I just wanted to share some pictures of our field trip to Sweetwater Dairy Farm. It started out with a 45 minute bumpy bus ride to the farm (by the end of the trip I was a bit nausiated) then when we got there we went to the gift shop to watch a short video about the dairy farm. Afterwards, we got to sample some different flavored cheeses. They had all kinds from your basic mild cheddar to the extreme fajita, salsa, etc. flavors. Afterwards, the we waited our turn for the actual tour of the dairy farm. On the tour, we saw some cows, and then some more cows, and then some more cows. We also saw the milking process. The cows just stood in line and they would wait their turn to be milked by these machines. It was quite interested to see them come right up and get in position to be milked. I pictured them like us waiting in line at an amusement park ride and waiting our turn to get on. "Ooh, almost there. Pretty soon, I'm going to be milked. I can't wait. I've been waiting in this line forever. What's taking so long? There are just too many cows today. Why did I choose today to come get milked?" Just some of the thoughts running through my mind as I lazily watched the cows get milked. Anyways, something interesting I wanted to mention. While we were there, there was a guy from the Southern Living magazine taking photographs of the place and decided to take pictures of our kids. So, we might be pictured in the magazine that is supposed to come out in the spring. But until then, here are my pictures of the field trip. Of course, notice all the lovely pictures of my son not smiling. What a brat!
This is a picture of a mom cow and her new calf, just born hours before. I wonder if their milking area hang lower after each birth?
The milking area. Farming has gone high tech!
2 comments:
If I was observing the cows, I would probably be thinking... "Gee that was me a year ago!!"
I think you still get the mother of the year award - hello those are some awesome homemade cookies!!
Post a Comment