Alex wears her tail like a train. It is so long but how I wish she would stand still so I could get a brush through it. She has the best tail, that wee Dexter cow but she prefers dreadlock look. My cow is a hippie.
Carlos the Tiny having a scratch. We found some burlap bags the other day so this week Conor and I will put the little bags of Diatomaceous Earth inside the burlap bags then we will hang them in the trees to release the dust onto the cows as they brush through them. This helps with the flies. and is fun for the cows to stand under on a hot day.
I’m ready to begin milking. Hopefully by this weekend, but Lady is looking ridiculously calm though her udder just took another step up in size.
Though I have everything ready for the milking nothing is in place yet. Lady A will have a few days grace before we begin milking and anyway I don’t want to jinx it. I am a very superstitious woman.
There was a warning for severe weather last night. So I closed the middle gate in Lady Astor’s night pen leaving her with the big half, this way the others could have the opportunity to come inside if indeed there were gale force winds and hail and all that stuff.
Imagine a four year old being told No and she crosses her arms and sticks out her lower lip and lowers her brow and stomps her foot. This was the look Lady gave me when I closed her gate. Here is the shot again.
Grumpy cow.
It was only for a few hours. Once the danger was passed I opened the doors and let the others all back out. It was only a little wild but I prefer to bring the calf in because I can and you never know what will blow up at this time of year. And Txiki cannot go anywhere without her minders crowding in after her.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love your celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
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I wish I could post an old photo of our horse Ben with tons of burrs in his mane – it had formed a corkscrew and it was sooo funny!! ; o )
The weather was WILD last night, heavy rain throughout and then there were the winds and thunder and lightening. I love the sound of rain and often will try to calm myself with a sound app of rain falling. I didn’t need to use the app last night. It snowed at the cottage. 😦
I would love to see what your burlap and diomataceous (sp?) earth bags look like when you hang them. We are ALWAYS looking for ways to help our small herd fight the flies. The blackflies came out this week … but this morning we had five centimetres of snow! That knocked them back some! Never thought I’d be happy to see spring snow … not that I was. But that was cheating because I knew it would be gone in a few hours. Glad your weather cooperated last night.
As soon as this next batch of wild weather is gone we will be hanging them – the cows love them – nothing will keep all the flies off of course but it give them the ability to brush their sides with the burlap.. I will post it for sure.. c
That sky picture looks like a large grey flannel sheet, pinned to the clouds at the corners, filled with something that appears ready to burst through the thin spots. Beautiful, but a little worrisome.
Good thoughts for Lady A and all the rest.
Chris S in Canada
Haha, the minders crowding in after her. They’re as smitten as we are! She is adorable! That is one threatening cloud hanging over there.