Photo Challenge – Narrow

On August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 By colleengbergIn Photo ChallengesLeave a comment

This week’s photo challenge ties in nicely with my little adventure yesterday. For some reason and without warning…my fancy Dodge Ram truck wouldn’t start after I returned from walking through my contented cows.

I had dropped in at one of our pastures along the highway on my way home from the city still half an hour from home. Guess my fancy truck felt she’d give me a little attitude because she maybe thought pasture-checking was beneath her and she had just had such a fine time cruising the paved streets of the city for a few days????

Most folks might not think this trailer bed is Narrow but this gal sure did. Didn’t know I would be required to steer [no power steering when the truck won’t start] this big old girl up this “narrow” ramp while the tow truck driver winched us up. It felt like the early stages of a midway ride when you slowly crawl up to scary heights unknown because you can’t see at all where your tires are.

Turns out we got ourselves lined up mighty fine.

Photo Challenge – Numbers

On June 10, 2016 By colleengbergIn Agriculture, Photo ChallengesLeave a comment

So fitting that this week’s photo challenge should be Numbers

Seems that’s all I’ve been dealing with this past week as we gather, sort, record, sort again, load and take our herd to their separate pastures for the summer from our home base.

We are meticulous about keeping record of every cow and where she is and what bull she will be with by recording their precious Numbers.

Photo Challenge – Jubilant

On May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 By colleengbergIn Agriculture, Photo Challenges5 Comments

To say our heifers were Jubilant, when let out on some real green turf after being in their cozy pen over the past few months [but now a soupy, muddy mess thanks to some glorious longed-for rain], could be considered an under statement.

They certainly were rejoicing today in their romp!

Photo Challenge – Face

On May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 By colleengbergIn Photo ChallengesLeave a comment

That’s right everyone, Face the camera….

Look at me – up here in the bucket of the front end loader of the tractor! [Of course they’re going to look at me)

Photo Challenge – Dinnertime

On April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 By colleengbergIn Agriculture, Photo Challenges1 Comment

My “take” on dinnertime on my ranch is of course feeding time for the animals…. all we do, day after day, is feed the animals or take them to where they can feed. It’s always Dinnertime for cows.

Photo Challenge – Future

On April 15, 2016 By colleengbergIn Agriculture, Photo ChallengesLeave a comment

On a ranch, your Future is always your cow herd. Our young replacement calves born last year and kept back (not sold at the market) are a big part of our future herd ahead.

This is the first year we’ve “held back” more than 50 calves. We certainly have to pick the right set of bulls to put with these girls in June!

Photo Challenge – Landscape

On April 7, 2016 By colleengbergIn Agriculture, Domestic Animals, Photo Challenges1 Comment

One of my passions when it comes to photography is…landscape and so I was happy to see it is this week’s photo challenge.

More often than not there are cows in my Landscape.

Photo Challenge – Half-Light

On March 27, 2016March 27, 2016 By colleengbergIn Photo Challenges3 Comments

I am blessed to live in Alberta where we experience the most incredible beautiful skies whether it be at dawn or dusk or every hour in between those golden hours. I find that I have taken countless pictures of my world at “Half-Light“…. which happens to be this week’s photo challenge.

This is one of my favorites captured last fall. A flock of geese had just passed over us heading into the stunning western glow after the sun had set and was washing it’s glow over the clouds.

Photo Challenge – One Love

On March 15, 2016March 21, 2016 By colleengbergIn Agriculture, Photo Challenges1 Comment

The love and connection between a cow and her calf is ultimate. The mother cow will watch over her babe with earnestness and gentleness, fierceness and protectiveness. Should they become separated either by man’s choice to offer assistance, or regular maintenance or if they should become separated in the pasture, that mother cow will do everything in her power to get to her calf or to find her calf. She can in fact sniff the little fella out from a mile away or more as I’ve seen happen over the years watching these girls.
This same consummate oneness of love repeats itself as she continues to deliver us a calf year after year as long as she stays in the herd. Every calf she has becomes her One Love.