Our Babies

Life has been incredibly busy lately and I haven't had much free time to shoot. A few weeks ago I did get to run out and shoot Our Babies. I shot nothing remarkable, but it at least got me used to the new camera. Plus we need some kind of system to keep track of who is who and how they're progressing so I wanted to photograph them. We'll be selling them online eventually anyway. They're doing really well, by the way, fat and happy.

Photographing them is important to me as I need to learn #112 from #57, and so on and so forth. Somehow we got two #7's. Guess we'll call them the twins.

So in this entry you can see a few shots of our babies and get an idea of what our grass farm looks like at the moment--pasture after pasture full of turned earth and piles of recently "grubbed" trees.

We have some nice woodsy areas preserved near the creek which flows constantly along the border of Pinto Farm. We had hoped Dolly would dump a few inches on us but, alas, we've had nary a drop today. So sad. Just a few inches of rain would turn our whole place green. It would be heaven to have a bunch of rain dumped on our recently cleared pastures!

We're getting a little help from the state to clear the property and we're taking full advantage of it. It's exciting to see the pastures being cleared of trees that shouldn't be there in the first place. Don't feel sorry for all the trees that are getting ripped up. The great, big, old oaks are all quite safe. It's the mesquite and cat's claw we're removing, for the most part. Didja know Mesquite Isn't Even Native To Texas? Crazy, huh?

This shot with the barbed wire made me happy, the camera focused on the post instead of the bull and I got a kinda sorta neat shot of a spider web. Okay, it's not remarkable but, hey, it was cool to me. Especially considering the distance I was from both the fence and the animal. It gives me a clue of what this camera is capable of.


When they see us, they come running in hopes of getting a little treat. It can be a little intimidating if you aren't used to it!







We're fortunate not to have to buy water for the farm. Artesian wells under the property will provide enough water for our grass farming operation.

Living on the Grazier's Edge

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We are, apparently, Grass Farmers now. Looking at the big round heifer above (click her image if you dare, it's hard to appreciate her girth in the small image above), munching so happily on hay, makes my husband grin like a madman. We're feeding them strictly on natural grasses, no corn. And they are loving it! Takes longer to fatten them up for the sale barn on grasses, but it's healthier for the cattle and for the Earth. We're excited. We've only had these mommas and calves for about a week, so don't worry about that skinny calf above. It'll get plenty fat in just a few short months.