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    Cattle,  Life

    A Run-in with a Cow

    My Farmer had a run-in with one of his cows a few weeks ago. This is not a new thing. He has had many run-ins with his cows and a few times with his bulls. This one was different. He says it was the hardest he has ever been hit. Working with cattle can be very dangerous. My Farmer has always told me to never turn your back on the animal and always be prepared for the unexpected. Which is extremely good advice. Yet sometimes, no matter how prepared or careful you think you are, shit happens. We were working all the cattle, cows calves and bulls, meaning we were…

  • Life

    My Farmer

    My Farmer. I am so thankful for him and for our life together.After celebrating our anniversary a few weeks ago, I started reminiscing about our time together. About the day we got married. We got married on a whim 40 years ago. My Farmer came home during a break from tech school for a week, asked me if I’d want to get married, I said sure, and within the next 5 days, our families, friends, and neighbors all came together and put on an amazing wedding. If you look at the pictures, you would guess we had planned it for months. My mother-in-law provided the venue. Her beautiful yard. It…

  • Farming,  Life

    Mini Vaca for Us! Yay!!

    My Farmer and I ran away for a day. A much needed mini vaca...Thankfully, we picked the day before the snow storm to go on our drive. We ended up getting 4 inches of snow, so I know the mountain passes on the way to were we went would have had way more snow! This picture is at my house the day after our drive. Snow in June. How fun! Not. Being in the mountains does amazing things to a person’s mind and soul. It rained most of the time we were driving, but it let up just enough for us to take a couple of short hikes. The rain…