“We are all children of the earth.  We rely on the earth, and the earth relies on us. Whether the earth is beautiful, fresh, free, or arid and parched depends on our way of walking. Please touch the earth with mindfulness, joy, and concentration. The earth will heal you, and you will heal the earth.”   – Thich Nhat Hanh.

Zip ate some fresh salmon skin for breakfast this morning.  He had first dibs on Maria’s gourmet snack trek every morning, luck creatures. The donkeys and sheep got older vegetables, carrots, and egg shells. Zinnia scooped up anything that hit the ground. She does her share of vomiting at night.