Tag Archives: cattle

Cattle 29 September 2017

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Sally Gerard

Cattle make life interesting at times. I love to watch them as new-born calves, just standing up for the first time to discovering their legs can really propel them only twenty-four hours later! The deep sound of their mama lowing … Continue reading →

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Beauty 3 May 2016

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Sally Gerard

The weekend snow storm was so full of beauty. Yes, it meant we couldn’t get the fence work done we’d planned on, but we got such a gift of moisture and the big fat flakes falling straight  down with no … Continue reading →

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Fog Blog 17 December 2014

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Temperatures plummeted over night. I’ve always wanted to use that word! The combination of humidity and cold left the sun to find its way through the fog. Visibility on my run extended only to the sides of the road, like … Continue reading →

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Building Corrals 11 August 2014

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Sally Gerard

It was time to make some changes to the corrals. While they have worked for many years to sort and load cattle, everyone could see improvements that would make the whole process easier on both bovine and human. Of course, … Continue reading →

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13 November 2013

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Sally Gerard

I think that this is Indian’s version of a video game. He sees all the heifers between his ears and decides how he is going to herd them. He loves working cattle! Indian could totally be the main character in … Continue reading →

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27 September 2013

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Sally Gerard

On the brink of October, the morning is definitely fall like: fog, wet, cold. Some gremlin came in the night and pulled one of the insulators away from the post so the wire was hanging. I fixed that and put … Continue reading →

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1 August 2013

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Sally Gerard

You never know what you’ll find in chokecherry season. As I picked along the chokecherry row, I discovered a bird’s nest with an egg in it just like the one I posted a while back that I found in the … Continue reading →

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29 July

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Sally Gerard

Rain and fog have hung in on the farm for a couple of days and it has been such a relief. Some moisture and cool will let the grass grow some in the pastures. We moved cattle and put all … Continue reading →

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