The cattle spend summers on pasture and have to be moved to winter quarters here on the home farm. This means we're all called out to block roads and chase cattle for the three mile trip. It's one of the family events that help mark out the farm year. I tend to spend most days cozied up indoors with only an occasional foray to the actual farmyard, so it was a rare treat to be a small part of the excitement today. .
Ben, my picture taker and all-around good buddy, in the back seat. .
Me at my 'post' .
Looks bleak and cold, doesn't it...it is. .
My hero, whose job it was to run—yes run—behind and herd the strays and stragglers. He has some serious aerobic health, apparently.photos by Ben
8 comments:
I love this! It is so cool. Literally. :) Thanks for posting about a day at the farm. It was extremely pleasant to read and fun to get an idea about what your day was like. :)
Wow, that was neat! Thank you for sharing a day in your life on the farm!
Dear Melissa,
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful day on your farm! I enjoyed reading about it. Oh, it looks so very cold though!!! Ben is a wonderful photographer too! Have a lovely weekend and keep warm!
Love and blessings, Paula
Thank you. Thank you, thank you; thank you, thank you.
It was so wonderful to check here on Saturday morning with my coffee and find these wonderful pictures of my people bringing home the cows. I loved the pictures, Ben. The cows all lined up on the road, the snow, my people. The browns, blacks, greys. Mama's pony tail. Bena's sweet face. Daddy's tireless, cheerful farmin'. Thank you for posting, Mama.
You are so welcome, Old Precious.
Thanks to you faithful commenters! It's very nice to come here and read such kind words.
Melissa,
How fun to see your pictures! I smiled and called my husband to come and see the pictures. We do that here in Kansas also and you and I have the same job.My 8 year old son also does the same job as your young son. We have our cattle on pasture from May until November after the milo is cut. Then we build electric fences around the milo stubble and move all the cattle from field to field until May. Thank you for sharing! Blessings to you from Kansas! Gail
..... I have never commented on your blog before, but I started reading it when you were introduced by your daughter. I enjoy what you write and share. It is so nice to meet the mother of one my daughter's and mine favorite bloggers.
What a beautiful scene. Your landscape is so different than New England. I just love seeing photos of where you live.
This is the nicest place to come on a cold winter's night... dusting simple loveliness, a game of scrabble, bringing home the stragglers...
Thank you for sharing the beauty He writes on your lives...
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