Since being home from Texas for four weeks, my activities have not much diversified. I feed calves each morning and evening, finish odd chores or nap in-between, and then hang out with my family at night. Can't complain.
Even as what I do here at home is not the most glamorous, there is always something to do -- whether that's chasing heifers who escape from their pen, weeding flower beds, or nursing a new born baby calf!
Here is a tiny tour of my family's farm as spring arrives and everything seems to brighten with life!
Buttons and Megi are always around to 'help' when they feel they are needed.
Here, Buttons decides to play farm collie on the back of the mini truck, while Megi just tried to strike her usual 'Look At Me' poses.
Mom and I were able to uncover the beginnings of spring, literally!
Cleaning out the flower beds is quite rewarding. Here to the left are new sprouts of a Bleeding Heart plant. And the Easter Lilies didn't disappoint making their beautiful debut!
Sweet Lambies! A new year is never complete without a few new baby lambs running around. As the warm weather creeps in, it is so wonderful to watch them romp around their pen playing. And Chickens? Yeah, we have a few of those, too!
Can't have find any better eggs than those from your own hens at home.
When the sun comes out, these chickens are not shy about scratching around everything in sight!
And the most wonderful faces of the farm: Beautiful baby Jersey calves!
Here to the left we find Janessa: a delightful bundle of energy! She loves to get out of her pen and run as fast as she can around the calf huts.
To the right, we find one of the twins, Miss Lane, enjoying the sun. Just one day old, Lane escaped from her pen and we finally found her beside another building. Quite the adventurous one!
And lastly, we have here Bristol. Two years ago I was also home feeding calves and Bristol's mom, Brooklyn, was one of my first babies. Its so amazing to see the cycle of life continue.
New calves are my favorite part of spring!
What about the cows that make the farm really run? Here in the free stall barn are a few of the cows that keep my family's business running. We milk around 250 cows and these lovely faces are some of the happiest animals around! Can't beat good feed, soft sand for a bed, and sunshine through the windows!
And last but not least...
NIMBLE!!
The most fantastic, wonderful, amazing, beautiful cow on the farm! This big girl loves my hugs when I return home and is the sweetest lady ever. She definitely brightens this photo better than me! :)
And that's it! Thank you for checking out the happenings on my farm as we slide right into the warmth and life of spring.
