The WD Clock

We are living our lives by the stomach of our animals, I realized today. Here goes:

6:00 am, or approximately 45 minutes before sunup:
- better let the chickens out and feed, before they start harassing each other
- feed the birds so they have something to eat when they get up
- feed the horses: they heard the chickens outside

6:40 am, after the morning walk
- the dogs have beat me home and beg Dan to put down breakfast, NOW

7:00 am, after our breakfast
- chickens run to the fence when they see me outside: time for dinner leftovers and garden stuff
- horses see the chickens getting greens: demand oats

between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, we are about to have lunch ourselves
- horses: you are not going to eat without giving us some lunch, are you?

3:00 pm, we are at our computers
- Emma, giving quick little whines accompanied by wild tail wagging; Shawna pacing: I am sure it is dinner time!
- horse whinnying: hey, time for dinner
- quail clucking outside: how about some seed? So dispensed

4:00 pm, finally
- horses are let in their stalls for dinner
- dogs get fed
-chickens get final scratch ration

5:00 pm
- we have dinner

6:00 pm
- we have coffee, dogs get a dog cookie and give us soulful looks to convince us to give them a people cookie. So dispensed.

Whew! Life really does revolve around food.