Happy Thanksgiving

 I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!  Our temps have been warm in the afternoons, but mornings are cool and pleasant.  So I guess our fall is in the mornings...

Mamas who had babies in January (there were four), are starting to domino now.  Dawn had a little heifer, Sunrise.  She's a real cutie!!  Red is showing signs that she'll be next to birth.  We're a little concerned about Big Mama because she should be birthing by now.  She's one of our oldest girls and her producing days may be behind her.

We sent Rosie to Waco as she was prolapsing,  She had a c-section and lost her baby early last summer.  We weren't sure she would be able to have any more calves.  Turns out she miscarried, etc., etc..  Very sad turn of events!

Rains scheduled to come in tonight.  With the warm temps, it should promote more grass to grow which is good.  We'll take whatever we can get.... 

Cooler, Cooler, Cold...

 The temperatures have turned cooler and cold mornings are predicted early next week.  Can't wait!!!!  We ended up getting 4.5 inches of rain with the storms from a couple weeks ago.  It was wonderful except for the mud.  The ground was so dry, that although we had mud for a couple days, it soaked in rapidly.  

I hear Fancy has been given the "all clear" to compete in shows.  I think her first show is in December.  This is our first experience with competition.  Fancy is Fancy and we'll see how she fares in the ring!!!

We were feeding the mamas and babies this morning and Lance started mooing softly to them from the other side of the fence.  It was mournful and it spoke to how lonely he is without his girls. I wish his time away from them was over. I think January 1st is when he can get back together with them.  

 Our winter birds are back.  We are seeing a bunch of Wrens, bluebirds, phoebes, etc..  I have not seen any geese, ducks, or sandhill cranes yet, but we should see them soon.  The sandhill cranes are one of my favorites as they squawk loudly while circling slowly toward the south. The deer and other critters are also active now that it is cooler.