A day on the farm

 As I have mentioned in other posts, I live in rural Italy and I am married to a farmer.  He has a small sheep and cattle ranch with his brother.  Though I complain about the time he has to commit to his job, there are definitely some plusses to living on a farm.  (We don't actually live there but my in-laws do.) 

The other day the weather was spectacular so I decided since it was my day off I would take my daughter over to "help" her daddy on the farm.  We didn't visit the sheep or cows since they are in a different place due to their need for larger fields, but we were able to visit the smaller animals and she even got to ride the horses.  She was in heaven.

I think she is truly lucky to be growing up in this environment.   She is at ease with the animals and has no fear of them.  She knows where her food comes from and is able to see what it takes to produce it.  If all kids could be so lucky!

Here are just a few photos from the afternoon.