I went out this morning to feed the horses.
Then I fed the birds.
Then I fed the dog.
Then I fed us.
The order isn't important. The important fact is that it seems a good part of my time is spent feeding things! And if not feeding, then buying feed for those eaters. But then I can't NOT feed stuff.
Of course people need to eat, and I am a "people." The dog needs to eat because she is in our care, by choice, and it's our responsibility to keep her healthy. Same with the horses. We own them, so it is our duty to keep them fed too.
The birds? Well, we started years ago, and they seem to expect us to keep helping them out. No, they probably wouldn't starve if we took the feeders down, but we'd feel bad, especially when the ground is covered with snow, ice, etc, and their feed seems to be at a minimum. Besides we enjoy watching them eat, and counting the species we've attracted.
Do we enjoy watching the horses eat? Probably not. The dog? No, probably not. Each other? No, probably not, unless we notice some really bad table manners, and then we're forced to watch, and make commentary. Well, we not forced to, but I can't help myself, usually. I admit, sometimes I'm a bit bourgeois.
Then as I threw scraps into the compost heap, I realized, I'm feeding the worms, too!
Then I fed the birds.
Then I fed the dog.
Then I fed us.
The order isn't important. The important fact is that it seems a good part of my time is spent feeding things! And if not feeding, then buying feed for those eaters. But then I can't NOT feed stuff.
Of course people need to eat, and I am a "people." The dog needs to eat because she is in our care, by choice, and it's our responsibility to keep her healthy. Same with the horses. We own them, so it is our duty to keep them fed too.
The birds? Well, we started years ago, and they seem to expect us to keep helping them out. No, they probably wouldn't starve if we took the feeders down, but we'd feel bad, especially when the ground is covered with snow, ice, etc, and their feed seems to be at a minimum. Besides we enjoy watching them eat, and counting the species we've attracted.
Do we enjoy watching the horses eat? Probably not. The dog? No, probably not. Each other? No, probably not, unless we notice some really bad table manners, and then we're forced to watch, and make commentary. Well, we not forced to, but I can't help myself, usually. I admit, sometimes I'm a bit bourgeois.
Then as I threw scraps into the compost heap, I realized, I'm feeding the worms, too!
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