Zephyr Melissa Banana Borage!by Zoe Mathias
This morning as Dad went to turn on the car to take Mom to work,he saw a small white animal in with the horse and cows. It took a while to realize what it was. He ran in to the house saying 'Carnation had her calf!'. Oh my, so fast did we run to the barn!
When we got out there Zephyr was under Sierra trying to nurse, Sierra was calmly standing protectively over the little white calf. She threw such a fit when we tried to take Zephyr and get her nursing off of Carnation, we ended up putting Sierra in another pen.
Zephyr was pure white and so dry that she had to have been born the night before. Now, this is Carnation's first calf so we thought we might have to help. But she did just fine with her two expert midwives, Sierra and Martha. Who knows what Quincy thought of the whole deal.
So born in to this world January 7th, 2009, Zephyr, for the west wind, Melissa, for our friend's middle name whose birthday is tomorrow, Banana, cause it's so warm, Borage, because her mom and grandma are named after flowers.
Love Zoe, Rae, Jeff, Lisa, Sierra, Martha, Drake, Tiger, Quincy, Carnation, and last but not least Zephyr!
(I won't name all the chickens)
4 comments:
Zoe, Zoe, Zoe, your post and email made me soooooooooooooooo happy today. I can't tell you, but just something leaped inside me when I saw Zephyr's photos. She beautiful, congrats all around! Ooooooooooh, I cannot wait to meet her in person :) About a zillion hugs to all of you!
xoxoxoo
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Yay!!!! We can't wait to meet Zephyr! What a joyful surprise. We love it that Sierra is/was so protective of the baby, and even willing to make it her own! Love,
all of us
(we won't name the chickens :-) !)
Zoe: My you are a good writer...and to think that I remember you when you were a curly headed little girl in Yellowstone! We are trying to contact you guys...tell your mom. Anna is 13 now...which I supposed means that you are 14...how did that happen? Tim's the Cheif Ranger now...imagine that! Love, Charissa www.headwatersyellowstone.com
Okay, I pick you! Yes, I want to put it in motion :) I'll email you! xoxoxo
me
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