Special Guests

With as much snow as we have had it has pushed some of the wildlife down from the highlands into the valleys in search of food and I would imagine a little warmer temperatures. from February 14th to February 18 we were visited by an elk herd out on Weiser Flats where I live. They appeared, what seemed like, out of no where and disappeared just as quickly, (don't underestimate their sneakiness).

I was lucky enough to be able to get some pictures the very last day of their visit. These are just 2 of the 5 or 6 pictures I took of them, each picture depicting one section of the herd. My friend and I counted 5 or 6 bulls in the bunch of about 80 or 90 head.

I took these pictures from the side of the road. I wish I had a better camera so I could have gotten some close up shots of these gorgeous animals. That way I could have better shown you the bulls and you could have seen that some of those cows were pregnant. As it is these pictures can only show some of the numbers.


I don't know how this is going to work out but I thought I would try and post the short video I did of the herd so you could get a better idea of how big it actually is... so here goes...

... NOT...

Blogger says, "Could not connect to Blogger.com. Saving and publishing may fail." So, your guess is as good as mine whether or not the video will ever get posted. For now I will just cancel the upload so I can publish what I have written so far. I will keep trying though.

TTFN :

Nolan's Visit

It has been several weeks now since Nolan made a weekend visit to Almosta Farm.
He came up the weekend after Christmas.
As always, it was wonderful to see him!




It has been said and you know it's true,
"there is always something to do at Almosta Farm!"
Personally, I can't think of anything more enjoyable than working around my place. It is a joy to work toward something and to see progress being made at Almosta Farm while, at the same time, being able to spend quality time with someone. That is why I welcome opportunities to get friends and family involved with my little, (and sometimes not so little), projects. After all, I just want to share the joy!

Whenever Nolan comes up for a visit he helps me with one project or another. He has always seemed to enjoy the time we spend together as have I. However, I have been advised by almost everyone that Nolan might feel like nothing more than a work horse if every time he came for a visit I had work for him to do.

Sooo... I took this advice to heart. I was bound and determined not to put Nolan to work this visit. Our weekend together was very uneventful. We pretty much just hung out, watched movies, and baked banana bread. It was great to be with Nolan and we did have a nice visit. However, when he was leaving Nolan said to me, "Next time I come up have a project ready for me to do, okay?"

Hmmm... I guess he doesn't mind working on the farm with his ol' mama after all!

TTFN :)