Scenes from the Ranch: Nov. 10, 2023

My oh my, October did sure fly by! It is well past time for some more Scenes from the Ranch.

We moonlighted as a couple of munchkins on Halloween, joining the Lehfeldt family’s Wizard of Oz crew. The town of Lavina on Halloween is a great place to be for some good old fashioned trick or treating fun! Plans are already in the works for a next year’s theme.

After a brief, strong blast of winter weather mid-month, blue skies and mild days have returned. We rode out on a calm Saturday afternoon to gather our cows in order to wean the calves. We fence line wean so the cows can visit their calves for a few days until they realize they’d rather be out grazing. Calves will stay on our place grazing grass for a couple of years before butchering.

Suzie! This silver-necked sweetheart loves to tag along on barnyard chores. Usually she is up on fenceposts safely away from the intent stares of Maverick.

Meet Revna, a 6-month old Brabant filly. She is one of two new additions to our barnyard this fall. We’ll be training them up over the next few years to work alongside Jack and Jill. Stay tuned for photos of her partner in the next Scenes posts.