Well today is a snowy day with high winds expected later. Footstep was all dressed up for the holidays last month! Though I am not sure that she truly appreciated the process.
It is interesting to think about the daily discipline that the animals and farm work imposed on me (schedules, physical work and timeliness) which the process of creating art never did. If I wanted to stay up all night working on designs, the only one to suffer was me when I was dragging in the morning (or my husband when I was grouchy from lack of sleep!).
But the animals help me keep to a schedule and get me out working which allows me to come back to the studio with a fresh perspective and ideas. It actually can be a good break.