by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
For years the TEAM page for Magnalia Homestead has paid homage to our furry Homestead friend known as Mr. Beaver. (The animated version on that page is great!) The work ethic and engineering ingenuity of beavers, along with their role in the Narnia series, made us...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
Our flock of sheep have taught me much about “the herd effect.” The males tend to be out front, all ears are attentive, and the most “sheepish” go to the rear of the line up. Who needs a social media following when you experience THIS every...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
After days of relentless rain, a neighbor woke me from REM around 6am to say that our cows were out of their pasture, wandering along humble Hilton Road. The good news is that they followed me (thanks to a few shakes of a bag of sweet feed) back into pasture. 😉 The...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
Farm math for us normally does not add up. It just doesn’t. But. IF every afternoon was like yesterday afternoon, we could take an extra Sabbath day from our “day jobs.” In about an hour, we agreed to sell an angus calf, and the Chicken Ladies in...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
Farm life can be HARD. Our beloved Jersey cow named Rosie birthed a stillborn calf late yesterday. Its hooves presented but it moved no further. Johnny Van Eerden and I had to each pull on a hoof with all our might for what seemed like an hour (and a second) —...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
Lambs looking for their morning milk shakes from their mommas! I love it when they get a taste, and flit their tails with excitement. 😉 Ahhh. Ordinary miracles, ALL ‘ROUND US!
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