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Strength and beauty

Posted on May 8, 2013 by 1writersdevotion

are in His sanctuary. Ps. 96:6b NKJ

Snowball blooms bright

Snowball blooms brightly

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The story behind The Brahma and me

With my first toe-tip into the blogosphere in March 2010, I began writing about my critter crew and life on the farm—their shenanigans and my delight in sharing time and space with them, as well as my reflections and my spiritual journey.

Reared in the Seattle suburbs and more importantly having never set foot on a farm, I had passed the half century mark before adopting my first calf.

Sent by my publisher to shoot dairy farms during dairy month in 1998, I captured on film a farmer pulling a half Holstein-half Brahma from his mother’s womb. At 11 days, I adopted him. Named Sonny, he rode to his new home inside the largest wire dog crate I could find placed in the back of the Dodge Ram.

For the first year of his life Sonny’s companions were primarily All-American canines. The farm has grown to include three bovines, Sonny, Holly and Buff; two equines--a line-back dun filly named Bebe and a Palomino paint gelding named Jack; two canines Sam and Luke; and 10 felines. All are rescues except for the horses.

Images from my life

Cabin with windows

Any grain pellets Jack left behind earlier Sid helps him find

Jackie straddles Sonny

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Snow replenishes

Apparitions at water’s edge

The flashlight reveals Buff reclining in the grass

Monarch butterfly

He continued to affectionately groom her

Self portrait

Reaching

Holly & Jackie find grain

Mock orange

An outdoor spit bath (photo by MJ Branch)

Jack & Bebe in pasture

Camano Island & hills

Mel

Sonny shows me affection

Kirkland

Gregarious Jack

Sonny required bottle feeding several times a day (photo by MJ Branch)

Bebe in halter

Frequently Sonny entertains his neighbors

Barnum Point

Man with goatee

Bird flies

Bebe in pasture

Jack grooms Buff

Camano Island

Recent rescue Luke

My beloved Bone

Sunflower & bee

Buff hugs Bebe

We have been close friends since his birth June 11, 1998 (photo by MJ Branch)

Sonny

Gordy

Jack checks blade of grass

Holly’s first snow

Gabrielle visits Jack (Photo by Maggie S.)

Girl with long black hair

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