It rained buckets

My beautiful girl. I did not get to do much with her today because it rained buckets and then more. Her pen was a muddy mess. I did walk in and touch her without the stick and petted her cheek. She just turned her head to me and relaxed. Almost a hug from her. I can't even tell you how wonderful that feels to me.

These pictures are all from my new camera. Of course the battery and cards and charger all had to be purchased too. It will take some getting used to but I love it.

The rest of the pictures are mostly cow pictures.

All but this one. This is Buggy sitting on the goat house roof.
Supper. Snickers and Candy. Snickers has such a feminine little face.

Amos having his supper too. Annie is a good mom. Quite a contrast in color huh?

Snickers just up from a nap.

I had to look a while to find her. She was laying so quietly where her mom had left her.

Some how got two of the same pictures here. This is Lizzie. She is probably a month out from having her baby.

Amos watching me. He is a little skittish.

A long day. I have struggled with a headache for several days. I let my hair down this evening and it let up. I wanted it to grow so I could braid it but don't think it can happen. Tried before but it didn't work then either. Makes me sad.

Went shopping today for some clothes that I wanted for my trip and a new wallet. Now I am off to bed.

Blessings

Contest

Don't forget the drawing on Saturday morning. The more often you comment, the more often you are entered. Nice little box of goodies. Don't forget. Friday is the 30th. The last day.

Lea

Pictureless

Darn, it seems the days I accomplish the most with Sage, no one is around to take a picture. #l - I walked up to her and picked up the rope with no stick first rubbing her hip. She just let me walk up and pick the rope up right up by her chin. #2 And the biggest wahoooooooooo so far with her. I was rubbing her neck and reaching under her neck to rub the other side, that in itself was great BUT I tried touching her face and I rubbed all over her face. Clear up between her eyes and all down over her nose and across the lips. She just stood there. I wish I had a picture but don't. I think I could have almost really hugged her but did not want to push her too far. She is giving to the rope much better too. I cried when she let me rub her face like that. She really trusts me. When I was scratching her neck she sighed and just leaned into me. A wonderful day.

Not much else going on. After working all weekend and being tired out last night today I had to do house stuff. Did lay down and take a little nap. Felt good.

Snickers and Amos are doing well. Two more calves due one of these days. Lizzie is a first calf heifer and we bought her pregnant so no idea. Spot should not be too much longer. She never bags up much in advance. Bob is at the livestock auction to see if he can get another calf to put on Candy. She will feel any that come along and wants to eat. She has enough milk for three I think. She has enough dairy in her to produce a lot of milk.

A warm day, no rain but that is supposed to come tomorrow. Take care..........................

Blessings.

We are blessed with Wind

Today's blog is going to be more pictures than words. I worked today and I am bushed and have to get up early for another day at the horse show.

Does this cow not look like she is ready to have her baby. I thought her udder might pop.

When we woke up this morning this is what we found. Snickers is her name. Her mom's name is Candy. Appropriate name for baby right? I thought so.

Snickers and Candy. She wanted to go back to eating the afterbirth which was gagging me but I know that is what they do.

This is Yang. Kind of the barn. He was laying there in the sun and just looked like he wanted his picture taken.

Our egg gather for the day. We need to start selling some. We could not possibly eat that many eggs.

Today when I got home I changed my clothes and went down to have a time with Sage. The wind was blowing 40 mph so it was not the best day. She let me run her though. The wind was blowing stuff around so she was not as relaxed.

This old hen is Lucky. She is blind in one eye and crippled on one leg. She has survived three dog attacks or coyote or some kind of critter attacks. The last was dogs. I caught them. Bob says she is the only chicken he knows that will have a proper funeral when she dies.

Petting under her neck. She was a little more relaxed there but it was not a day to really do too much with her.

One of the little hens that Tracey gave me last summer. She lays blue eggs. Shes very friendly too. We have to keep her wings clipped though because she does not want to stay in the chicken pen if we don't.

Just having a nice conversation.

Not a good picture but this little guy is Amos. He came when we bought his mother Annie.

Mr. Cockadoodle Doo = King of the chicken pen. He is very nice and likes to be petted.

That's it from around Calico Acres Farm today and yesterday.

Got some really bad news today about my camera. It is not repairable. A couple of years ago someone and I can't remember the circumstance, spilled lemonade on my camera. The next day I took it to Huppins and their fixit man said he cleaned it and it would be OK. Well it was not cleaned inside and it deteriorated. It would cost almost 400.00 to try and fix it and he could not guarantee it. I can get a new body, brand new with a guarantee for 420.00. So Bob told me to go over on Tuesday and get the new one. I will never go to Huppins again. I am not telling anyone else what to do, I just am not.

Off to bed, off to work in the AM.

Blessings.

A great day

My neighbor Shannon's goat had a baby yesterday. She was so sweet. When we returned her trailer that we had borrowed, she asked me if I wanted to see her newest babies. She had 3 but this one wanted to be held.
The Johnny Jump Ups have started blooming. Love them. That whole corner by the porch is purple with them. There will be yellow ones soon. They always bloom just a little later for some reason.

Sage and I having a discussion. She is giving to the rope very nicely in to a small area. Love it. She gets a little excited with someone walks up to the pen. She had been doing it well on a loose rope until Bob walked up to take the picture.

She was so relaxed. She chewed and sighed and just relaxed. I kept telling her I wanted to hug her neck but I knew she wasn't ready. I went up her neck to the halter before I quit. She is more relaxed every day when I work with her. I only do about 20 minutes 3x a day or sometimes 4. She has just about quit wigging out when I go in to work with her or to put her hay in the feeder. She just watches me. All this in one week. It excites me to even think about it.

My mother died 16 years ago today. I miss her every day. She lived in Tennessee her last few years and I called her about every day. I still think I need to call Mama and tell her........... . It also is our oldest granddaughter Deanna's birthday. She lives in Maryland and I don't hear from her very often but she knows I love her and her two boys. They were our first two great grandchildren.

It rained and was icky when I woke up but by noon the sun began to shine and it turned out to be a beautiful day. Not so warm but sunshiney and that is important to me.

Blessings.

A Much Better Day

This morning just as I was waking up I hear a bird call. We had not seen any quail for quite a long time. I got up and looked out the window and there he sat. This picture and the next one were taken through the screen. I love their calls.
He sat there talking to another one somewhere for quite a while. I love the quail. We always had a lot of them around until we got cats in the barn.

I was holding on to the rope and Sage is stomping her foot. She does that when she doesn't like what I am doing. If I put a little more pressure on the rope she goes straight up.

Lindy and Rusty. I leave Lindy standing in the mud for about half an hour before I put her in the round pen. Just worked Rusty a little bit. Tried to walk her over a tarp. It didn't work. I tried backing her on it and she backed fine until her back feet hit the tarp and then she bolted. So we just walked back and forth beside it. Then I let her go.

I had a baseball cap on this morning and she did not like it at all. She didn't even like me close to her. This afternoon I didn't have it on and she was a sweetheart. She let me pet and scratch. I did have the rope in my right hand along with the stick.

This is about as low on her side as she wants me to go. Gets a little yantzy so at the moment, just getting used to my hand is most important.

I got up on her neck a little under her mane. She was so relaxed there and was not in her safe corner. This evening we worked on the rope a little and she is getting much much better and I scratched her back a little.

I was supposed to have a gal come by today to see her and how I work with her and she was going to hand walk Lindy for me but she called at the last minute and was not coming because she had a fierce headache. I have not seen her since she was in Middle School and now she has graduated from college. She is going to try Friday morning.

Our early summer weather went away during the night and it dropped about 20 degrees from yesterday. It was supposed to rain all day but it just misted a little. That was OK with me. I got to do a lot more with the horses.

Bob bought a couple of Galloway cows, one with a pure white calf and the other cow will calf before too long. They are cute little fuzzy cattle.

Blessings.

Regression

There was no one around to take pictures when I worked with Sage today and maybe that was a good thing. She decided that she was not going to do what I wanted today. I touched her briefly but she said no, not today and bolted away. So when I could touch her and not have her run away, I went to using a rope and tossing it on to her back and over her neck. That did not seem to bother her too much. Tomorrow is another day and she hasn't been here a week so I won't get upset about it. I want to be able to hug her neck. Not too soon though it appears. She did like the stick today but, only if I stayed at the end of it.

I put Lindy out in the round pen today. I wish Katie and Cameron had put their stuff away though. It all didn't seem to bother her but it will Rusty if I get a chance to work with her soon. She has gotten about a week off and that is not a good thing.

Went to Big R today and got Jasper's wormer and 8 way shot and some salt. I have a hard time coming out of there with just what I went after. So much horse stuff and farm stuff and western clothes and boots. I did today though. Went to Dairy Queen and had ice cream and came home. I hope I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow.

Blessings.