifts the heart.

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Maria is an animal magnet. They all expect a treat or some other reward. I call it her posse.

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The summer gets more and more beautiful as it moves towards Fall. Nature is the answer.

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Lulu loves to get her ear rubbed (bug bites); Maria loves to do it.

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The Amish are keeping our town agricultural, no Wall Street investors here, no big mansions. They have added so much to our community. I listen for the clic-clok of horses every morning.

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Zip, the King, checks out his kingdom every morning.

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The donkeys love the limbs that fall from trees.

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Kim is hanging in there, keeping her distance, staying comfortable.

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The first thing I see in the morning, and one of the best.