Tulip Time...

 

It's Tulip Time

here in Western Oregon

A punch of color waiting for us

just outside the front door...

Even the rain drops look beautiful

on the tulip petals...

The rain drops resemble little glass beads...

It has been a very long and wet winter...

but now it is Tulip Time !

We have 5 weeks left in our calving season...

The flowering cherry trees are in full bloom

and the tree swallows have returned and are 

nesting in the big, white bird house...

The days are getting longer with about

three more hours of daylight...

Winter is behind us and

summer is not far away...

I have been spending a little time with

my sewing machine piecing a new tulip project.

I will share images soon.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Elsa...The Frozen Calf

 Remember Elsa the Frozen Calf ?

This is Elsa a year ago with her mama...

She froze the night she was born and we

thawed her out with a hairdryer...

Fast forward to today....a year later:

This is Elsa now weighing in at 1,000 lbs.

She is the biggest and best heifer in the herd.

I thought you might appreciate an update on Elsa.

You can click here to read her story.

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LuAnn Kessi

Turkey Vultures...

 

They're Baaaack !

Turkey Vultures

It is officially Spring when the

turkey vultures return to Western Oregon

We counted 25 of them today!

They enjoy roosting on the fence posts

at sunrise and taking a solar bath.

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LuAnn Kessi

Nature Boy Quilt...

 

I challenged myself to gather up fabrics 

only from the cupboard 

and make a quilt...

This quilt is for a friend 

who loves to fish and camp...

These are leftover fabrics from previous quilts

made years and years ago...

It was FUN to get these vintage fabrics out

and stitch them into a new quilt...

Elk, Fish, Moose...

It took one day to put the quilt top together...

It took one more day to machine quilt it...

It took the third day to bind & label it...

Done !

Nature Boy

Back side...

It was FUN to paw around in the fabric cupboard

and use up these wildlife fabrics.

Nature Boy

65 x 73

Ready to take fishing and camping

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LuAnn Kessi

Super Cuteness...

Here's your hit of cuteness for the day... 

" Brookie "

Heifer calf......Golden Girl's new baby

This is Golden Delicious...

Golden Girl's 2 year old calf.

Standing beside her is "Slash" (not her calf)

41 calves on the ground so far...

More To Come !

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LuAnn Kessi

39 Calves...

39 calves on the ground...

 

Baby Calf Number 32

The tulips are in full bloom...

It's definitely Spring here in the

Pacific Northwest

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LuAnn Kessi

35 Calves...

This is my view each morning...

 

The Side View Mirror

I drive the feed wagon

while the Cowboy flakes the hay off the back...

The cattle follow the piles of hay

falling off the back of the truck...

This is Little Goldie...

She has a brand new calf...

It is very dark brown now,

but in a few weeks it will be golden

just like its' mama...

We are a month into calving and there

are 35 calves on the ground so far...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi