Here’s what my days are about. Momma “Sweetheart” nurses baby Charlie while Auntie Sally O’Mally sleeps nearby. Etta Jane and her baby, Eliza Belle, snooze out of view. Maizy and Miss Daisy are in the barn asleep. Otis, Yore, Brie, and Beau Vine snuggle in another barn. Milky Way and Samson in yet another shelter.
When Charlie isn’t tucked under momma, he and his older sibling, Eliza Belle, run like the wind. Run! Eliza Belle kicks up her heels sideways (too cute), and Charlie leaps likes a deer through the snow. I mean, he LEAPS. Bounds. I’ve never seen a calf leap like he does. It I weren’t trying to get my cow book done, I’d move in with my lovely cows. “Hay guys, is there room at the inn? Your beds look so cozy.”
Meanwhile, down at the farm … peace on earth.
I have always heard that cows are great mamas to their calves. Your herd sounds happy indeed! And your new book?? I can’t wait!! The delicious preview this summer of your parmesan cheese has this Farmgirl cheering you on. I can’t wait to have my own copy and pour over the pages and stories. It will be a fantastic addition to my collection of books written by you!
So great to hear how well baby Charlie is and also Eliza Belle. I have been worried about Little Charlie. Calves are so sweet and I’m so happy to see that you keep the babies with their mothers. Cows are the greatest mothers. Arund here “modern farms” take the calves right away from the mothers and feed them “formula” not even their own mother’s milk. and put them in “calf houses” that look like igloos, where they cry for weeks. Glad these are contented cows. Remember the first stable, Merry Christmas to all.