Three Degrees and a Breeze

Miss Lily is a quick study, and her cowdog lessons are going well. Well, one time she did get a bit confused, accidentally stampeding four cows the wrong way through the gate. Hubby was in the process of closing said gate and very nearly got knocked over. 

Lily has no extra fur or fat to insulate her from frigid temperatures, so I bundled her in her heaviest sweater this three-degree morning. Lily got several strange looks from the bovine populace, who've never seen a dog in people clothes before, but hypothermia would have been harder to bear.

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." ~Oscar Wilde

All Eyes

When Peaches appeared on the scene last year, we fell in love with that sweet little gal with those big, pretty eyes.

Eighteen months later, Peaches isn't the biggest heifer in the herd, but she's still got the biggest, prettiest eyes.

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"I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." ~Psalm 27:13 NIV

Disquiet

When we weaned the heifers, we left Helga-come-lately (she was a June baby) with her mama until she was older. Yesterday, Hubby decided that Helga was ready to be weaned. Helga was happy to be reunited with her big sisters--at first--until she missed her warm milk at bedtime.   

Helga has not ceased to protest. Loudly. As the cute little baby of the family, she's accustomed to over-indulgence, not boundaries.   

Helga's big sisters, especially Cinnamon, try to console her. (Do they empathize with her plight, or do they just want her to calm down and stop bawling?)  

Fortunately, Helga's distress hasn't affected her appetite.

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"But God, who comforts and encourages the depressed and the disquieted...." ~2 Corinthians 7:6 AMP

Cow Chow

Her Royal Highness, Annabelle, has a more refined palate than most cows. She likes a side dish of squash, bananas, or other fruit in her luncheon menu.

Bella, one of Annabelle's daughters, is so fond of fruit that I've nicknamed her Fruit Loop.

Bella and Annabelle aren't served any apples, though. The horses don't share.

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"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." ~Galatians 5:22-23 NLT

Thanks Giving

While Cinnamon and her fellow heffies stuffed themselves with hay, Hubby and I overstuffed ourselves with turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and pie with our church family. Before we ate, we delivered hot Thanksgiving meals to folks who couldn't cook their own feast. It was so much fun to see the surprise and delight on their faces!

"When you're overwhelmed with the goodness of God to you, you overflow with the goodness of God to others." ~Ann Voskamp

Jump In

Kids can't resist playing in a pile of leaves...

...and heifers can't resist playing in a pile of straw.

"A man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it." ~R.C. Ferguson

The In-Crowd

I need a bigger recliner. 

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"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow." ~Jeff Valdez