I like to think of Bedlam Farm as a Peaceable Kingdom, almost every animal here has either grown up here or been here for awhile. Red is the King of the Peaceable Kingdom, he accepts everything and harms nothing.

We all get along here, and I often wonder why, if animals can do it, people can’t. But did not grow up in a Peaceable Kingdom, he is scrappy and dominant. He chases chickens, tries to push the barn cats around, challenges the sheep and tells the donkeys off every chance he can with his loud and persistent barks.

Bud had a rough time in his early life, he didn’t get the socialization workshop the animals here get. He needs patience and clarity, nobody really dominates anybody around here.

He is calming down. Minnie pays little attention Bud and is not threatened by him (Bud has never harmed any creature here, he just likes run his mouth a bit). Maria was outside sitting with Minnie on the back bench, and hopped out to hang out with the two of them.

I liked this scene, I thought the Peaceable Kingdom here is coming together again.