No fooling here

I'm always very careful on April Fool's Day.  My husband always fooled our girls a couple times and then they would catch on and he couldn't get them again.   I remember one morning when they were having breakfast before school and he came in and told them "we had a 2 headed calf last night".  They were both out the door fast, but quickly realized that he was fooling.  He hasn't got me yet, but there is 4 more hours to go.  Hope no one fooled you today.

I sewed 2 pinwheel blocks yesterday and got the purple/green ones cut out today.

I thought you might like to see how we are moving cattle now days.  We had more snow this winter than we have had for 14 years.  Our regular calving pasture is still too wet and muddy for the expectant mothers, so we continue to keep them in the fall/winter pasture.   When a cow has a baby, it gets a little ride to its new home in the "calf cage".  DH loads them up and ear tags them (same number as mom). The calf cage also provides protection for DH from loving moms, who don't love DH.  

A good mom will follow the calf anywhere we take him.  By using the cage the little guys, don't get tired out being moved.  So off we go to the nursery.

DH drives slowly so mom can see and smell the baby.  Rocco and I follow behind in the Yukon--just in case mom decides to take off.  Most older cows follow well.  It is mostly 1st calf heifers who have no idea what they are suppose to do that won't follow.   Sometimes in that case, we chase mom to the pen and bring the baby to her.

The new pair are in a dry and safe place.  The little shelter is for the calves, if it rains.  Hopefully, the calving pasture will be dried out next week and we can move all the expectant cows there.  It will be closer to home and the barns.

Tomorrow is the first Friday of the month.  Kaaren--The Painted Quilt blog does a first Friday Freebie.  She is so nice to share her talent every month with a new stitchery design.  I look forward to it.  I made her Easter sampler last month and framed it.  If I make it again, I will put a cross instead of the carrot.  I wish I had thought of that sooner.             I put her button on my blog to share with you, if you didn't know about her yet.  I like to embroider in the evening while DH takes control of the remote.     I hope you will visit Kaaren's blog if you haven't before.    A hug for you..............