Early September Ranch Ramblings With The Crew

Labour Day weekend graced us with beautiful weather for working outside. Young Master Rook helped out with a few ranch chores for our neighbour on our south side and was more than willing to handle one of our Bulls when he wanted to chomp down on the handlebars of my quad. 

I loved watching Rook being calm and gentle with my neighbour's calves and mustering up the attitude to deal with Bull-Jolais when I needed some assistance. 

Some rambling pics  of "The Crew" from the weekend.

"Rook" hanging out calmly with the calves

This particular baby heifer kept wanting to hang out with the Rookie - it was very sweet to watch how gentle Rook was and how the calf kept searching out for him. 

Young Miss number 109

Young Miss number 109 with her mama

The two youngsters hanging out

Rook keeping Bull-Jolais away from my quad while I checked the water

Rook stays on duty until  Bull-Jolais gets the point and moves off to join the rest of the herd

The visitors make a stretch to test out our well water

Taking care of cleanliness the bovine way

Rook enjoying some spa time after a weekend of work

Miss Ash enjoying some sunshine on the deck after a refreshing dip in the slough

"The girls" Cybelle & Ash getting ready to check on their herd

The lovely Miss Cybelle "Bibs" watching over her land

Miss Ash says she approves of another zone for the herd where I put some more electric fencing for them to graze. 

The lovely Miss Ash

Miss Ash looking poised in all she does - she makes it easy to take pics:-)

Miss Ash even looks lovely when she is rodent hunting in the pasture:-) She and Cybelle are my great "mouser and mole hunters!" In between ranch chores they are both  happy to seek out and kill some of our field rodents - who needs a cat when you have a  Canaan crew willing to try and keep the rodents at bay and out of the house

Ash looking pretty proud after killing many rodents:-)

Two memory pics of what Larry and I called "Ash" the crouching Tiger when it came to natural rodent hunting:-) 

Ash as a young pupster - "The Crouching Tiger"

Ash feasts on her first catch in the field - who needs a barn cat with this gal on the prowl:-)