Seeing the grass sprouting up through the cold ground, the
new blossoms on the trees, the soft sounds of the wind, the chirping of the birds, the warmth
of the sunshine—I could almost burst out into song! (You should be thankful there is no sound) :)
One of the greatest things about living on the farm is being
able to see our calves being born. Unfortunately, three of our heifers did not
calf this spring so we are down from what we had expected. The birthing season
has ended and we only have nine calves.
Although it was not the number we were expecting, we had a
successful season. A couple of our calves were born during the frigid weather
when winter would not turn loose of spring, and at times we wondered if they
were going to make it. Seeing a brand new, wet, cold, shaking baby calf fall to
the ground of a snow covered field is at times unsettling. However, the
fortitude those babies have are nothing less than miraculous! It doesn’t take
them long to nuzzle up to mamma and warm their little bodies.
Often the baby calves huddle together when laying out in the
field. I tried to sneak up on them to take a picture, but they were too quick
for me. As soon as they saw me coming they started getting up.
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Oh well, I'll get a closer picture next time. Once it gets a little hotter,
they won't be so quick to jump up.
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