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Showing posts with label farmers on summer vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farmers on summer vacation. Show all posts

February 17, 2011

Who Looks After the Dairy Cows When We're Away?

After yesterday's potential indoor bonfire, it feels good to get out of the house for a few days on an overnight family trip.  Our much looked forward to annual snow trip is here. 

A lot goes into leaving for a weekend or taking a vacation and it's difficult sometimes for a small family farmer to get away on a spur of the moment trip....so we plan our trips in advance. 

You may wonder who looks after the cows on the farm when we take a little trip.  My father-in-law, who shares the dairy business with Dominic, will do all of the feeding, barn scraping and maintenance that needs to be done and one of our employees will take over the calf care and calf feeding while Dominic's away. 

It's nice to be involved in a family business and to also have trusted employees that we know will take great care of the animals while we're away. 

Winter storm warning is in the forecast and from the looks of these clouds hanging over the farm early this morning, it looks like the forecast is correct.....see you from snowy Tahoe.

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July 27, 2010

Last Day of Farmers on Summer Vacation

This is the last vacation post.....I promise you.  I bet you've been wondering where we were on vacation. 

What?

No?

Well, I can't tell you anyway.  It's a secret.  All I can tell you is that we were in the middle of a forest somewhere in northern, CA.  A friend's private family vacation cabin....actually, cabins. 


On our trip we had a whole lot of food time.


Lots of silly time.









Beach time everyday, along the lazy river nearby.





Can't go camping without smore time.


Double-fisted smore time.


Bryce just wanted to burn things.

 





Lots of Daddy time. 

 

Water fight time.


Pal time.


More food.  Frying bacon for breakfast every morning, Bryce was the first in line everyday.


This was the cabin Dominic and I slept in.  The windows were just screens so it felt as though we were sleeping outside.  It got down to the 40's every night....I need a warmer sleeping bag.


The view out the back window of our cabin.


Redneck Lounge....we will miss you.


Gigantic Redwoods.


I'm not sure what these are, but I loved them.

Our last day, Bryce got control of the camera for a while.  Until next time.





















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