How can I raise the level of gratitude in my life? Let me count the ways.
Winnie Nielsen says: Lovely late Fall! I am in middle Georgia with a friend and these same sort of leaf views are coloring the landscapes. Finally it feels like Thanksgiving time in nigh!!
Betty s. Shufelt says: These pictures are beautiful. I so appreciate getting the MaryJanesFarm magazine, it is the greatest.
Weren’t we surprised. On September 1, I brought home Sweetheart, a gorgeous Jersey queen from Kansas. She traveled here with her fellow, a bull named Samson, that I had also purchased. Their previous owner had only recently allowed them to be together. Fine with me.
During the month of October, I left them together, hoping for a pregnancy. After 30 days, on Oct. 1, I did a blood draw. Yup, she’d gotten pregnant, with Samson … or so I thought. Turns out, she was already pregnant when she arrived. Very pregnant. According to my calculations, she’d be having her first baby the end of May. However, on Tuesday, Charlie, pictured here, was born. Who was the lucky guy that beat Samson to the …
Sully. A guy named Sully. Oh well.
Welcome Charlie!!!! (Properly Charles.) Just poor timing, with winter already here and temperatures hovering around 15 F the first night you were born. Just glad we found you in time to get you inside.
Mother and son doing well. Just unexpected.
Winnie Nielsen says: Oh my, is he a cutie pie!! Surprise babies are such fun no matter whether they have two legs or four! I guess you could cut up a sweatshirt and give him a little extra warmth if needed. My daughter does that with her goats if they need a little something when we get a few really cold nights here in Florida.
Connie-Killarney says: SOOOOOOOOOOO Stinkin Cute!!!
Debbie Fischer says: Oh my goodness, what a sweet photo of mama and her baby, someone sure knows how to take pictures. Hopefully mama will keep Charlie warm through the long winter.
I of course will cow sit anytime!
Just a fabulous photo.
Thanks so much for sharing.
sharon d. says: What a nice blessing! He is so cute 🙂 I’m glad you found Charlie in time to keep him warm.
oh my, not a thanksgiving turkey, a thanksgiving calf !! You must be so grateful that Sweetheart was such a good mommie that she could deliver with no help at all . And that you discovered her in time to keep her warm and bring sweet little Charlie indoors. What an adorable calf. Thanks for sharing this miracle of birth and that Mother Nature knows best. Will they get to be in your new Milk Cow book? .
lynnia says: Never a more precious sight…..thank you for posting….now…me, myself, and I would be inviting mom and baby in for a bit of THANKSGIVING dinner…..PEACE
Daniele says: Congratulations!
He’s a cutie
Winnie Nielsen says: You got snow and we finally got a few nights with temps in the upper 40s!
Elizabeth says: Very nice. What a great place to just…be.
Winnie Nielsen says: Perfect fall scene!
Connie-killarney says: These lanterns always make me feel cozy! especially this time of year! I love seeing them on The Waltons and Little house on the Prairie.
Winnie Nielsen says: These ornamental Kales remind me of beautiful heathered yarns in the yarn shops! Wouldn’t these colors make the most luxurious knitted shawl??
Winnie Nielsen says: It is hard to tell if that old barn is still in use or not. I wonder what it was like in it’s day?
Winnie Nielsen says: Golden Fall. Red Barn. Farmgirl Love!
Karlyne says: And I’ll hang this one next to yesterday’s…
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
What a perfect pin cushion for The Queen Bee!!
Oooh I just love pincushions. I collect them but mostly those silly tomato ones as I raise tomatoes for my business. This is a precious one and while we are on the subject of bees today, especially appropriate.