More Snow

Well, I keep thinking this is going to be the week I'm going to tell y'all that winter has fled, and spring is here at last. But alas, it is not so. Sure, we've had good days, but it snowed again on Monday and was freezing for all of the next day. The groundhog must have been right about six more weeks of winter!

            The snow has failed to stop the growth around here, though. It seems that every day a new plant pops up in the fields. Thing are getting greener everywhere you look.

            One of our longest serving cows, Althea, recently gave birth to her fifth calf since we brought her in 2008. We have decided to name it Ellie. Mother and daughter are both doing fine right now.

            Hopefully, this will be the last bit of cold weather and next week I will give you the much-awaited “Spring is finally here!” announcement.

A beautiful ending to a cold, blustery day

When I consider how it was sleeting most of the day, I think it is amazing how spectacular the day ended.

Snowy Days

Here at Avery's Branch Farms, we've experienced what we hope to be the last snowfall of the winter. Though the snow was fun when it first came in January, we've had about enough of the cold, the wetness, and the mud. The storm started with some rain this morning, which had turned into a snowstorm by nine. Though we've had thicker storms, this one was especially sharp and it hit hard. We opened up some specially-prepared shelters for the cows to find warmth in.

This is quite a contrast to yesterday, when we enjoyed 70 degree weather and warm, radiant sunshine throughout much of the day. Today, however, we must abide with the continually below-thirty climate. This could be the biggest contrast in weather we've experienced all year!
Unfortunately, farmers still have to milk the cows and feed the animals, even if it snowing. We've taken advantage of the storm outside to get some work done inside.