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!
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
In the cold Homestead Sheep Barn tonight… are three kids birthed by our prolific dwarf Nigerian goat that we named, with admiration, “The Momma.” She’s had four, then two, then (last week) three more! These adorable kids are getting lots of...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
Almost as hard as getting 11 kids or 14 grandkids to smile and keep their eyes open at the same time is this group. It’s The Homestead Four: Jackson. Fritz. Bella. Maisie. 😉 Jackson was definitely looking for a treat from me after the photo shoot. Way to capture it,...
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