Sunday Morning Walk

Just a peaceful morning walk. It started out by taking my usual walk in the opposite direction seeing as I needed to check on the calf in the wrong pasture.

He went almost 2 weeks with a weaning tag in his nose that is supposed to prevent calves from nursing while still with their mamas. It is the first year we tried them. Weaning was much less stressful on calves and mamas. BUT, once the tags were taken out and we had to separate them from their mamas all were fine, except him and his mama.

There is one pair almost every year, the pair that refuses to be separated. His mama was back with him the next day.

Yesterday we moved the calves to another pasture with one pasture now between them and mamas. Wouldn’t you know this morning he was in the middle pasture trying to get back with his mama. Went thru 2 strand electric fence to do it. I’m am pretty sure by day’s end they will be together again! If we had running water to our catch pen he would be in there for a while.

Of course the horses wanted to see me. Hmm, not really see me but ask in their horsey way to let them into the other pasture. The grass is ALWAYS greener…

On to check the cows and our bull Willy. Willy was put back out with the herd yesterday. We try to schedule calves to be born within two 90 day periods, one in Spring, one in Fall. This breeding will be for Fall of 2017 calves. He seems quite content. 😉

Next was a visit with our old cow Fanny. I love that old girl!

Got back to the house and thought, seeing as I should go check on the weanlings I might was well take a walk on the east side of the farm.

The East side has nice pasture down the middle from our back yard to the east border of the property. On either side is some VERY rough terrain. That’s where I took the dogs for a hike. Photos just don’t shown how deep those ravines are. On the steepest part it is wise to hold onto trees as the soil is gravel and like walking on marbles hidden under the leaves.

Seeing the old junk cars got me wondering about the history of the farm and the history of those cars. Were they just worn out, were they in a crash, were they family vehicles or owned by an elderly couple. I would love the chance to go back in time to see.