Spending the Day Outside...

We had some nice 70 to 75 degree weather today.  I decided it was WAY too nice to stay at home, so I head up to the parent's to spend some time outside.  While Dad fed mineral to the cows, Mom and I wandered up and down their gravel road.  It felt really nice to get out and walk, compared to being holed up inside like I've been ALL WINTER! The grass is trying to green up some and there were some buds on the Maple tree, but I'm afraid they might have a stunt in growth in the next couple of weeks.  It may "officially" be Spring as of today, but they're talking colder weather and the Farmer's Almanac has been predicting a snow with definite significance...24 to 30 inches of snow is what I've heard...I HOPE they are predicting WRONG!

Here's some of the pictures I snapped today...

(One of the pups just lounging around in the sunshine.)

(A baby calf looking to see what's going on.)

(Umm. Excuse me, Ms. Cow. Don't you know it's not polite to stick your tongue out at people? How rude!)

(A calf recharging with some more "moo juice".)

(Not sure what this cow's problem was.  I guess she wanted to make sure the other one's ear was clean. Yuck!)

(The old set of Fairbanks scales in the scale house.)

(There's a lot of history written on the sides of the scales.  "Rick" or "Dick Elher")

(I've heard that there were several cows that went in and out of these scales.)

("Hilda Wilson")

(The back side of the scales...even has a little cow crap still on it.)

("Merritt" or "Merrith A. Ferris")

(Not sure what all of these numbers represented.  I'm guessing some were weight.)

This scale house has been there for years, but I decided today that I wanted to take pictures of it.  Documenting history, of sorts, before something might happen to it.