Don't Panic...It's Organic

Meet Dot

Dot lives across the road from me in Ojai with her family and her boyfriend...

 Thunder....

Thunder is a bit smaller than Dot and a bit older...but don't tell him that

 One of the many benefits of country living is that it allows you to have animals...

Both large and small.  

 The weather has been so interesting this fall,

 with lots of rain and then warm sunny days...

Which has made the fields flush with soft green grasses.

Perfect for the animals....  

 To go exploring....

 Or just to enjoy the sunshine....

 My neighbor Christine brings Dot out to the orchard almost every day,

 for a few hours,

 so she can get her fill of the lush fresh grass

When Dot comes out to graze, everyone else seems to join her...

 An additional benefit to all of this grazing, is the "by-products" that can be used in the garden for fertilizer.

Christine uses a combination of the pine shavings from the horse stalls and manure to fertilize all of her fruit trees

 It's a relatively simple process and one that I have started to use around all of my citrus trees as well

 I did a post a while back about Christine's wonderful fruit stand, 

which you can read again here

 She now has her fall fruits available, including apples and pomegranates and the usual sweet oranges and lemons found all over the valley

 Dot was just finishing up her afternoon snack when....

 Here came the rest of the group...

 Thunder felt a bit lonely and left behind... he came out for a roll in the hay too!

 Not to be outdone....

 Christine's dog Roxy felt like a ride around the orchard would be a good idea...

 Oh well....I'll just walk then

 What fun to see a horse in the front yard...enjoying being a horse 

 And we get the added benefit of the organic fertilizers for the garden

 For free!!!

 Thanks Dot

&

Thanks Christine for the fun afternoon

I guess this is what you call friends...with benefits!

Have a great week

~kelley~