We had visitors on Pi day. A whole herd of Holsteins! One of the two year old Holsteins got into the lower horse pasture. Our horses were not amused. Brad said Nemo turned into a dragon. I missed the earlier excitement, but knew there was trouble in paradise when I saw Harmony running frantically.
Our son noticed heifers coming through our woods. They crossed the lower hay field and eventually rambled onto a nearby neighbor's pasture with Hylanders. You may recall when they visited us. The Hylanders, not the neighbors lol.
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Hylander imposters
waiting for their owner to arrive
We did not let the herd out of our sight. It would be a nightmare if they backtracked and broke our fences. Loose cows AND horses, no thanks! Do you think the Hylander owner/s came out to help? Nope. Not even when the herd was in their pasture, very close to their house.
The Holsteins belong across a large farm behind our property, and down a dead end road. A fair distance from us.
The farmer and Brad mostly redirected and drove them with four wheelers. Our son however was on foot most of the time. He did the hard running/redirecting work. I was transportation and (not much) herd reinforcement.
back home where the escapees belong
That evening we celebrated Pi (aka Pie) Day!! Brad grilled Jerk Chicken. We served it with salads and seasoned tots. I made my son's fav dessert. After all that running, he deserved it.
Turtle Pumpkin Pie
Like many of us, we woke up to the start of a Winter Storm on Sunday. I tried to attend my grandsons State gymnastics tournament. Shortly after leaving home, I turned around and headed back. Thanks to technology, I was able to watch his events via video and Face-timed during awards.
thunder, sleet and roads were pure ice
Our horses did not get turned out on Sunday, but enjoyed stall service. No less than three times. Koda was happy to have company.
Heading to the barn for round two of chores
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Koda, Purr and Tank
Leo & Hope
a work in progress
(11 secs of Hope)
More cold, wind and snow graced us on the following days. Dog walks ceased. It was not safe in the woods and deep snow freezes their legs.
We had snow and drifts in unusual places.
inside looking out
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Brad spotted another unusual visitor. A Mink!! Odd. We are a distance from water. The black weasel looking thing ran out of an unattached PVC pipe. It was laying next to the barn. Not far from the human barn door. Yikes! Minks are nasty. Needless to say the PVC pipe got relocated. Hopefully the mink did also.
Horses went outside later that morning for snow much fun. They were full of it. I was busy and had to settle for phone photos taken through windows.
nemo & harmony
cierra wearing snow war paint (after a good roll)
serious conversation about who Hope belongs with
hope is a tease
don't mess with mama bear
what hope thinks about Winter
the painted trees were absolutely stunning
2 comments:
That had to have been terrifying to see your horses panicked and the possibility the cows would rush and break the fence. That actually happened to me once, and I almost lost my herd. A friend’s horse panicked and went running through two sides of our fence, breaking through both. I ran and grabbed a lead rope and caught our lead horse, then the second in the herd, and on down. I was able to get them all back into stalls.
Your son must have been thrilled with his gooey yummy pie afterwards!
Funny video of Hope and Brad. She lightened up and seemed to enjoy it. Apparently, she’s game for some silliness.
Your herd looks beautiful in the snow. Best to enjoy it and count your blessings. Winter has its advantages! Mainly, no bugs.
Oh no! Well, I am glad nothing bad happened.
I recall many times when we woke up in the middle of the night when the neighbor's beef cattle were serenading us from below our bedroom window in our yard.
Snow paint! That is funny!
I love it.
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