Moving Cattle

Upper left--John is making a final count of how many head he has released to pasture.  He's usually accurate but this time around he thought he had 15 loaded, and counted only 14 as he released this bunch.  My count is always wrong; I came up with 13.  

One of my favorite times on the farm is moving cattle to summer pasture.  We rent this beautiful pasture pictured above, just on the edge of the Flint Hills. When the cattle are first released they gallop away, anxious to get away from the confines of the trailer, but very quickly they begin to appreciate their new surroundings.  They are scarcely 100 feet away when they begin to sample the lush, green, grass.  Soon a peaceful scene unfolds as they all graze, and we know they have a delightful summer ahead in this beautiful setting.