Sadly we are now void of cows. In all my married years we have never NOT had cows. We milked for many, many years, then raised spring’n heifers for the local dairies, and then moved to free-range beef.
The last load went out Thursday morning.
I was going to do a Sunday Stills, but really couldn’t find what I was looking for— although, this is not a frame of nature it is a frame of a fond good-bye.
Linda
After the snow yesterday it warmed up to 39*, without the wind.
We now have mud on mud on mud.
Tomorrow we haul the last of our cows to market. So this morning was spent getting everything ready before it warms up enough for the mud to thaw.
I do think we are going to have a early spring.
Linda
After my computer crash in December, my Microsoft program just didn’t act right. I took the computer back in to have it reloaded and re-checked out.
Days later I have it back.
Although, I had set up some posts in advance I couldn’t respond to any comments. I hope to get caught up today and tomorrow now that my third arm is back! 🙂
The weather has been strange…we went from this
(a gradual melt)
to this
In one day. Mostly because it started to rain.
Mud season. Mud season in January, not February.
Then this blew in last night and is still here
A very chill wind is also blowing. It’s the wind that is always the problem. The temperature might be a toasty 22*, but the wind can drop it right down to 12* in a second.
That is what we are experiencing…brrrrrr!
Anyway, I’m ever so glad my computer is back and I can stay in contact will all my friends!
Linda
The Sunday Stills assignment is birds this week. I’ve had a hard time getting photos of the many birds around the place so I had to settle for a photo of my chickens before the snow came.
At least they are birds 🙂
Linda
We had snow yesterday. Nasty snow, the kind that comes at you with a side wind.
The chores for the day were easy since the cows didn’t like the weather and came in to huddle in the warming shed, all we had to do was go out and throw some hay in the manger.
All four of my hens decided that they really don’t like being outside unless the Mom/Rooster is present so they didn’t even ask to go out. Actually they haven’t been wanting to go out much since the attack.
Which reminds me, the hen that was attacked is doing good. I just have to wait for her feather to grow back in…as damaging as the attack was I am wondering if the feathers will grow back. The other hens are not pecking on her (chickens can be so mean). I keep lots of fresh stuff for them to peck on and a peck block so I’m hoping they will not get bored and find the bald hen interesting.
Cow prices are holding firm at a good price so we will be hauling the rest of our cows to market the end of this month. Sure seems sad to me, but Terry is tired of working with the fences, which means the cows will have to go. In my secret heart-of-hearts I am hoping he will miss them and we will get more. I wouldn’t even mind some bottle babies. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
Today has arrived with lots of sun and very cold temps, which will hold until Wednesday when another snow storm is to come in. Typical of January. The December snow was looking rather tired, if I say so myself.
Hope this finds everyone well.
Linda
This week’s Sunday Stills assignment was Corners.
Here are a few from around our place…even the tractor shed complete with the old standing lamp, Terry is saving to work on sometime.
Thanks for stopping by!
Linda
We are rapidly melting here. The predicted snow storm blew in and around us and left. The days are warming up to around 37-40* then cooling down to 10-12* at night.
This is a bigger January thaw than I originally thought we were going to have. I really can’t decide if this is good or not. Snow means water, water is the lifeblood of life..hummm.
Of course, if the snow stays in our mountains, I could handle not having snow down here. The frost is deep, deep in the ground so we will not be thinking of spring for at least 8-10 more weeks. (It is January I remind myself daily)
Then this morning — during morning chores I saw it! A sun dog—a sure sign winter is still here and colder weather is on its way!
Linda
The corn field had some new visitors today.
The Canada Geese have arrived.
Seems like there is enough room….cows, Sandhill Cranes and the Canada Geese. There were lots of them,
scattered here and there and everywhere. The Sandhill Cranes were still there also. It looked like to me everyone has decided to get along and share the cornfield.
For the geese it is probably safer that way…it’s still hunting season here.
Linda
I got a several photos of the cranes! They are so very hard to sneak up on…I had to walk very, very carefully….taking only a few steps at a time and then waiting and waiting and waiting…no dogs, cats, children or husband along. Just me and my camera.
It is a fact they are Sandhill Cranes…very lovely birds.
In the hundreds that are wintering here, I see no Canada Geese with them. Usually we have hundreds of geese and no Sandhill Cranes.
They enjoy the corn and they like to be with the cows. The corn they seem to like the best is the hard-dent corn (corn you feed to animals and make corn bread from), the sweet corn fields they seem to shun.
The only other fields they like are the winter wheat fields, everything else is scorned.
Well, anyway, I made it! Now we all know…
Sandhill Cranes!
Linda
