We had a rain storm this morning, followed by an afternoon of sunshine. Days like this are the best. The rain pulls the dust out of the air, and the sunlight is crisp and clean. On days like today, with evening light so fresh, I can't resist taking photos around the farm.
Dixie Cup is 1 week old, and good grief she's WILD! She's got more spunk than we've ever seen in any of our calves. A true spitfire! But she's also as cute as they come! Maybe as she grows up she'll tame down a bit. While that would be NICE, I think it's highly unlikely.
Junior, one of the barn cats (Alan's favorite!), always helps us while we're feeding. This evening he was working hard at supervising while we fed the cows. Apparently I caught him during a break. Junior lives in the barn loft, so I know she's familiar with him. He must have been just extra fascinating today!
I am always amazed at how quickly animals grow, and how quickly they learn to be mobile. And SPEEDY! It's not the easiest thing to get photos of Cup. She's always running from one side of Dixie to the other -- and it's always the side I'm NOT on.
When she's not running around making our photo session difficult, she finds just the perfect spot of shade to lay down in, making our photo session even more difficult! Taking photo of a black cow in a dark spot of shade is a challenge. But even with all of her antics, every now and then I catch a good photo. And in evening light like we had today, I'm thrilled when things work in my favor! She does make me earn every shot, though!
Dixie, on the other hand, is happy just standing.
Watching.
Staring.
Waiting.
For feed.
Here's an ultra close-up of Dixie enjoying some corn. Mmmmm, corn.
So enjoy visiting your wonderful farm and animals through your photos - You are truly an artist-----PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED OF ALL YOUR BABIES---P.S.----Love your vintage tractor
Posted by: Barbara | June 13, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Thanks for the update photos on Dixie Cup (GREAT NAME!). She sure is adorable.
Posted by: Barbara Riley | May 09, 2008 at 11:48 AM
What a beautiful cow. What breed is it? I love the colour of the fur. We breed Holsteins.
Posted by: Ramona | May 06, 2008 at 11:10 PM
OMGoodness, Dixie Cup is adorable and I love her name, Anna! I've enjoyed catching up this morning with all the spring goings-on around the farm! Gorgeous new photos!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | May 06, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Oh Anna I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all your posts about Dixie & Cup. How facisinating to live on a real farm. And what a cutie Cup is! Ohhhh! Thank you so much for sharing your piece of the world with all of us.
Posted by: Tracy | May 05, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Just love dixie cup's face!! so sweet.
Posted by: Etha | May 05, 2008 at 05:20 AM
You do take some of the most fabulous photos I've ever seen! What kind of camera do you use? The colors are always so brilliant and simply amazing! Keep 'em coming please - I never knew cows were so much fun to watch!
Posted by: Carol | May 04, 2008 at 05:36 AM
BEAUTIFUL photo of Dixie cup at the beginning of your post. I swear, she is the prettiest calf I have EVER seen (not that I have seen THAT many, but there was a dairy that delivered mlk, cottage cheese and DELISH ice cream - including ginger, my favorite - whose dairy cows came toward the outer fence to graze and we could see them).
Hope you are having a good weekend and enjoying the babies while they are little.
~Meredith
Posted by: Crafty Math Chick | May 04, 2008 at 05:21 AM
I absolutely love your blog. Not only for the stamping items but I ADORE all your farm pictures and stories. I so miss being on a farm. I am in the country on a small plot but no animals and it is just NOT the same. So thanks for sharing that so I can reiminisce. Also, I have no idea what camera you have but your pictures are phenomenal!! Do you take pictures professionally? I think you should. Holy Cow..lol
Posted by: Tammy M | May 03, 2008 at 10:27 PM
I just LOVE to hear about all the animal news. You are SO lucky to have them in your backyard!!!!
Posted by: Bonnie | May 03, 2008 at 09:00 PM
I love seeing the farm animal photos...they are so sweet!
Posted by: Danielle | May 03, 2008 at 08:06 PM
Anna, I love your paper crafting, but I so enjoy your animal/farm pics! Keep them coming!
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa (lakind) | May 03, 2008 at 04:15 PM
Anna, I love your paper crafting, but I so much enjoy your animal pics! Keep them coming!
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa (lakind) | May 03, 2008 at 04:15 PM
Your photos are always so amazing! The picture of D.C. and Jr. is so funny! Looks like Jr. is saying "Go ahead, make my day!" It's so interesting that the cows are so wild. I would have thought with so much human contact that they would be quite approachable! I was driving home from Salado this afternoon and got behind a pick up with two goats in the back. I was imagining it was Alan bringing home some new "tennants". Probably not, just wishful thinking. No babies for Little Brown Hen?
Posted by: Barb Hardeman | May 03, 2008 at 01:44 PM
"JAWDROPPING" photos!!!!!! TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | May 03, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Dixie Cup is so pretty! I like the pic of her staring at Junior!! I just noticed that Dixie's eyes are like your goat's eyes. I thought goat's were the only ones with pupils that werehorizontal instead of vertical. I learned something new today! Dixie is a very pretty gal too!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | May 03, 2008 at 08:07 AM
I just love your photographs... they are so crisp and just plain stunning. I spent over an hour out yesterday morning trying to get some new photos of the babies, when they weren't running and blurring the images, they were behind mom's rear end or under mom or in the shadows. I took over 100 photos and only got a hand full of decent photos. Nothing of Rosie my little dark brown baby... I can't get a photo of her face! Her bangs are so long and dark I can't get her eyes! I am thinking it is time for a pink hair bow!
Really love the photo of Dixie Cup and Junior!
Posted by: Michelle Oatman | May 03, 2008 at 07:17 AM
Love hearing stories about the animals. Dixie Cup sure is a cutie!
Posted by: Ellen | May 03, 2008 at 05:58 AM
hey, who told her she could grow up so fast??????
Shala
Posted by: SWJC | May 02, 2008 at 10:20 PM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the photos! I can't believe D Cup is a week old already! Time sure does fly...and thank goodness Alan is home to feed again! You had quite a lot of chores to do in his absence!!! I hope you two have a wonderful weekend...and DO take more pictures! I think they are GREAT! :D
Posted by: diane mcvey | May 02, 2008 at 09:56 PM
Oh my goodness gracious...these are wonderful photos!
I love the look on the cat's face like, "Oh no. I don't think so little moo moo." HAAAA!!
Posted by: Jennifer Love | May 02, 2008 at 09:16 PM
I love how shiny and new the coat of a calf is. Congrats on your new addition.
Posted by: ~liz | May 02, 2008 at 09:16 PM
Your photo's are always so stunning. Dixie Cup has the cutest face!! Momma looks quite nice as well, I love the coloring in her face. LOVE the fur children updates & pics!!
Posted by: Dotty | May 02, 2008 at 09:04 PM