On the Farm

More pictures.  That's all.

All stuffed into the tractor.  What better time to take a family picture?  A family that rides together, stays together... right?

Cutie!  She loves her tractor rides.

 

Sarah at the wheel.

Except for my time at college, I've been on the farm all my life.  Even then I went home almost every weekend.  And yet, I'd never opened a bin lid.  Granted this is just a bulk bin (for you city folk, that's a smaller bin used to store feed and feed supplies) and not a grain bin, but nevertheless, this is my first time climbing and opening a bin lid.

This is the best picture I had that kinda shows how big it is.  See, it's just a cute little guy.  Fifteen feet, maybe?  So certainly not like climbing Mt. Everest.  It's the bulk bin we store our chicken feed in.

 

 

Where'd I go?  I lost my head with the dizzying height!
(I actually had my head stuck in there for quite some time hoping Josh would get the hint and take the picture.  Nothing like ruining the humor of a picture by admitting it was a setup, huh?)

The boy loves his cats.  It's inherited from Josh through his mother's side.  This cat's name is Drought, aptly named after the summer in which he was born.  He's got white hair and pretty blue eyes and gets comments from almost everyone who sees him.
I hate cats.  Hate is such a strong word, but really... I have no appreciation for them at all!

 

Checking out the heifers.  (For you city folks, heifers are female cows that have not had a calf yet.)  These heifers were (some are still) due any day.  They were moved to the hoop and bedded up during those awful torrential downpours in April so that when they had their calves, they would be in a more conducive environment.  Also, its kinda nice to have heifers in a more convenient place than a pasture when they're calving because heifers are notorious for having difficulty with their first calves.  Either birthing them or claiming them once their born.  Having them locked up like this allows them to be checked on easily and any problems that come up can be seen and fixed immediately instead having to spend time hunting pastures for ailing heifers.... sometimes too late.

That's a lot of eyeballs staring back at us.

 

A picture of some of the cows that have already had their calves last Fall or are still early in their pregnancies this Spring.
(Just try to ignore the peeing ones.  Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of a herd of cattle without getting one that's relieving themselves?  Probably not.  But believe me.  When you get more than a handful of cows together, someone is always going to the bathroom.)

Last but not least.
Just because she's just so cute in her ladybug rainboots!