It’s been trying SO HARD to rain or snow here… Further south they’ve accomplished that, but not here. We’d love some rain, but it’s refusing to fall for the most part. I think I’ve measured .07″ in the past few days. It is Grey. It is Cold. Which just means we’ve put our winter clothes…
List
It’s begun, that long list of Things To Do Concerning Cattle on the calendar. Almost every day for the next few weeks we have a plan already. Vaccination, pouring, mineral shots, weighing, AI preparation, and turnout of various groups. It could be overwhelming if we look at it all… but, we will take it one…
Mead!
Since my sister returned from Texas, we have been plotting to make a special little item! Years ago, she took me to the Texas Renaissance Fair. She made me a costume and EVERYTHING! It was a BLAST and I’d go again in a second… of course, along the way, we had a taste of mead….
Not So
(Part Two) Two bags of IV fluid, antibiotics, electrolytes… and the calf lays on my lawn, in the warmth of the afternoon sun. We alternate a bottle of milk replacer with a bottle of electrolytes a couple of hours later… hoping the fluid will kick his gut back into gear. As the sun sets, we…
Scourge
He won’t say it. But I see it in his eyes, in his touch, in his gruff, “You’re all right. You’re OK.” His rough hands rubs the black hair on a (not so) small nose, petting the calf like a dog, and dust rises to the top of the hair and coats his hand. The…
#plant16
With the weather turning nice, the guys have been working on fields getting them ready for #plant16. (that’s the twitter hashtag for farmers working on planting this season’s crops) The fields have been plowed, disced, leveled, and now… here comes the alfalfa and oats! The seed is delivered on pallets, and Vernon unloads them. The…
Zoom
I was sent to town today with some parts that needed the machine shop… it gave me the chance to wander around town, checking out some things just for fun… I went to the bike shop… and test drove a Specialized Women’s bike… I liked it… the seat seamed comfy, it was more upright than…
Song and Silence
A day of shifting light and light rain. A day of searching and finding, but not what we were looking for. A day of clouds and sunshine rays. A day overflowing with bird song and silence.
Must Bee Summer
A summer day at 73˚! The grass grew today for sure. Within the past three days we’ve gone from an elusive “is it green, yet?” to “wow, Wyoming’s thrown her green gown on!” While I am trying to finish up some yard work, once it was warm enough, I gave up my rake and lawnmower…
Welcome Home
A meadowlark seduces the stars and on the morning breeze, the glorious and unique song is brought forth… lighting the prairie in sparkles of notes. The sandhill cranes’ delightful song is much like an appealing grating of slate. Bluebirds twitter “truleee, truleee”. Each their own sign of spring. But until those large wings settle softly…
License to Rust
You, sir, have a license to… rust.