Sheep in the Meadow, Cows in the Corn

I know you have all seen pictures of the animals around our farm before, but this morning was special. I have been needed to help out on the dairy for the past five days....you might say, "well you poor dear"....only five days?" Well, it is usually no small undertaking for me. I have to say, by this morning I was fitting back into the groove. After all, many years ago bottling, feeding, watering, and bedding the calves was my twice a day job. I know, I know, you have heard me whine about it before, but for those of you who may not know....the job is actually updated with luxury compared to the "good old days". Hey, the big barn protects you and the babies from the elements: rain, sleet, snow, hail, cold and heat. One only needs to walk a few feet to the pens now. A big stick is no longer needed to keep one calf from getting the other calves' bottle. It is still a big chore!

Wait, there must be an added bonus. I know my skin must look better now! You see, as you mix the milk replacer in very hot water and your face is straight on top of it to stir it all together in a bucket......warm, moist, milky steam goes straight to the face. Then as you fill the water buckets, the cold spray finishes your facial....is that not just amazing?....I bet you don't get a daily treatment like that one.

To the point.....when I finished my outside chores this morning....knowing this would be the last time for a while.....I drove to the house.....the temperature was great, my work was done, the sunshine was beaming..........so I ran in for my camera and went back to the barn.......taking pictures all the way.....I took pictures of everything on the place. So, if you care to take a look at only a few of the things I enjoyed, please continue. There are more pictures than I have ever posted at once and I left many of them off. Enjoy!

This is only a small bunch of the sheep out grazing this morning.

Contented milk cows

She wanted a close up view.


Some are always curious enough to come right up in your face.
Notice their bright colored ear rings (better known as tags).

If one comes, they all want to see what is going on.

She was just moovin' along.

This Momma sheep and baby paused just long enough for me to get a quick picture.

This big girl was removed from the calf barn yesterday....way to big to be bottle fed.

More sheep gathered around the old shed.


And, here is one of many of the little bottle fed babies.....a heifer. She gets her own coat to keep warm.

Every farm needs a few barn cats....she is a big one!

The Daffodils were blooming this morning in the front yard of our old home place.
They are always a welcome sign of spring soon to come.

And, as I am headed home again....here came my relief! Good bye barn, bye calves, bye bottles, bye poop, bye, bye facial....until next time.
For the rest of ya'.....get out and enjoy this beautiful sunshine.