I went out in the back yard and sat with Red for awhile tonight, I realized this week that I am exhausted. I have not slept well this week for various reasons, and I am up to my neck in interesting stuff – the blog, lambing, the carriage horses, my new book, my new publisher, my photos, Maria’s trip to Gee’s Bend and the very intense life of the farm. I’ve been to New York five times this year and finished the Simon book, am done writing my new e-book “Who Speaks For The Carriage Horses?” and need to start my next one. Yikes. And the next Bedlam Farm Open House is but a month away.

I’m just wiped out and I don’t see much rest down the road, I have a lot to do, my life is full and challenging and exciting right now, I want to experience every minute of it. I am not into down time. I have so much to write, say and do I am just not sure there are enough hours and days for me to do it. I am going to meditate for longer periods, read more, have more quiet hours at night, take more walks. I am going to see an orthopedic surgeon to see if I must finally get my foot fixed. I was 17 when the first orthopedic surgeon told me I needed surgery on it, and that was a long time ago.

But it might be time to mess with it a bit, I love to walk and never want to give it up. And I am going to work at resting this weekend. I’m going to blog and take photos as usual, and start thinking about how to start my “Talking To Animals” project. Maybe we’ll start work on our expanded Dahlia garden, we have been receiving lots of new bulbs.