The calf
"HEY MOM AND THE LITTLE CALF ARE IN THE FIELD" I yelled from the back yard to Jan inside.
Since the birth that I had barely seen in the dark last time, I had been very anxious to see the calf by day light to ensure myself it was all right. After the hour of , in my mind, dramatic mowing and pushing, I didn't trust my eyes in the dark entirely to feel 100% the calf had been fully ok. But the field had been empty the next days or filled with other cows that I had proclaimed pregnant as well much to amusement of friends who think I got an obsession with pregnant cows now.
Finally I saw the calf this morning much to my surprise as I had been outside before and had not noticed that that solitary cow laying in the corner was accompagnied by a little calf at all. How could I have missed it before?
Weird too that the calf clearly still had so much difficulty to stand up. After 2 weeks I would have thought it to be more stable and firm on its feet. 2 weeks of calfhood, then they are quite in their toddler years no?
Hmm and there was a distinct birth cord hanging out of the mother's ass. This was not the same cow as last time I finally realised seeing her lack of black spots.
"HEY IT'S A NEW CALF.....IT'S A NEW BORN. JAN JAN THERE IS A NEW CALF JUST BORN , COME AND LOOK , IT IS JUST BORN"
"I bet you are taking pictures already" was the cool reply I got
"YES YES I'M GETTING THE CAMERA RIGHT NOW"
"I knew it" , he laughed.
so here are the pictures:
trouble getting up
laying down again:
family visit
drinking for the first time:
After a while the farmer showed up with a wheel barrow full of hay . With a firm smack on mom's leg, he made room and with a swift move he had thrown the baby in the wheel barrow to ride it away followed by a mowing herd.
Since the birth that I had barely seen in the dark last time, I had been very anxious to see the calf by day light to ensure myself it was all right. After the hour of , in my mind, dramatic mowing and pushing, I didn't trust my eyes in the dark entirely to feel 100% the calf had been fully ok. But the field had been empty the next days or filled with other cows that I had proclaimed pregnant as well much to amusement of friends who think I got an obsession with pregnant cows now.
Finally I saw the calf this morning much to my surprise as I had been outside before and had not noticed that that solitary cow laying in the corner was accompagnied by a little calf at all. How could I have missed it before?
Weird too that the calf clearly still had so much difficulty to stand up. After 2 weeks I would have thought it to be more stable and firm on its feet. 2 weeks of calfhood, then they are quite in their toddler years no?
Hmm and there was a distinct birth cord hanging out of the mother's ass. This was not the same cow as last time I finally realised seeing her lack of black spots.
"HEY IT'S A NEW CALF.....IT'S A NEW BORN. JAN JAN THERE IS A NEW CALF JUST BORN , COME AND LOOK , IT IS JUST BORN"
"I bet you are taking pictures already" was the cool reply I got
"YES YES I'M GETTING THE CAMERA RIGHT NOW"
"I knew it" , he laughed.
so here are the pictures:
trouble getting up
laying down again:
family visit
drinking for the first time: 
After a while the farmer showed up with a wheel barrow full of hay . With a firm smack on mom's leg, he made room and with a swift move he had thrown the baby in the wheel barrow to ride it away followed by a mowing herd.
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