The Circle E Life

Recently we had a strange occurrence! We had snow in south Mississippi! Not only did we have snow, we had close to 7 inches of the white stuff and several days of frigid temps. The news outlets all called this a generational event, as the last time this area received this type of weather was 1973! It was beautiful and fun but I am glad it is gone.

Most people loved the snow. With it, came lots of time at home for most people. Roads were closed, as well as schools and lots of businesses. People played and relaxed and enjoyed being with their families. It was a really cool time!

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Fall is here and is in full swing. I wish that it had brought us cooler temperatures, but it has definitely brought us dry weather. Everywhere you look there are signs that fall has arrived.

My father-in-law always notices the yellow butterflies in the fall. I have seen spiderwebs covering the grass everywhere! I can remember waiting in line with my children for drop off when they were still in school. We would always see spiderwebs in the grass, especially on dew covered mornings. Leaves are changing and the colors are beautiful. We are in such drought conditions currently, that the leaves are changing and dropping rapidly.

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We have been pulling some old genetics out lately! We have some calves and embryo calves this season and last from “old school” genetics that we are excited about. Bulls dating back to the 1970s and many others have pulled at our attention lately and the results are exciting! It’s time to go old school!

Calving is always an exciting time. New babies coming almost daily, bouncing around the pastures, along with the expectation of new breeding makes for eager and watchful days! We check the cows several times a day and then watch them for days after to make sure babies are nursing and cows have good recoveries.

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