This morning we came upon a very exciting sight. A mother cow with the first calf of the season! Mother and baby did all the work themselves and are both happy and healthy! Snapping a picture was rather tricky this morning as we did not want to intrude on the pair. We decided to take an evening drive out to check on them. We also checked out the summer road between our place and the farm. We were unable to make it the entire way on the summer path but we gave it our best shot, and got a couple great shots out of the trip ;) When we got to the farm we found mother and baby doing well in their new secluded pen. They will have perhaps only a day of privacy depending on when the next calf appears. Mother cow gave us a few moments to snap some quick shots of her beautiful little one! How I envy the newborns lusciously long lashes! Sigh.
Here at Lost River Permaculture we name our new borns in alphabetical order. Since it is April and this little calf is the first we will call her April. If she turns out to be a he, then we shall call him Alfred.
Now to come up with a good "B" name!
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