Appalachian Sunset

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jltrent said:
That Appalachian bull looks good too. Got one big bull hobbling. Got a young bull in the herd and I hope he is big enough.
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I’ve been there a few times too, hopefully your young bull will get the job done.
They can surprise with what they are capable of especially if the older bull had been out a little while he may have a lot bred before he got hurt.
We had accounted for and checked the new calves, then were driving to make sure the bull was where he belonged, and noticed the sunset and hills. The bull standing in front was the icing on the cake for me, but really my phone camera doesn’t do justice to the way our eyes see the sky and the depth of the lay of the land.
 
Phone cameras never quite catch that kind of sky you're right but that bull standing there in front sounds like it made the shot anyway. How's the young bull doing so far any signs he's covering the ground the older one left open?
 
ctadmin said:
Phone cameras never quite catch that kind of sky you're right but that bull standing there in front sounds like it made the shot anyway. How's the young bull doing so far any signs he's covering the ground the older one left open?
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The big bull I believe the problem is his hip. He stays after the cows but is slow. Watching him try to work he his smart and it is about getting everything lined up just right and giving it all he has. The younger bull frame wise is as tall as the cows and maybe can work, but with his size so far could easily wear down fast. I hope a tag team effort works out in the short run.
 
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ctadmin said:
Phone cameras never quite catch that kind of sky you're right but that bull standing there in front sounds like it made the shot anyway. How's the young bull doing so far any signs he's covering the ground the older one left open?
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Thank you. We only have one breeding bull now, most of my cattle raising years I’ve had anywhere from 2-4 at any one time, but the last few years we’ve only kept one bull. We’ve had our share of bull injuries and issues, over the years.
It’s @jltrent that has the bull that’s injured and a young bull.
 
I may have kind of got a little general, expanded the subject, changed the subject a little and screw things up. It is about that Appalachian Sunset. Had a professor one time tell me to stay the point, be less general and I still am not 100%
 
4hfarms said:
Nice pics btw. Ya think he was posing for the camera?

I see so many beautiful sunsets here in TN.
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The most memorable sunset scene I’ve seen was in the fall I believe October 1995 in Limestone Tennessee. We’d drove down to a registered Charolais sale to buy a bull. It was in east Tn very close to NC, at a former dairy farm in the mountains/hills. We came out of the sale and turning out of the farm onto the road the sun was getting low and shining across the fall colored trees. I thought at the time this is the prettiest area I’d ever seen, and that’s saying something cause usually fall of the year is depressing to me, because I can’t get past the dread of winter coming.
 

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