Spring Time in Avon
This time of year is always busy. But let’s be real when is life not busy? Spring time in Avon has us running around branding calves, chasing water to irrigate, and on top of that attend all the gatherings for graduations, birthdays parties and bridal showers.
I love brandings! And luckily I live in an area that I can attend as many or as few as I want to. I am still learning how to rope but I am slowly chipping away at it getting a little better each year. When I am at a branding if I am not trying to rope I am busy giving calves vaccines to make sure the calves stay healthy.
A quick little history lesson. Branding livestock dates all the way back to ancient Egypt 2700 BC! And branding was brought to America by Spanish Explorers in the 16th century. Branded cattle help identify ownership, prevent theft, and help distinguish intermingled herds on open ranges.
I live in a wonderful community that all come together to help each other brand each year. It often takes large crews to get the job done and it’s such a wonderful time to be with the neighbors catching up and working together. Avon also has lots of good cooks in the area and the food after a day of branding is always tasty!
Last year with the accident I didn’t really try to irrigate. I wasn’t really motivated to do much. But on top of my lack of motivation we didn’t have much water. So this year I am trying to get water to go where I want it to and boy it’s tougher than I thought. I have to do a lot of digging out of the over grown stuff that I didn’t take care of and all my tarps are blown out so to town I went. I really am thankful for the week of rain we received. It makes my meadow look good and green like I know what I am doing. I pray that we continue to have a lot of rain.
These photos above are taken by my very talented cousin Piper at pipercrowepixieset.com . She is an amazing photographer and we are blessed to have her around cause she is great at documenting the day!
In between all of the gatherings and the work around the place I have been trucking away in my shop building pieces. I am nervous about the drop and that the website will be user friendly.
Every piece I have created has given me the opportunity to learn more about the craft of silversmithing. I am proud of what I have made but I am looking forward to see my skills advance. In the next drop I hope to have some buckles added to the collections. And to practice more on engraving.
