When Treasure shows up, she always has a big bucket of fresh vegetables, goodies for the animals. They crowd around her, and when she is done, she heads back for more. She and Chloe did some major bonding. I love my farm, but I am not a farmer, it is not ever completely natural to me. I’m a city boy, and farm life is new to me, as much as I love it.

Treasure is a farm rat, born to it, even though she grew up in Providence, R.I., like me. She is at home in the mud and manure and the jostling of animals, she is enthusiastic and open with them, and so she is a whisperer, much like Maria. Treasure also makes Dream Catchers, and she is a Dream Catcher, an Indian symbol signifying unity among the tribe.