Babies!

In the past two weeks, I have had the privilege to see something I hadn't seen like this before...all the new babies are here! No, not the pink cheeked, 5 fingered and toed kind, but the four legged kind. This early spring season is the time for calving, and when I drive to work all I see are baby cows everywhere! I first noticed it maybe two weeks ago, where I caught sight of one or two little ones sitting in the grass. Then as the week went by, more and more babies were in the grass, chasing each other, or eating alongside their mamas. I think the other day I actually saw a calf who was just born! It was wet and steam was coming off it while the mama stood over it protectively. I finally got a few pictures today...

Seeing the babies has been a true, heartfelt joy...the kind of joy that doesn't get recreated too easily but when you feel it, you know! Especially having grown up in the city, I had never really been exposed to the pure natural cycle of animals giving birth. Everyone keeps telling me "Just wait until you see the little lambs!" I fear I may cry out of pure joy! Murdoch's and a few other stores are selling baby chicks now as well...

I learned a new term..."Bum Lamb"...I was running the grief group and telling them about the joy of seeing the babies and one woman said, "We used to feed bum lambs." I asked her what those were and she said they are lambs who have been disowned by their mamas. If there is a bum lamb on a farm, then the human family feeds them bottles and bottles of milk. Interesting stuff!

Another joy I continue to have is my sunrises and sunsets, as well as the night sky. One night the sky had a crescent moon and the north star shone brightly next to it. I can't wait until warmer nights where I can plop a chair on the property and just watch the stars. The sunrise just the other morning was spectacular, too...

Today the day is so beautiful and I was thinking about going to Ridgeway. I have a few things to do around the house, so I visited my favorite cemetery on Sunset Mesa in town. The views of Montrose and the surrounding area are superb, and there is a really nice cremation garden that I know in the summer will be really pretty!