A crisp and beautiful Sunday ahead of a storm, Robbin and I checked the cows and calves in Greasy, as well as the condition of our grass and water after the 1.5” of rain last week. We hauled a Kubota-load of extra hay up the hill for the cows in Section 17, most all with early calves.
Not all came in to hay: 6 cows choosing to stay atop the ridge, telling us what we came to find out. A few cows with larger calves show normal stress, but it’s a great start to a new season.
Though numbers are down substantially, cows were scattered everywhere we went, our stockwater ponds all holding some water now. With over 4 inches of rain to date, almost half of the rainfall we got during the whole of the 2013-14 season, and over a third of last season by the first week in November, we’re in disbelief, happy and relived.
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I enjoy experiencing vicariously through you.
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It’s all real. Thanks for following the journal and riding along.
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Feels good, right? More on its rain, I think.
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Yes, it feels fantastic! We were beginning to think that drought was normal.
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So happy for you and your cow family. More rain on the way.
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Thanks, Angeline. Weather Underground has a slated for rain at 4:00 p.m.
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Good to see the green and the water. It’s raining right now in Santa Rosa.
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Thanks, Tim, we’re waiting for this afternoon and evening.
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I hope it continues to rain the Sierras get snow as well.
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John, it makes me so glad to read about the rain. I can just imagine how happy the cattle are! 🙂
janet
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At least they’re thinking of something more than alfalfa hay.
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Isn’t that water just a wonderful sight!
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It truly is, almost unbelievable. Except for a month or two the past three years, the pond above has been bone dry.
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