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| A 'Donkey Hug' at the Farm |
Calm weather, so welcome, is hot today, clear skies and wind just enough.
Home to my house and my garden,
I browsed through the fridge for something to eat.
Then - aha! - I can go to a barbeque gathering tonight
at Beacon Hill Children’s Farm.
Annually all the volunteers are celebrated
with a barbeque at the Farm
for all that they do throughout the year.
There are so many jobs in a farmyard
caring for chickens, ducks and pigs,
llamas, bunnies and hamsters,
and the energetic, bouncing goats!
These stars of the Farm yard stampede through the main Farm lane each morning and each night, racing for breakfast or for bed.
These stars of the Farm yard stampede through the main Farm lane each morning and each night, racing for breakfast or for bed.
Who makes up the volunteers crews for the Farm?
Little ones with parents in tow
Teens, adults, and seniors
Residents of group homes throughout the city
All come to the Farm to share in the joy of animal care.
The result?
The same variety of people from our city,
our province and all the other provinces,
visitors to our city from many different lands
summer day camps of toddlers in bright coloured vests,
the well and infirm, whether walking or by wheelchair,
are able to enjoy the miracle of animal life
in this amazing farm setting between the ocean and city.
And when I came to Victoria,
I became an honoured ‘pooper scooper’ with the goats
I have sat at the front counter to welcome our guests.
It was a piece of a farm life that I missed desperately.
So the wonderful finish to my day is being part of
a celebration of kindness and good works.
A personal thank you goes out to everyone
at Beacon Hill Children's Farm for
your great care of all these lovely animals!
“Unselfish and noble actions are the most
radiant pages in the biography of souls.”
~ David Thomas
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