It seems that on any given day one can drive through Sequim and/or the surrounding area and see calves being born.
This particular Jersey was born in February, 2023, at the Dungeness Creamery, and I suspect that by now, she’s providing milk and cream to our local population, or perhaps she traveled to another farm with a new owner or family.
Regardless, spotting her nursing, after hobbling and shaking to reach her mama after emerging into the cold was just the kind of visual motivation I needed to press on with my day, undeterred by any fears of failure, or reservations of acceptance.
And knowing that mama’s there to assist along the way, either in spirit or in the flesh, is often the ultimate motivation.