The past month I’ve posted a teaser or two about the mountain lions that hung around for a few days. Tonight, the video arrives! Yes, it’s a LONG video, but each day I saw them, I noticed new things. First. This has been a bucket list item for me. I’ve seen the tail of one…
This Dog
I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s little video. Just push the play button, yes, a video will play! I guess it’s one of the reasons Red Dirt has never hit “The Big Time”. I love that video! I told myself many people would love that video. Like MANY people… No, nope, nada. It just cracks me…
#TBT: Great Reward, v.2.0
This was first posted March 2, 2010. Last night we had our largest calf we’ve had in the heifers… a whopping 100 pounder! That’s like having an 11 pound baby for us. For your first baby. Big. Ugh. Ouch. But… that’s why we check them… to be there when they…
Wordless Wednesday: “Hay Loft View”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this view, go HERE.
Elusive
When I posted this photo a while back, I was thrilled with it, and I still am. I’ve always wanted to see a mountain lion in the “wild” and boy! I’ve checked that bucket list item off multiple times as of late! We know they’re around… we see the evidence of them and we live…
Hoodies
For many of you that asked about the calf hoods we use… I didn’t quite make it in time this morning before they had pulled all the hoods off of the calves. Here is a photo from last year, though. Here also is the post I wrote about them last year. I’m thinking of trying…
Calf Ears
Even though we received another 5” of snow yesterday and the evening temperatures ducked down close to zero, today warmed quickly and the sun was soon glaring off the brilliance of the snow. Bundled in layers first thing in the morning, we were shedding coats and hats and gloves by ten. Our baby calves had…
Two Days of Calving Video
This week I chose to just share the past two days of calving; yesterday, nice and blue skies, today, a snowstorm rolled in. I also chose not to put music with this video. One thing I love about calving, is the quiet and calmness. The soft “mehs” of the heifers… the little newborn voices in…
Heart
Things picked up at the calving shed last night… and by that, I mean, when I went down this morning to see if I could help, there were 12 new mommas and babies on hand. That meant every pen, and two outside pens had occupants. I puttered around trying to help Brandon and then Vernon…
#TBT: Part of the Circle, v.2.0
This was first posted, February 25, 2010… and how appropriate it is… once again. Each day lengthens slowly… the sun’s warmth is strengthened. Winter is eaten away by spring. Though snow may fall… it also melts. Though one life passes… another is born. The glorious blue skies fade each night to twinkling blackness which greys…
No Words and Wednesday
I knew it. I wanted you to understand the chances. I thought we were over the hump and maybe in to clear sailing. I had even mentioned it to our vet yesterday, The Good Doctor, who was pleased as punch, and just as thrilled as I was. But reality is a … well, you can…