Recently, I’ve come to the conclusion that I must have a knack for telling when cattle are happy and when they aren’t. And as for these cattle, they were happy! (Hence the title!) So, (now that we’ve got that whole thing sorted out!) Several days ago, someone decided it was the perfect day for a…
Border Collies, Cattle Moving, and Playing with the Bulls
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve tagged along in the truck to feed cattle. I’ve rode with border collies, had border collie butts stuck in my face over the excitement of an open window, been sat on by more than one border collie (at a time!) and had many more adventures… With border colllies. …
Doughnuts, Calves, and Pens
Yesterday started out with a short drive through some windy, muddy back roads, through a gate, and then into an area filled with bawling calves and some rather unhappy cows – It was time to work cattle! While it wasn’t intentional, I missed out on the part involving the cows, but got there just…
October Sunrise
I took this picture this morning. I think. Things are still a little hazy as to what time it is, where I am, and much less who I am. But I’m working through it! I didn’t do anything to it, just left it the way it came off the camera. Aren’t the things God creates beautiful? Hope…
Farm Felines
Different from regular cats – They’re farm cats. They’re supposed to have a main purpose of ridding places of rats, mice, etc. Ours? Not so much. Unless they’re a pregnant, hungry mamma cat that can’t wait until the next feeding, they all gather around the front door waiting to launch themselves at the first victim…
Rainy Day Farm
This morning I woke up to the sound of rain outside. We had a nice little shower and it reminded me of some pictures I took awhile back and never got the chance to share. They were taken during a rain shower, at an abandoned farm/homestead. I had my little sidekick along and we ended up…
Bird Beaks and Cat Tails
At one point this afternoon, I grabbed my camera, the Siamese tomcat and headed to the little chicken pen. After sufficiently hiding my toes (these birds need to have toe-eating added to their resumes) from the “birds’ eyes”, I started snapping pics of the playfulness between bird and cat. Actually it was birds and cat – They seemed…
View From The Truck
In the past few days, I’ve been able to ride with friends while they were cutting corn. Most of the time, I was riding in a grain truck, but I did manage to hitch a ride in the combine once. Here are a few of my favorite pics from this corn harvest: The first day I rode,…
Cattle ‘N’ Cubes
Some people spend their Sunday afternoon reading. Some spend it sleeping. How did I spend it? Doing something I’ve never done before, that’s how! This past Sunday afternoon, I went out to the Flint Hills area with a couple of friends to feed some cattle their “range cubes”. In order to add a little educational…
Horse Camp
Part of this past week was spent at a “horsemanship camp” at the Engler Horse Farm. (Click for link.) We learned about grooming, feeding, riding, and safety around your horse. After the riding and such came the animal chores – Horses, goats, chickens, ducks, and geese. For some odd reason, they all seemed to think…
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