Life is Always a Rich and Steady Time When You are Waiting for Something to Happen or to Hatch

The title line for today's post is a quote from American writer E.B. White (1899-1985), who is best known for his books:  Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Elements of Style.

It's confirmed.  Daisy, our Charolais heifer, is going to be a mama sometime between the very end of March and the first week of April.  This will be our second baby at the ranch, the last being our filly, Jetblue, who was born in April of 2010.  The calf will be our first venture into raising cattle, so we have to rely on experts like Dr. Steve Vredenburg of Banks Veterinary Service, 503-324-6060.

Earlier today, Dr. Vredenburg swung by the ranch and checked both Daisy and Libbey -- the girls were artificially inseminated with semen from a Black Angus bull this past June.  Libbey didn't take and will be bred again this coming April along with our other Black Angus heifer, Tove.  Any kind of birth is always cause for celebration and today's good news was, too.  Here's a snapshot of our mama cow to be.

Here's a photo of Libbey and Tove.