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We purchased a 20 acre farm and relocated during the Summer of 2007. We currently have 13 head of cattle (Hereford and Angus cross) to keep the large pastures under control. We also have a fruit tree orchard, just over 100 assorted apple & pear trees, several acres of timber as well as young Christmas trees. There is also a 3/4 acre natural fed pond that is home to a few pair of ducks & Canadian Geese who apparently frequent as long as there is plenty of cracked corn present on the banks. We will begin building a new home within the next year, which will overlook the pond & back 10 acre pasture. Our birds will eventually have their own private bird-house built along with an outdoor aviary that will be setup near their house. The aerial photos were taken by Connie, when she had the pleasure of taking a short flight over the property by one of our present neighbors just after we purchased the property. You'll notice a white line around the property in some of the photos, which was drawn in to give viewers our property lines. We'll post photos regularly so do check in often!
 The red barn in the center of the photo is over 100 years old! |
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There are 1000's of acres behind our property which contain trails for riding! |
 Trails behind our property |
 Young heifer & steer calves, June 2007 |
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Our herd |
 Angus x Hereford cow |
 Hereford cow |
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Hereford x Simmental steer calf |
 The moon rising behind the hills one July evening |
 The herd grazing in the large pasture |
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Our pond in the Summer. Water recedes a great deal in the Summer but still about 5' deep in the center. |
 Our tractor, which we use ALL the time. |
 We love our barn. It was built in the late 1800's and is in remarkably good condition after some minor restoration efforts. |
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We were given some kittens and a cat so now we have "barn kitties"! This is Willy. Sept 07 |
 Boo-Boo |
 Toes (cuz she has 6 toes on each paw) |
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Our pasture and the Christmas tree farm behind & to the side of our property |
 Jim enjoying some time with the grandkids |
 Enjoying breakfast 9-18-07 |
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 Our newest additions Oct 07
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 Our herd relaxing on an October morning |
Canadian Geese and some ducks in our pond November 2007 |
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 Our steers & heifers have never seen snow before! |
 We had snow!! Our first snowfall on the farm on 1-27-08 |
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 When there's snow....there's snow-machines...and snow-people! |
 We have our first calf! A little bull calf was born in the middle of a hail & rain storm on March 13, so he was named Stormy |
Here is Stormy at 4 days old
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Our 2nd calf was born on March 18 and her name is Sunny (the sun was shining when she came into the world). She is a petite little thing and learned very quickly where the food was.
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  March 21, 2008 New photos of the calves & their Mamas
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 Our Apple & Pear Tree Orchard
A beautiful rainbow behind our barn, appeared after a thunderstorm May 2008
Connie & her Dad 6-08 |
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| 5/18/08 We have
chickens! We built a chicken run & a hen house recently and acquired
some young layers as well as an older rooster & New Hampshire hens.
Can't wait for "farm fresh eggs".
Update 8/22/08: We are getting 6-8 eggs a day now!! Great little layers these ladies are.
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This is Miss Daisy, our newest farm critter, who arrived on August 22, '08. She is a Simmental x Hereford cross heifer. This was the first calf for this cow and she did very well.
Daisy 9-16-08 |
11-18-08 It's slaughter day at the farm, a bit sad to see them go but this is what we raise them for. We butchered 4 head, these were the best 2 although a a bit small. They dressed out well and look forward to enjoying the beef that they have provided for us.
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newest addition to the herd was born February 7, 2009. A little
Hereford bull calf. We were able to watch his birth and take photos of
him coming into the world!
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 A photo of our pond and pasture 2/8/09
Another calf born, February 11, 2009. This one is a heifer, first time calf for this Hereford cow. This was a large calf and Mama cow needed some assistance birthing so we stepped in and helped pull her into the world as Mama pushed. |
And yet another calf in February! This little guy was born on February 12, 2009.
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| We adopted a German Shepherd from our local dog control shelter in February 2009. We didn't know much about him other than he had been found running the streets in a small city neighborhood, he was underweight, had worms severely and a bad case of ear mites. We eagerly adopted him, had him neutered and slowly got his weight up to a normal range for a dog of his size. We named him Kaen (pronounced Cane). This dog has turned out to be a wonderful companion and friend and we are blessed to have him.
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 Our Angus X Limousine cow had her 1st calf in August 2009, a little heifer we name Rosie.
We also had a Hereford bull calf born about 10 days prior to the Angus heifer. A real BIG boy. His name is Curly. Curly came out to meet Rosie a few hours after she was born!
You can watch a video of Rosie coming in to the world by clicking this link . If it doesn't play by clicking, save it to your desktop and play it from there. |
A view of our
property from the hill behind us. Taken in February 2010 during a
horseback ride.
Our 1st calves of 2010, born in March
Here's a video you can watch of the 1st calf of the season, Buddy.
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