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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

An outdoor spit bath (photo by MJ Branch)

Holly & Jackie find grain

The flashlight reveals Buff reclining in the grass

Bebe in pasture

Camano Island

My beloved Bone

Holly’s first snow

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

Camano Island & hills

Recent rescue Luke

Snow replenishes

Sunflower & bee

Man with goatee

Cabin with windows

Bird flies

Bebe in halter

Mel

Barnum Point

Frequently Sonny entertains his neighbors

Monarch butterfly

Apparitions at water’s edge

He continued to affectionately groom her

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Jack grooms Buff

Gabrielle visits Jack (Photo by Maggie S.)

Kirkland

Sonny shows me affection

Buff hugs Bebe

Jack checks blade of grass

Reaching

Any grain pellets Jack left behind earlier Sid helps him find

Girl with long black hair

Jackie straddles Sonny

Gordy

Jack & Bebe in pasture

Self portrait

Mock orange

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

Gregarious Jack

Sonny

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Jack paces while Sonny, Bebe, Holly and Buff wait patiently for feeding
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