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Posted on June 7, 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

Brahma calf
We have been close friends since his birth June 11, 1998 (photo by MJ Branch)
snow pond
Snow replenishes
Monarch butterfly
Monarch butterfly
Camano Island & hills
Camano Island & hills
Bird flies
Bird flies
Kirkland
Kirkland
Girl with long black hair
Girl with long black hair
Buff hugs Bebe
Buff hugs Bebe
Jack grooms Buff
Jack grooms Buff
Barnum Point
Barnum Point
Calf in the snow captured with 35 mm camera
Holly’s first snow
Equine Jack
Gregarious Jack
Jack checks blade of grass
Jack checks blade of grass
Bebe in halter
Bebe in halter
Bebe in pasture
Bebe in pasture
Gabrielle visits Jack (Photo by Maggie S.)
Gabrielle visits Jack (Photo by Maggie S.)
Camano Island
Camano Island
Man with goatee
Man with goatee
kitten
Gordy
Holly & Jackie find grain
Holly & Jackie find grain
Cabin with windows
Cabin with windows
CU screen porch dormer sideWP
Self portrait
Self portrait
Reaching
Reaching
Jackie straddles Sonny
Jackie straddles Sonny
Brahma bull
He continued to affectionately groom her
Sonny
Sonny
Siddhartha and Jack search out grain pellets
Any grain pellets Jack left behind earlier Sid helps him find
Sunflower & bee
Sunflower & bee
horses visit the Brahma
Frequently Sonny entertains his neighbors
Author
Author
The flashlight reveals Buff reclining in the grass
The flashlight reveals Buff reclining in the grass
Lab mix
My beloved Bone
Sonny shows me affection
Sonny shows me affection
Cat
Mel
Recent rescue Luke
Recent rescue Luke
Brahma bull
An outdoor spit bath (photo by MJ Branch)
Mock orange
Mock orange
snowy landscape
Apparitions at water’s edge
Bottling feeding calf
Sonny required bottle feeding several times a day (photo by MJ Branch)
Jack & Bebe in pasture
Jack & Bebe in pasture
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  • 1 Jack enters new space.MP4
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