Oh, November…

You are passing much too quickly!

I took a little time to check out some things going on around the farm right before dusk. 70’s today.. cold weather on the way!

Peeky Calf – he would have taken the treat right from my hand, but Shorty dog shooed him away.

Great Blue Heron, I’ve tried for years to get a decent picture of you. We’re getting there, but still a bit grainy.

Reflecting…

I found this old poem again, and it reminds me there is so much to love about November and the weeks to come.

"Give me the end of the year an' its fun
When most of the plannin' an' toilin' is done;
Bring all the wanderers home to the nest,
Let me sit down with the ones I love best,
Hear the old voices still ringin' with song,
See the old faces unblemished by wrong,
See the old table with all of its chairs
An' I'll put soul in my Thanksgivin' prayers."
-  Edgar A. Guest, Thanksgiving

Winter Feeding

The group anticipates.

 

View from the rear window of the farm truck…

This lovely Redhead looks over her bovine family. Red lost her equine family a few years ago due to a lightning strike.. so sad. But she truly loves her cows.

Two mamas-to-be.

Unloading hay…

Of course, there must be fresh water 24/7. Every day when it’s cold, the watering hole must be checked.

There has been much fixing-up going on in this feeding area over the past couple years. We now have swinging gates.. woo hoo! Also, much of the old broken-up wood fence has been replaced with new.

Project to come… Barn..

At least someone started to paint… but now, looks like we need new boards.

One thing is certain ~ on the farm, there is always always *always* something to do!

What’s going on in your neck of the woods?

The Daily Bovine and Equine Kaffeeklatsch

This is what I see every morning when I turn the donkeys out from their stall, and into their grazing pen.

Ruby & Gracie’s bovine friends come up for a chat…

Awwww…. sweet baby.

A meeting of the minds…

I always enjoy this part of the day. I also have a little preview of some progress made in the Barn/Cottage. In spite of many interruptions the past few weeks, there has been a fair amount of progress. We’ve had a lot of other things going on, including many visitors, a few road trips, fence-fixing, readying equipment for hay season, attempts at catching a wayward cat, and numerous projects.

The electrical wiring is complete, except for miscellaneous switches/outlets that will be installed later. This is what we have so far in the bathroom area… walls framed in, wiring, tub/shower shimmed and set, and a few other miscellaneous preps. Hopefully, there will be a toilet by the weekend. That would be nice, huh? And also it would be nice if the walls were covered before then :)

Off to search for boxes of nails for the nail gun. Where oh where can they be?