Elk Calf...Video

 

He's been around so long he finally has a name...

FELIX

This super cute elk calf has been living 

with our cattle for a couple of months now.  

Each morning he follows the hay truck 

through the field 

as the Cowboy flakes off hay to the cows.

I captured a video of FELIX yesterday...

Enjoy the Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Rounding Up....Cows & Calves

We are rounding up Cows & Calves today

It is 9am

The sun is shining

Life is Good!

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LuAnn Kessi

Road Trip......through Oregon 2

Sharing more photography from our

trip across Oregon

If you are inspired...

Please feel free to use these images in your personal art work

Sheep Dog herding Sheep

Metal Sculpture

Red Barn

Red Cattle with Paul Harvey Quilt

Angus Cattle

Paul Harvey Quilt goes to Prairie City

Strawberry Mountains

Paul Harvey at a beautiful overlook

Mail Boxes at Granite

Prairie Rats.....similar to Prairie Dogs

More to Come...

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LuAnn Kessi

It's great to be back HOME...

Traveling, Teaching....it was wonderful!

We are back HOME.....and it feels great!

Thought I would share images of HOME...

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LuAnn

Suzy Quilt Pattern & Cattle Drive...

Suzy

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I'm not sure if Suzy approves of the new pattern?

She doesn't seem too interested in my new quilt design...

I think she would be happy if there was a real hot dog in front of her!

This might end up on a quilt...

Time to move the cattle to a different pasture

Moving cattle to the pasture by the Harlan Barn

About 2 miles down a gravel road

This cow was spooky and didn't like my camera...

At the back of the herd is my father-in-law bringing them along.

It was a beautiful evening to be out on the town!

This is as close as we get to a...

Harlan Traffic Jam

The very last cow decided to take a short cut...

through the neighbor's field!

My father-in-law had her outta there in no time!

The 2 mile cattle drive followed along the Big Elk River

Main Street

Harlan, Oregon USA

Nobody minds if you bring your cattle down main street.

How pretty as they pass under the lilac bush

First few cow and calf pairs across the bridge

They are almost to the new pasture...

This cow and calf look beautiful under the lilac bush

The last of the herd across the bridge

My husband and father-in-law at the tail end of things.

The first few cows and calves have made it to the pasture

The last few cows and calves through the gate...

Yes, it was a beautiful evening to drive cattle...

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LuAnn

Spring has arrived in Western Oregon...

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Spring has arrived in our little valley

On my way home, I had to stop and snap a photo of our place.

The lighting was just right at this time of day.

Lots of baby calves running through the fields.

That is always a sure sign that Spring has finally arrived...

While the mama cows are grazing, the babies gang up together and have relay races!

This little guy is trying to get his mother to play.....but she is having no part of it!

The Buzzards are Back!

That is also another sure sign that Spring has arrived...

The buzzards roost on the top of the fence posts and open their wings.

I think it is some sort of solar drying method they use.

There were 8 lined up with their wings open just before I got the camera out...

I am getting lots done out in the Thread Shed for future class samples...

I will post images as soon as I can.

Happy Spring!

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LuAnn

Working Cattle

It was just too gorgeous and sunny today here in Western Oregon to stay indoors and bind the sunflower quilt...........besides.....my favorite guy had other plans for me....the moo-ing kind...

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We worked cow and calf pairs again. There were about 15 pairs we didn't get to when we worked cattle in May. Today was the perfect sunny day for it. The mama cows and calves are coming into the corral to be sorted. We separate the cows and calves into different pens.

This cow didn't like my camera.....so I had to move so she would come through the gate. She is a pretty cow, but a bit wild.

Here is a gentle giant. We have the nicest bulls on the place this year. They are big, beautiful, calm and easy to work with. This big guy didn't mind the camera at all.

The bull is the next one into the squeeze chute...

He is soooo BIG he hangs out the back end of the chute. He looks like he is wearing the chute! He didn't mind. He stood quiet and patient while we worked on him. I wish the cows and calves were this good in the chute.

My favorite guy is putting fly tags in the bulls ears. They keep the flies off his face during the hot summer weather.

Here is that wild cow getting her fly tags

More cows and calves coming into the sorting pens

Mama cow comes over to check on her calf while it is in the chute.

While the guys were loading up all of the equipment I strolled around with the camera. I spotted some foxgloves growing over by the corral fence. I love the dots up inside the blooms...

Sprinkler heads on the end of the irrigation pipe

On my way home I stopped at the top of the driveway........the cattle looked so pretty grazing through the tall grass on the edge of the road.

Now that I am home I need a good scrubbing before I can even think about getting close to my quilts!

I have taken so many photos during the process of creating the sunflower quilt. I decided to put some of them into a slide show so you can follow along with my Sunflower Quilt Journey... If you want to take a peek at what I have downloaded to the slide show so far CLICK HERE. Open your browser window as big as you can, and the slide show photos will be BIG and you can see all the great detail work. I will continue to add images to this slide show as time allows.

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On My Way To The Shower,

LuAnn

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