Cows, fire, food, and family time.

 On our way to bring some calves home.

 This is what I do while I wait for the guys to hook up the creep feeder so I can take it home.

 Take pictures:)

 Moving the herd towards the corral.

 A little closer.

 gotcha

 Thank God for our volunteer fire department!! It wasn't our fire but only a few miles from us. The ash blew clear to our place.

 Farmers came with their tractors and discs to work up the ground so the fire wouldn't keep going.

 If you need help here there are plenty of people that show up.

 Hubby, me, Joe, and Lynette took a drive up north to Sica Hollow park, As you see we kindof missed the leaves. The park is very small so the drive through was quick.LOL It was windy and cold too.

 I would like to go back in the summer and hike some of the trails.

 little waterfall, but hey it's water more than we have seen in awhile.

 Next stop on the Greg, and Julie tour was Veblen to see the 2 BIG dairies. This is the silage pile.

 It was rather huge!! Which you can't really tell from the pic.

 Next stop was Matt and Kari's. The day was fun with family and good food, bacon cheese soup, sour cream raisin pie, chocolate cake,bacon cheeseburger and candy bar. Anyway that's what I ate, well not everything I ate I did have some lettuce too. gotta love family and food..............JMF

More pictures than words...........

 I went to check the fall calving cows this morning, and was dreading it. They are in a pasture that is kind of rough and I haven't driven out there in a long time. Once I got out there it was great!! Hubby cut part if it for hay but the rest is like other years when we have rain:)

 The cows and calves were happy:)

 Queen of the hill!!

 Water, blue refreshing water for everyone.

 I think I need to wash the window.

 Morning stretches

 Orange tag

 green tag  hey maybe a future 4-H calf!

 pink

 Then there are blue, white , red , and yellow tags. some colors designate the year the cow was bought, or the share % or bought as heifers. Just as long as I don't have to keep track.

  The  chickens are working their way farther from the nest all the time. Lucas and I took some corn to them the other day, and I asked him how are we going to get them to come? He said just call out "supper time", and it worked:)

 I still haven't got my new camera. I guess you have to order one they just don't appear just because you want one!!

 All the boys are back home. They are off duty now til the fall cows need them, then more time off til next summer. What a life:)

 Sorry I'm not in Custer State Park... It would be nice tho.

 Just our little herd.

 Lucas said the other day "I wish we had a golden tree" me What?? I guess I didn't know that we have a golden tree behind the house.....

 But we do!

 The last couple of times he's been here we have walk around the house to look at the golden tree. It is way more golden in person, or with a better camera. I better quit complaining what if the pictures aren't any better when I do get one.

 I love a good mum:)

 enjoy the wonderful weather............JMF