Cleaning Windows and Perspective

freshly cleaned windows

Are you like me and sometimes the cleaning bug just hits you and hours later you find yourself on a tangent that you never intended? That is what happened to me when I started cleaning windows!

I stood in the living room/kitchen/dining area the other day, and the way that our home is, you can just about see full circle. I looked out the windows of my french doors going to the back porch and it looked so cloudy. The closer I looked, I noticed that my windows were filthy! I then turned and looked at the large windows in the living room and they were the same way! Then I turned and looked at the front door and dining room and they were awful too!

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Syringes and Needles and Shots…Oh My!

sweet heifer calf standing at the gate

Well, it’s that time of year and everyone is getting up to date on their vaccinations. All of the cattle, that is! Cows getting ready to calve are being brought home from summer pastures and we are preparing the open cattle for fall breeding. It has been quite a few long days of syringes, needles and shots!

Each group of cows has been caught up and sorted. Open, not pregnant, cattle have been separated from those that are bred and each has been put through the chute to be wormed and vaccinated in preparation for the upcoming breeding season. The cattle need to be in top condition to obtain optimal results. Bred cows were treated and moved to proper pastures in preparation for calving. We have had our first calf hit the ground and are expecting quite a few in the coming weeks.

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