Panama Farm Life May 10, 2025

Thwonk....thwonk! The early morning sky is barely pink. Toffee is clanging his empty food bucket. A self appointed farm warden, he makes certain the farm runs by the clock. Empty hay nets? Clang! He bangs the metal rails with the net's metal clasps. Yes, we hear it up in the house. One of the other horses moved elsewhere? Toffee screams until he gets a response from the missing horse. If you haven't heard a horse scream... it isn't something that can be blocked by sticking your head under a pillow. Or even using earplugs. The scream is heard...viscerally. And so it goes. The past two months have been, well...active. The results bring to mind the tag line made famous by v eteran ABC sports announcer Jim McKay who provided narration for the show's trademark opening: "Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport: the thrill of victory...and the agony of defeat." Farm life in Panama certain...