Cold, hard winter

This winter has been one of the hardest on the farm that I can recall. We had rain, sleet and snow, as did much of Georgia and the nation. Every time we thought winter was going to give us a break, it got a little colder.

Some of the cattle farms in Wilkes County lost calves this winter. We were very fortunate this winter. We didn't loose any calves to the cold.

Team Tink braved the cold and went to the Decatur Farmers Market in spite of it all. A big thank you to those that came out to support us during the winter months. Hopefully the markets will pick up in spring.

I'm glad to know that, fingers crossed, the winter is almost over. I know there are a few more cold days left. However, there's comfort knowing that green grass is in the near future.

Spring is in the air!

It has been a long, hard winter. This winter left us with lots of rain, sleet and snow. Which meant a lot of cold market days and little, to no grass.

I sure am glad that it's starting to warm up and things are starting to turn green. I love spring. Spring to me means life. It's when animals, trees and plants come back to life after being dormant for the winter. Plus, it means green grass and warmer weather! Those two things make cows and Team Tink happy.

However, spring also means pollen. Lots and lots of yellow pollen. Pollen means allergies and allergies mean sneezing. Yikes! Oh well, I'll take the pollen and sneezing over freezing temperatures any day. You won't find me complaining about much of anything after surviving a cold, bitter winter. I'm just glad the farm isn't any further north.