Bottle Calves....New Pasture

The bottle calves are growing...

Number 25 is the twin orphan calf - 8 months

The dairy calf on the left is 6 months

They need more room to graze...

They enjoy sniffing and licking the camera!

Today we built an electric fence and

created a new enclosure for them...

they LOVE it!

When we turned them out into their new pasture, they ran, jumped and chased each other.

You can watch them in the videos below:

Bottle Calves Run and Jump from LuAnn Kessi on Vimeo.

Bottle Calves chasing each other from LuAnn Kessi on Vimeo.

Bottle Calf sucking my fingers from LuAnn Kessi on Vimeo.

A couple hours of fence building

made such a delightful impact on their lives.

They have room to run and stretch their legs,

and so much more grass to munch!

They will be weaned off the bottle this month

and I am having a bit of separation anxiety...

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LuAnn Kessi

The Kittens Quilt.....Piecing the Background

30 Kitten Blocks are Pieced...

As I cut, sew and press these bright fabrics,

they sure make me happy!

30 Kittens up on the design wall...

I begin piecing the gray background:

2 Rows completed...

If things stay quiet here on the farm,

I plan to spend the day in the Thread Shed

piecing the background sashing.

We are enjoying the last of our

Red Maple Leaves here in the yard...

It has been a glorious autumn for leaves

here in Western Oregon.

More To Come!

CLICK HERE:  Piecing the Kitten Blocks

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LuAnn Kessi

The Kittens Quilt.....Piecing the Blocks

This is what the Thread Shed looks like today:

Just out the window is the red barn,

that is where the bottle calves live...

Number 25 the orphan calf on the right

The dairy calf is on the left

I have been bottle feeding these guys for 

5 months now.

I watch them while I sew, 

they are good company.

I am piecing The Kittens Quilt

Pattern by Elizabeth Hartman

I rarely work from a pattern these days...

so I am a bit rusty following directions....eeek!

This is the color story I am working from...

Bright and Cheerful

Kitten cut out and ready to piece...

Kitten block pieced

With so many tiny pieces,

I set up an ironing station close by...

Vintage Travel Iron

General Electric Sew and Press

It is just like riding a bike...

the precision cutting and piecing skills 

are coming back to me.

20 Kitten Blocks Done.

10 more to go.

More To Come!

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LuAnn Kessi

Autumn in Western Oregon

Autumn has arrived here in

Western Oregon

Here is a bit of color from the back yard...

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Bees are Buzzing...

Dinner Plate Dahlia

Dinner Plate Dahlia

Dinner Plate Dahlia

Color from the Grape Arbor:

Chinese Lanterns...

As Always, you are welcome to use my

photography in your personal art work...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi