Spring is the shortest season in Wisconsin. I should be used to it by now, but the transition from winter to summer, startles and amazes me every year.
The first outdoor market of the season, April 14th, was so cold, I wore insulated bib overalls which I only used once all winter because they are so warm. Memorial Day weekend, only 6 weeks later, was in the 90s F with high humidity.
Plant growth explodes. April 20th was the last snowstorm of the season, falling on little green growth. Now, on June 1st, forage is waist high. One more paddock to graze and the cattle will have been over everything once. I’ve been moving them every 5 days.
It feels like I’m behind on everything, with too much forage. But if you don’t have too much forage on June 1st, you will definitely have too little on August 1st when the weather turns dry.
The top photo is of my Phoebe girl, a twin I helped get started in life. She always comes over to get a scratch from me.
The next two photos are of two year old steers, who will be butchered this summer. The background shows yearlings and fall calves. And green, beautiful, beautiful green.
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