I was busy working on some repairs today to our golf carts, when Joe called to ask if I could welcome some new animals to our petting zoo. We have quite a menagerie already with sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, a llama, rabbit, white pigeons, miniature horses, gold fish, Samson the Great Pyrenees, and a wild turkey.
We now have four more ducks (drakes), four baby ducks, a mud turtle, a bunch of small chickens including a young rooster and a lot of sniffing, strutting and curiosity about our new arrivals. The ducks were put in the fish pond with the large gold fish and took to their new surroundings by putting on quite a display of swimming, diving, flapping and chattering. I think they like their new home. It made me wish I could have jumped in and frolicked with them and had some relief from another hot day. The young ducks were put inside where it was much cooler and after having some newspaper spread out in their cage and getting some water to drink, looked ready for a nap or early bedtime. The mud turtle will need a good scrubbing and we're not sure where and with whom It will be housed.
The zoo has been a good addition and gives people a place to wander while waiting for the next Holy Land Tour to begin. I have always enjoyed the animals here at the Passion Play and have learned a lot about how to handle, feed and care for them. One day when we "retire" from the road and get a small place in the country, I'd like to get a donkey. Not sure if that is part of God's plan, but the story in Numbers 22 is always interesting to read and study.
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