I have been gone from here for a while, but rest assured, we have been busy around the farm. This past week I was on spring break. So, along with the help of two sturdy teenage boys, we cleared out a lot of dead trees and branches on the farm.
This task is always a big one. Our farm is surrounded by elm trees and the drought has done a number on them, along with the cedar trees my grandpa planted. We used tractors, chainsaws and just a lot of elbow grease to move trees all week.
The highlight of the week was while my dad was gone. None of us were supposed to use the chainsaw if he wasn't there so we used a tractor to do some damage ;-) There has been a big dead branch that hangs over my driveway for the past year. We decided to use the tractor scoop to break it off. Little did we know that 2/3 of the tree would break off with it! We ran out of time that day to just push the rest of the tree over with the tractor so we planned on doing it the next morning...and then the tractor broke the next morning while feeding cattle. So, 1/3 of the tree still stands!
As you can tell from the above pictures, winter is still trying to hang on here. Because of the snow, we didn't do any tree clearing on Saturday. Instead, I thought you might be like my family and get a kick out of watching the new calves enjoying their morning.
The calves are always very curious around new things and the dogs are the same way. It was pretty fun watching the patience and curiosity of both as they checked each other out.
We continue to be thankful for any moisture we receive and pray for more. It still remains to be seen what will happen with our wheat, but until then, we'll enjoy the little things in life that bring us joy on a daily basis here on the farm.
