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Spring, and a new life comes into the world

Category: Getting my garden started | Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:45 am

Saturday evening 3-31-07
Ahhh Spring, spring suggests new beginnings, and new life. The Tulips and Daffodils poking up their new flowers. The trees popping out their new leaves, the seeds just planted breaking through the surface of the ground with a new plant. How about the birds, I saw our resident Eagles, sitting on their nest, likely guarding the new lives in their eggs, or the Robins that have arrived back from their winter playgrounds, getting their nests set for their eggs. There are deer out in the woods giving birth to their fawns. The bear coming out of hibernation, and the new cubs seeing the light of day for the first time. Well spring has sprung in our extended family, and there is new life. Mimi's horse Dahlila, gave birth last night to her new foal. A colt, as yet unnamed. Younger brother to Payton, who is about 1 1/2 years old. That makes 4 of them, horses that is, when you count her riding horse, Gwen, more properly known as "Lady Guenevere". ( there has been much debate about the spelling, I believe this is from the movie )
After our usual morning breakfast with the group, Mimi & I headed to the barn, a 45 minute drive from our house. We found Tina, the lady that owns the barn, her young daughter and their 4 dogs all visiting the mare and 1/2 day old colt, in his stall. After a couple photos, we moved them into the indoor ring to get some exercise. The little fellow followed his mom like a shadow. She moved around the ring, coaxing the colt to follow along. He trotted and at one point broke into a canter. I managed a few more shots with the camera, however the indoor is rather dark, and the pictures are not the best. It didn't take much before he became tired, and he lay down. An attentive mom stood guard. One of the dogs, Jake, thinks he is a special emissary to all the babies that come into the world at that barn, and he promptly lay nose to nose with the colt.
Isn't it something how all the very young of all species are so cute and innocent?? It continues to surprise me that new born horses, which are prey in the natural scheme of things, will let people, come right up to them, and scratch their ears and neck, and they will nuzzle back at you with their noses, seemingly with out any natural fear. They are amazing animals.
Now for a name, it should start with the letter "P" as his fathers name is "P" ( just the letter P ) and all his offspring are customarily named, starting with a "P". as is Payton, his older brother. "P"s lot in life is to stand in stud for all the mares in the barn, and he does rather well, as there will be 7 new babies this season. 5 last year, and he has been doing this for years. So there is a shortage of P names. I've heard rumblings that Pablo is in consideration, and I feel that is wrong, as P is a warm blood, of North Eastern European descent, not Spanish, and Pablo just doesn't hack it. Anyway, I don't have much to say in the matter, it's pretty much up to Mimi and Tina from the barn. So there you have it, spring is sprung, the "colt" is riz, and I don't know what his new name is. ( I've always wanted to use that little diddy, just never had a place where it fits, not that it fits all that well here either.) Tom - Calomaar











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cajunbelle wrote on Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:59 am:


Thanks so much for the pics Tom. Whatever his "P" name will be he is certainly a handsome fellow. You do know that we will now expect regular updates on this little guy.




 

glendann wrote on Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:02 am:


Oh I do love the baby.I like to name Peyzon or payzon. He is a handsome little thing That is one beautiful dog also nose to nose with the baby.Yes all is swinging into Spring.




 

Gardenstew wrote on Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:20 am:


Wonderful photos for a Sunday morning Tom. I grew up on a farm and seeing a calf come into the world is always something special.

As for a name I'll throw in my Irish-related suggestion, Paddy :)




 

eileen wrote on Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:47 am:


Tom what a wonderful little colt. I hope Dahlila is doing well after the birth.

Thank you so much for sharing the very beginnings of a new life with us.

Do let ius know what name is picked for the foal won't you.




 

Netty wrote on Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:41 pm:


What a cute little guy! My neighbor will have 2 new foals this spring, one mid April and one in May. I just can't wait to see the little darlings with their knobby knees and shaky little legs!




 

zuzu's petals wrote on Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:42 pm:


Awww, he's a real beauty!
New life is everywhere this spring.

Heheh, with a brother named Payton,
he could be named Pleyce (pronounced "place").

Dunno if the younger generation would get that. *LOL*




Melissa wrote on Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:35 pm:


OH .... thank you I have sent this on to some friends who also have a foal on the way.





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