We had snow in the high country over night…the peaks of the San Juan’s are white.  I wonder if we have moved away from fall and are now headed into winter?

Oh!  Please!  Not Yet!!!!

  The cows that are so lucky to get to spend their summers in the high country are coming home now.  The air all around us is a cacophony of cattle calling and talking to each other.  The calves are being weaned and the open (un-bred) cows-are being separated from their sisters/friends and the bulls are being ushered into the bull pastures. 

It always amazes me how docile a bull can become once he is in the old-boys club and the females are no where around.  Posturing occurs across all lines of species, I guess.

Our girls (we only have four)  don’t get to go to the mountain, they never leave the place, spending all their lives right here on our hillsides and pastures.

We haven’t started weaning yet…next month.

At least the rain has cleared out for a little while.  That will give us time to get some of the outside chores done.  We are laying new irrigation pipe and making some new ditches.  It’s easier to do this time of year instead of during the spring work.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Linda