First fishing of the year

We took the boys and a friend of theirs over to a Pilger Rec area on Saturday evening. Gorgeous night, and they caught a fish about as soon as they threw their line in. But, they were all these tiny little "chubs" -- the worms were almost bigger than they were, which was fine since we preferred to catch and release anyway.

I had fun "catching" shots, including these pelicans. I couldn't get very close, but I thought it was quite odd to see them in NE Nebraska. Chewy the dog came along too and had a blast hiking and running around. However, I spent a couple hours afterwards pulling 60+ tics off him! Yuck!

Name that Calf

Our feedlot neighbor gives us his feedlot "accidents" -- fat cattle are not supposed to be bred, and a lot of these calves die. He knows they need extra care, and doesn't want to mess with them. And, we give them lots of TLC. Yesterday, we got the call -- you would think we would be prepared this time of the year, since this is our sixth one in the last few years, but we never are. We had to run to town for shots, colostrum, and milk replacer. This litte guy is doing great. He is a cross-Pinzgauer and just quite adorable. Pinzgauers are from Austria and are rare. His white markings are Pinzguaer, but they are supposed to be chestnut, and he seems to have more black.

Now, we need a name for this cute little guy..... any ideas?