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Bottle Calves...5 Years Old from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Do you remember these two little guys?

Marv.....1 day old

Vern.....2 months old

In 2017 we raised Vern and Marv on bottles

Bottle Babies.....Marv and Vern

Vern is a beef calf rejected by his mother

Marv is a bull calf from the dairy

2017.......Vern and Marv.....8 months old

Just weaned from the bottle

( I think weaning was harder on me

than it was them!)

2018.....Marv and Vern 18 months old

Here are the bottles calves today: 5 years old

Just for scale to show how big he really is...

Marv is in the center ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under bottle calves , cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Cattle Drive... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

7pm....the sun is setting

it is cooling off

time to drive the cows up river to new pasture:

We are moving 25 cow and calf pairs

this evening...

They are on their way to summer pasture

and will remain there until November...

They are stringing out along the road

and traveling along at a steady pace...

8:30pm...they have arrived

and immediately begin grazing on the fresh grass.

We have 3 more herds to move this week.

Sunset....on our way home

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LuAnn ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Hay Season is almost over... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The hay has been mowed, raked & baled...

It's time to load it all up and haul

it out of the fields...

We have 6 hay fields to load up...

This is the hay field across the river

from our home place.

I am pulling a trailer today...

The Cowboy is loading the trailer...

This is my view out the window...

empty trailer

The Cowboy has 10 bales loaded

on the trailer and...

I am heading for the barn.

We have 2 trailers hauling bales today...

These round bales weight 1,000 lbs each...

In 2 days, we have hauled ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Hay Making @ The Kessi Ranch 2022... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Hay Season continues...

I am mowing one of the last hay fields today...

Mowed hay on the left side of the image.

Straight ahead in the distance you are looking

at three separate hay fields...

At the bottom of this image is the field

I am mowing today...

The green field I mowed a few weeks ago,

it is all baled up and done.

The field by the barn is where the Cowboy

is baling hay today...

Directly in front of the barn,

you can see the Cowboy baling on the

green John Deere tractor...

In the field behind us ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Improv Piecing and Spring in Western Oregon... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am trying to finish up some improv pieces

I started back in 2020...

Improv Flying Geese

I put a few up on the design wall...

I have a good start...

I think I will make lots more !

I went through the scrap bag and found pieces

leftover from a hexagon quilt I made

quite a few years ago:

I separated the scraps by color...

Doesn't this just make you want to

sit down and stitch?

While I stitch improv triangles,

I can see how they work together

across the room on the design wall...

I haven't spent ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 11 months ago. under birds , cattle , cows , design wall , farm , flowers , goats , improv , new work

Improv Quilt Top.....Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am making progress on this

Improv Quilt Top:

I completed the top last October

while attending a quilt retreat in Idaho

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The top is pieced from my hand dyed fabrics.

These are improv blocks I played

with back in the Spring of 2020...

I incorporated solid strips of fabric

to calm the piece down a bit...

Just love the luscious lime borders...

I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and found this blue for the backing...

I plan to hang this quilt, so I chose

Quilters Dream Green batting.

The quilt will hang straight and flat ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years ago. under cattle , contemporary quilts , cows , farm , free motion quilting , improv , new work

Project Bag..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

What can you do with mini charm squares?

I made a project bag with them !

To create a sturdy bag,

I used Pellon Fusible Flex Foam

instead of batting.

It is FUN to quilt...

This is the back side of the bag...

The front is vinyl so you can see

what you have in the project bag...

I made a beaded zipper pull...

The back side of the project bag...

Project Bag 18 x 16 inches

This was a FUN one day project.

There are lots of you tube videos and free patterns

to create your own project bag.

We ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 1 month ago. under bags , cattle , charm squares , cows , farm , fun , storage

Calving Season.....Calf Count from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are one month into calving season...

Edith has..... TWINS

Edith is doing a great job caring

for 2 babies...

The babies stick right with her !

The Cowboy stays busy tagging new calves...

This is a brand new shorthorn heifer calf.

This is a brand new black angus calf...

Within minutes the calf is up and

following mama cow...

Everyone shows up to welcome the new calf...

The calf's navel must be trimmed and cleaned

with iodine to prevent infection...

We call this....chip off the old block:

Doll Face has a new calf......Butter Cup

This is.....Eleanor ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 1 month ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Calving Season 2022..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Calving Season has begun here in

Western Oregon

Frosty Face had the very first calf today !

Calf Number 1 is a super cute bull calf...

Mama and Baby are both doing just great !

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 2 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Table runner.....Christmas Charm Pack from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am on a roll with the table runners...

this is made from a holiday charm pack:

All pieced and under the needle...

I am in the Thread Shed today

stitching on the Bernina Artisa 200...

Lots of big free motion swirls...

rather than let this charm pack sit around

until next holiday season, I decided

to get it done now...

On point settings are a favorite...

I chose the gray dots for backing...

All done.....10 months early !

I captured this image this morning

while feeding the cattle:

Felix the Elk Calf is 9 months old

and ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 2 months ago. under cattle , charm squares , cows , elk , farm , photography , tablerunner , wildlife

Table Runner....Petal Power from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am a sucker for Charm Packs...

When else can you get an entire line of fabric

in one bitty package...

This one will be a table runner:

How FUN are these fabrics !

All pieced and ready to be quilted...

Free Motion Swirls and Feathers...

This is the best way to spend the day...

The backing fabric works as a

2 sided table runner...

Makes me.....HAPPY !

This is how we spend our mornings:

Feeding the cattle...

I drive and the Cowboy feeds off the back

It is such a treat to see Felix enjoying his

breakfast with the cows ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 3 months ago. under cattle , charm squares , cows , elk , farm , free motion quilting , tablerunner , wildlife

Elk Calf...Video from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

He's been around so long he finally has a name...

FELIX

This super cute elk calf has been living

with our cattle for a couple of months now.

Each morning he follows the hay truck

through the field

as the Cowboy flakes off hay to the cows.

I captured a video of FELIX yesterday...

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 3 months ago. under cattle , cows , elk , farm , oregon , photography , video , wildlife , you tube video

After the STORM..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

On our way to feed the cattle this morning...

There were 3 road blocks...

3 big maple trees came down

after the big snow storm...

We went home to get the power saw

so the Cowboy could clear a path...

We had hungry cows waiting for hay.

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 3 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , snow

Happy New Year from The Kessi Ranch from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is the New Year Baby

@ The Kessi Ranch

An orphaned baby elk

that has been living with our cattle

for several weeks...

We think he is about 6 months old...

He eats cow hay

right along side of the cows...

We are hoping an elk herd moves

through that he can join up with...

For now, we are enjoying

seeing him each morning when we

feed the cattle.

Enjoy the Baby Elk Video:

Happy New Year 2022

From Our Ranch to Yours

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under cattle , cows , elk , farm

Feeding Cattle in the Western Oregon Snow.... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I haven't made it out to the Thread Shed

to get any stitching done...

We have been making our way through

all of this snow to get the cattle fed:

Frosty mornings on an open tractor.....brrrr

The Cowboy loads up the 1200 lb. hay bale

and I drive the pickup...

I drive while the Cowboy flakes the hay

off the back of the flat bed...

We have cattle at 5 different locations

so we will repeat this feeding process...

The cattle will move their way up this line of hay

munching all the way...

Just across the river ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , snow

Feeding Cattle in the Snow.....2021 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is the view out the back door

as we head out to do chores this morning...

At 200 feet above sea level,

we don't get much snow...

the cow herd doesn't know what to think

about all of this white stuff ?

These are mama cows ...

They will begin calving in February...

Happy Holidays from Snowy Western Oregon

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , snow , video , you tube video

Merry Christmas from the Kessi Ranch from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Did Santa forget one of his reindeer last night?

Enjoy the Video:

This is actually an elk calf

that has been living with our cow herd

the last several weeks.

Not sure what happened to its' mama?

It feels safe with the cows and doesn't seem

to mind the Cowboy and I feeding the cattle

each morning.

We are hoping an elk herd passes through soon

that this calf can join up with.

Merry Christmas with Love

The Kessi Ranch

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , fun

Plowing the Hay Fields... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am behind the wheel of the John Deere today...

I do love me some plowing in the fall...

The Cowboy rebuilt the plow

so I am ready to ROCK 'N ROLL...

After a very dry spring and summer

the plow is kicking up some dust...

I have my tunes playing,

the A/C is keeping me cool,

it is a great day to be out doors !

The cattle are all doing just fine...

Everybody is bellied up to the hay feeders...

We will wean the calves in November.

My gorgeous Golden Girl

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 7 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Improv 9 Patch......Blocks all done from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Improv 9 Patch

I was able to piece 25 more 9 patch blocks

since July...

They are the white blocks around the edges

of the quilt top...

Right now the quilt measures 70 x 60 inches...

168 Blocks

I will fill in with solid white fabric

all along the edges...

This work table has been cleared off...

I am piecing the vertical rows...

The left over strips will wait for a future project.

This has been a great summer project...

just pop into the Thread Shed and

make a block or two

when I get some time to stitch!

Yes ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 8 months ago. under cattle , cows , design wall , farm , improv

An Evening with the Cattle... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

One of our favorite things to do

at the end of the day...

is to drive up river a few miles

and visit with the cattle at sunset...

The lighting is so yummy

and the cattle are so extra beautiful

this time of year.

This calf is 2 months old...

This heifer, Party Girl, is 2 years old...

These are our new bulls:

They are one year old...

They are very sweet and peaceful...

This is Mary Blackfeather, 6 years old

This is Golden Girl, 5 years old

This is Golden Girls baby sister, 2 months old

This is Idella ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 11 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt

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