Emmy Lou Had a Boy

Monday, November 13, 2023
Hello friends,
              I could take this weather most of the year!  Cool nights, warm but not hot days.  Perfect for all projects outside.  I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving is next Thursday.  You heard correctly.  NEXT THURSDAY!  I suppose we need to get prepared because I’m looking forward to having company.
              Emmy Lou had her calf last Wednesday.  She was a couple of days early according to her due date, but we are used to that.  When we went looking for her in the lower 20, there was a young deer standing not far away, just watching us finding Emmy Lou.  It was not concerned about us humans because we were not a threat.  Then we saw another one, same situation.  As we came up to Emmy Lou and her male (argh!) calf, a group of about 4 more deer came over the hill to check us out.  They were all so tame!  Maybe it’s because Bill hasn’t been hunting for a while.  Anyway, Emmy Lou has been slow to have her milk come in, but gradually she is giving more.  That happens sometimes.  The next cow to calf will be Petula on the suggested due date of November 26th…..