A Turn In The Weather

We needed the week of stormy, unsettled weather. The river is pretty low for this time of year, the grass fields needed a good shot of moisture to keep the ground moist for the growing season, and the trees on the hill need the spring rains to avoid stress from drought conditions.

The last week gave us some rain each day. The totals were not massive, nearly an inch and a half overall, but with a big warm up forecasted it should be enough to make the grass in the hayfields grow six inches or more.

The critters seem to be enjoying the break from the nasty weather also. As the sunlight was streaming into the show barn during the morning feeding, the two month old calves opted out of eating a bite or two of hay for an extra hour of sunbathing. The main herd in the field had the calves stretched out and sleeping in the midday sun, and some of the senior cows were doing the same thing.

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