Cattle

: Reflections at the spring.

: Summer time, doing fine!

: Content cows.

: A grassfed steer at his finest.

: Yearlings in mid-summer.

: My man, 324.

: Sunset at Vicky’s.

: Calves between Turbo’s ears.

: The pairs on prairie pasture.

: Yearlings at the mineral tub.

: The Beef on early spring grass.

: Yearlings at the ranch in early winter.

: The photographer is examined.

: April, eating Swiss Chard.

: Small boy asks April if she is ready to calve.

: A7 Ranche cows.

: June grazing and the promise of moisture.

: A visit with the Beef.

: Big black Beef graze in our backyard.

: Checking pairs in the fall. #3 is a wise old cow.

: 324, my pet from 2013 to 2015.

: The longhorn takes a pretty picture.

: Cracking the gate to move the yearlings onto fresh grass.

: Big Daddy Dateline and Baby Bull.

: Admiring the view with April.

: Watering the cows.

: June clouds over the valley.

: Moving the herd on the slick Roller Coaster road. Horses are essential!

: Nice hair, punk!

: Beef grazing in front of the bee hives.

: April under spring sky.

: Lead heifer calf, always the first one to the hay!

: April and Tom Foo Loree.

: Autumn sunrise.

: Fall gather.

: A good old girl.

: Guess who’s related?

: Yearlings.

: A cow’s life.

: Beef, a few weeks away from butchering.

: Big Beef in the caragana.

: Siesta time.

: In the home yard in the hills.

: Yearlings in the hills.

: Spring feeding. Still on hay until the grass really starts.

: 324, gentle giant. So full of gratitude for him.

: Beef in the holding field the night before butcher day.

: Riding into the ranch.

: The pairs in early summer.

: Low-stress, fenceline weaning complete for another year.

: Do you think the cattle also appreciate this view?

: YEarling munching winter feed.

: Looking good at the end of the yearling grazing season.

: Every year, one of them grabs my heart.

: Magic in the small moments.

: In our front yard.

: Fall grazing at Thirsty Acres.

: The gleam of a Black Angus cow.

: Solid pair.

: Summer shine on slick coats.

: The view from our prairie home.

: Yearlings ready to come home for the winter.