All the rain is making the grass grow as well as the dandelions, but this calf probably prefers the day when it isn’t raining.
Springtime Calf
Picture of the Day for July 21, 2023
At my local fair, the livestock judging for beef is on Friday, like this Hereford class. According to history, Benjamin Tomkins was an early founder of the breed with a bull and two cows called Pidgeon and Mottle in 1742 around the area of Herefordshire, England. Herefords were imported to the United States about 1817 by the politician Henry Clay.
Hereford Judging
Picture of the Day for May 9, 2021
Cards, dinner and flowers are a few things children gave to their mother on this Mother’s Day. This calf has a different method of expressing its love.
Calf Loving Mom
Picture of the Day for May 21, 2019
This newborn calf is wet from amniotic fluids, but this evening the calves would be soggy from the rain if they are outside in the pasture.
Newborn Calf
Picture of the Day for April 9, 2019
It was nice to be able to eat some meals out on my porch during the warmer weather the last few days and the critters seem to enjoy the sunny days too. But it won’t be warm enough for that the rest of the week. Plus the critters and birds might have trouble finding any seeds on the ground if there is new snow layer.
Chow Time
Picture of the Day for December 27, 2018
This newborn calf may be wet and a bit chilly on a cloudy May day, but he was better off in the late spring than if he was born today in the snow and rain on the icy ground in 35 degree temperatures.
Newborn Calf in Spring
Picture of the Day for December 17, 2016
A half year can make a world of difference as instead of green grass and trees full of leaves, cattle are staring at a white world and trying to stay out out of the wind with wind chills dipping to minus forty.
Hereford in June
Picture of the Day for August 29, 2016
A herd of cattle head back to the buildings for water after a day of grazing in the pasture.
Herd Heading Home
Picture of the Day for May 28, 2016
At the beginning of the 20th century, before indoor plumbing became more common, a weekly Saturday night bath had become common custom for most of the population. A tub would be filled by carrying buckets of heated water and the bath water was shared by all family members so the first in line had the cleanest water.
The mother cow doesn’t have to carry water so she can give her calf a cleaning on the go as she licks the calf clean with her tongue.
Saturday Bath Time
Picture of the Day for May 23, 2016
The nice weather on Sunday was enjoyed by critters as well as people. This Hereford mommy was checking her baby in the late afternoon sunshine.
Mommy and Baby
