My friend has a small area on her property that was used long ago as a dump by previous owners. They have found old bottles, rusted metal, rolls of wire and more there. I was struck by the image of this abandoned doll while visiting today. What happened to the little girl that lost this doll? These are the kinds of things that keep me wondering.
We were really there to meet the new additions. This lightning bolt decorated bull calf was dubbed "Harry Pott-roast," after the character Harry Potter who has a lightning bolt scar on his forehead. Here is an interesting bit of trivia; newborn calves smell like lanolin. Clean and sweet.
And this little heifer calf is "Cookie." Seen here with her attentive mama, "Rose." These little newborns have a Belted Galloway bull as a father, a breed of cow that is black with a trademark white "belt" around their middle. They are also known as "Oreo cookie cows." The mothers are Dexter's; a small-ish breed of beef cattle. For the past several years we have bought beef raised at this farm to stock our freezer, delicious!
My friends garden is a blend of old and new... ancient boulders interspersed with fresh spring flowers glowing in the late day sun. Spring is the season that ushers in life and color. When framed against a background of old things all the new life is especially poignant.
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