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Great Dane Jackie straddles Brahma Sonny

Posted on May 22, 2015 by 1writersdevotion

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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

Gregarious Jack

Monarch butterfly

Apparitions at water’s edge

Gordy

Mel

Snow replenishes

Man with goatee

Mock orange

He continued to affectionately groom her

Bird flies

Barnum Point

Jack checks blade of grass

Sonny

Holly’s first snow

Jack grooms Buff

Frequently Sonny entertains his neighbors

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

An outdoor spit bath (photo by MJ Branch)

Sonny shows me affection

Camano Island

Bebe in pasture

Holly & Jackie find grain

Sunflower & bee

Gabrielle visits Jack (Photo by Maggie S.)

Bebe in halter

Girl with long black hair

Jack & Bebe in pasture

Kirkland

Author

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

Self portrait

Buff hugs Bebe

Recent rescue Luke

Jackie straddles Sonny

Camano Island & hills

Reaching

Any grain pellets Jack left behind earlier Sid helps him find

My beloved Bone

The flashlight reveals Buff reclining in the grass

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1 Jack enters new space.MP4
3 Jack Bebe run about new space.MP4
4 vid Jack and Bebe run through the trees.MP4
5 Bebe runs with Jack.MP4
6 Bebe Jack eat leaves with bird calls.MP4
8 Running Bebe Jack kicks up.MP4
9 cu Jack eating tree leaves.MP4
Jack in tall grass.MP4
Jack paces while Sonny, Bebe, Holly and Buff wait patiently for feeding
More video of Jack grazing in tall grass.MP4
Video: Songe_pt2.mp4
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