Dairy Farmer's Thankful Thursday

Fall has arrived!

Just in the last few days, we are wearing jackets 

in the morning and sweating in the late afternoon.

That's how it is in Arkansas!

The grass is mostly brown with a twinge

of green but it will still provide a tasty

treat this winter for our cows to enjoy!

As the hay harvest season is winding down,

the calving season is speeding up!

I'm thankful for these  new healthy 

babies

that are arriving in the perfect 

days of fall

and

for the changes of the season

that remind us to count our

many blessings down on the 

dairy farm.

Signs of the Season

I'm not quite ready to believe that spring  has arrived in the

 first week of March but ready or not, I'm seeing the signs of the season...

 getting ready for spring plowing and planting,

 heifers are quickly approaching the birth of their first calf,

and

  daylight savings time begins this Sunday.

The cows don't seem to notice the time change but losing that 

hour of sleep is the farmer's kick-off for spring down on the dairy farm!

Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

I don't think we have a name for this season that happens

 just before the beginning of spring, but I love it. 

Winter's not quite finished but we've got the promise of spring.

 I'm thankful for the blooming jonquils, 

for the blooms I found on the  Lenten Rose 

 tucked away in the corner of the flowerbed,

and 

                                                                         
                                     for the  calves being born during  this in between season
                                                                 down on the dairy farm!

September's Transition Down on the Dairy

Down on the dairy farm, September holds a lot of promise in the midst of this month of  transition...

 

 

 

Chester, my faithful friend,  is looking forward to cooler days,

 

 

the roses will be showing off  in their late summer glory,

 

and new babies will celebrate birthdays.

 It's these new babies that represent the beginning of high-quality milk from down on the dairy farm.

 

 

Happy September!