Rescuing Rusty

The storm has passed. The sun is shinning. The wind has slowed, a little. Now the guys are out in the big tractors trying to dig their way in to…

This snow really could stop any time. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings. I felt pretty good about things when I went to bed last night. The cows and calves were…

Here we go again. The snow from the last two has mostly melted, the ground was getting dry enough to ride and the weather warm. Of course it was time…

I haven’t been able to do much of the work calving for the last few years. With small children underfoot getting out and working with the cattle can be difficult.…

I wanted to share the reason I didn’t get to play with any horses today. We were feeding this morning and my father in law said there was a calf…

The day after the storm passed was spent digging out. My husband and his father dug their way to the highway. The cows shook off their winter white blankets and…

We’ve spent the day checking cattle and keeping them tucked away as best possible. There was one calf. We brought him and his mom up and put them in the…

It starting raining last night. When we woke up the animals were cold and hunched. The temperatures were hovering right at freezing and everything was soaked through. A beautiful way…

I like a good blizzard. There’s something about watching the snow accumulate, about being safe inside while the wind howls, about knowing the animals are tucked away safe with plenty…