January 2009
Winter cattle work
We recently de-loused the cows, calves and fat cattle. The weather was gorgeous (nearly 60 degrees!) and it was fun to trail the cattle over the hills. The cattle drive was a maiden voyage for the recently weaned calves to be trailed without the guidance of their mothers. It was one of those deals where you kind of hold your breathe because they could get a wild idea and we would have spent a week re-gathering them out of the hills. Luckily, the process went really well and we sure appreciated the help from Jake and Andrew. We are now in full-swing of feeding hay to the various herds and doing planning work for the upcoming grazing seasons.
Charlie's first horse
Grandma Susan (Bryan's mom) recently gave Charlie his first horse...which was also Bryan's first mount about 32 years ago. The wild steed is still a little too much for Charlie to handle by himself, but before we know it he'll be saddled up and ready to rock.
