Greener Grass

This past few weeks, we've been getting ready. Last week, we fertilized the long upper pastures and small pasture in anticipation of the usually warm March weather and we marked March 13 on the barn calendar, a best guess at a good day to move our small herd of cattle to the upper pastures.

In response, the grass bolted skyward. Everything looked good until this morning when it started snowing sideways. Much of the day was blustery and a wintery bone chilling cold.

The foul weather didn't deter Lorenzo. He decided to do a practice run by taking our Black Angus heifers, Libbey and Tove to greener grass. The journey involved walking Libbey and Tove past three very excited horses -- Irish is known to enjoy charging the cows -- and it went off without incident. All the way, Lorenzo spoke the language of horses and cattle. As if by magic, the horses listened to Lorenzo's voice, quieting as he asked them to.

Despite the stormy conditions, Libbey and Tove had a grand time grazing in the snow.

If all goes well, we'll move all four cattle to upper pasture tomorrow and begin work to restore the lower pastures. Our Charolais heifer, Daisy, is due to deliver her calf the last week in March or the first week of April. Will keep you posted.