Feeding the Yearling Cattle...

This is the newest barn on the place...

we built it in 1989

Yearling Cattle grazing


It has been a wet, wet winter here

in the coastal mountain range of

Western Oregon

We are in the field below our house this morning

feeding the yearling cattle...

These calves were born a year ago...

We grew this orchard grass hay 

last summer 2016

We have 11 barns on the farm...

we use several of them for winter hay storage.

This round bale feeder keeps the calves from

stomping and wasting the hay...

Just a head up....

this isn't all mud!

This is my heifer, Golden Girl...

She will be bred when she is 2 years.

She will have her first baby when she is 3 years.

I was able to film the big round bales

being fed to the cattle.

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LuAnn Kessi

First Baby Goat is Born...

Our first stop this morning is the cow barn...

2 week old Calf number 6

is here to greet us when we arrive to do chores...

I have to say, morning chores are so much better

with 18 Baby Calves running around!

Our next stop is the goat barn:

We stopped @ the Goat Barn 

to pick up straw bales...

we were just in time to see the new baby kid goat.

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This mama goat eventually had triplets

The Boer goat is a breed of goat that was developed in South Africa in the early 1900s for meat production. Their name is derived from the Afrikaans word "boer", meaning farmer.

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LuAnn Kessi

Baby Calves....in the SNOW

We woke up to a blanket of snow today!

Nearly all of the cows and calves were still

in the cow barn when we arrived this morning...

This is the first snow the baby calves have seen...

These are mother cows that have not

calved yet...

We have a new baby this morning:

Baby number 12 has arrived...

This mama loves her new bull calf...

I was able to capture on video 

the cows and calves coming out of the barn 

to greet the new calf...

It is a very sweet video.

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LuAnn Kessi

Bright Batik Hexagons.....Border Treatment

Hexagon Quilt Top Progress Report:

Looking at and handling these bright batiks

has helped make this winter pass by quicker.

They make me happy just looking at them!

Last evening I began the border process:

These uneven edges will be straight

once the border is on...

I paper pieced partial hexagon shapes

to fit into the borders...

I had a lot of the dark pink fabric,

so it was the best choice for the border...

The half hexagon shapes will go on 2 borders...

The partial hexagon shapes will go on the

other 2 borders...

The quilt top measures 70 inches square.

More than 200 hexagons.

I have decided that is a healthy size lap quilt...

time to stitch on the borders.

This is where I hand stitch in the evenings:

If you look out the window...

snow is falling this morning.

If you look closely, you can see the

cow barns across the river.

We use the binoculars in the widow to check

on the cows and calves.

We are having a bit of a white out this morning...

The 2 big barns are where the

cows and calves are.

If you look close, just below each barn...

you can see a few of the cows outside.

The tulips in the planter out front

are getting a dusting of snow today.

Time to bundle up and head across

the river to check on the cattle...

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LuAnn Kessi

Checking on the Bulls...

Our Angus Bulls winter in one of

our hay fields...

362 is a BIG boy!

The bulls spend the winter eating

alfalfa pellets and orchard grass hay...

They are gentle giants 

and always glad to see us...

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LuAnn Kessi

Cows 'n Calves.....

We are checking on the

expectant mothers this morning...

No new calves today...

 The mother cows bring their babies into the cow 

barn in the evenings to spend the night 

nice and warm and dry:

In the morning they bring their babies out 

into the orchard to graze...

the babies love to run and play with each other.

This sweet little baby peeks at me from

behind his mama...

I love checking for new calves each morning.

If you love baby calves watch the video below:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi