Little Bitty Calf. While calves tend to run the 60-90 pound range when they’re born, you’ll have ones that bust the average one way or another. This little girl did. She’s a tiny forty pounds. She’s doing well enough. We wondered if she was a twin, but, no… Her mom is no giant either… The…
Cycle Again
Finally, we’re starting to get some babies! I know, soon enough we’ll be on the other end of the spectrum… but we are all happy to see the calves hit the ground. As with anything, there’s more details behind the scenes. The heifers get fresh bedding every few days. Those who have calved get fed…
#TBT: Family Tree, v.2.0
This was first posted March 1, 2012. Not long ago, I shared the beginnings of an undertaking with you… in As Time Goes By. It is my version of the Pinterest project usually called “painted family tree” or some such title. Like I said earlier, this is an ongoing job, as our family grows… so will…
Wordless Wednesday: Epitaph
For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
So Many Ways
I tend to leave my housework partially finished because I want to do more exciting things… like craft or build or go help the guys… I’ll never win awards for housekeeping and I do regret that lack of ambition… but I want to be outside and wandering out to see what Vernon is doing in…
Moving To High Country Pastures Video
Back to last summer and a couple of weeks of moving cattle up the mountain to various pastures… The scenery is gorgeous with green grass and wildflowers, and there are grandkids living the dream wherever you look!
Tomorrow
Daniel’s little herd has calved, and two days ago, the one cow that Vernon and I own privately calved as well. Yay! Isn’t she cute? Yes, she has shelter and dry ground to lay on, but I guess the snow wasn’t that bad with the 40* temperature. Our heifers are due to start calving on…
Epic
This photo was from Wednesday amid the cold and snow… Today was forty degrees above zero with a brilliant blue sky. Wyoming’s mood swings can be epic. Nevertheless, Vernon is still out there, feeding cows every day. (I’d show you that if my camera would just talk to my iPad. Seriously, do they not realize…
Brittle Blue
For those of you who don’t know what -39* looks like… this is a pretty good photo of it. The creek, where the ice is out of it, is much warmer than the air… and it creates low lying fog along its banks. While most think snow should only be white, I think the more…
#TBT: Un-onslaught, v.2.0
This was first published February 27, 2012. I keep waiting for it to “HIT”. The rush of baby calves. The flow of amniotic fluid… the grunts of labor… the slimywetcuterthansnot black babies that (hopefully) slip into this world… the steam that rises from their backs… the first shake of a head and blow of a…
Wordless Wednesday: Feathers
Here’s a tough one! For this jigsaw puzzle of one of my chicken’s feathers, go HERE.
Soaking Up the Sunshine
A day full of housework gets to reward you with a bonus puzzle this week. I was tempted to call it “Chicken Dust” but “Soaking up the Sunshine” will do. Go enjoy this jigsaw puzzle HERE.