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Scottish Highlands are Excellent on ROUGH TERRAIN & unbearably COLD temperatures. The cattle HAD to adapt to SURVIVE where the breed originated! The Highlands of Scotland is very sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating the region, and includes the highest mountain in the British Isles, Ben Nevis. More info on The Highlands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Highlands 15 Things You Should Know About Highland Cattle! https://www.thatsfarming.com/news/highland-cattle-breed Highland cattle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_cattle American Highland Cattle Association https://highlandcattleusa.org/ This area is DUG OUT to give Herd shelter from Nasty North Winds in Winter. Area has a Continuous Heated Water Feeder to Right of Video. Water comes from Farm House drilled 364 foot well. Water is VERY IMPORTANT when Raising Large Animals. FYI - shaky video due to Cold Wind & my SHORTS & T-SHIRT Attire outside on North Porch to catch these Climbing Calves spotted from Office Window while sitting at my Desk!

Video produced in December 2008 by an Amazing Woman, Extraordinary Photographer, Music Major, Talented Pianist, Powerful Singer and my first FARM HELPER! I found her a Husband in Manhattan when I lived there. Within a few weeks knowing Joe I knew HE would be Perfect for my friend Jennifer. I invited Joe to the Farm for a weekend & that was ALL I needed to do... They HIT IT OFF & now THEY ARE MARRIED! THANK YOU Jennifer for ALL you have done to HELP here! You are COOL girl... but you knew that. I recently found this video during "self-isolation" cleaning and thought I should SHARE IT. FYI - In case anyone wonders why song starts again after ending is Jennifer found MORE PICTURES she wanted in the video AFTER she already timed Selected Pictures to Song ending. She decided picture change would be too rapid with additional pictures. Jennifer WANTED this SONG and made EXECUTIVE decision to start song again until ALL pictures were displayed. In case anyone wonders... because I wondered and ASKED HER. :-)

German Shepherd was barking at the little Bull jumping on Cows so I ventured out to see what the problem was. Nothing wrong other than Luger (German Shepherd) being a COP policing every animal on the Farm. I am NOT Kidding!

I am in the Tractor which is 60HP and looks SMALL next to tree. Cleaning up for busy Spring on the Farm.

This is new Camera and testing out the Zoom feature. The Farm House Surround Sound System is LOUDLY playing Lynyrd Skynyrd's Saturday Night Special... Every American should have One... a 38 that is... ;-)

This BIG Post is 3.5' into ground and I didn't have HELP or camera operator to film ME pounding Post. I have 2 more pastures to fence this Spring. I will get the Pounder on Video in Action.The Post was 104" (8.5 foot) Black Locust 14" in diameter. No Pointed End either! I have a Shaver Super Slide Positioning System with mounted HD-12 Post Driver. It is a Monster of a Machine!

This scene popped in my head weeks ago when all this "c-bug" madness started. The Overdosed Woman represents America or Americans. Wasted on Living Too Extravagantly... Dr. Deborah Birx hangs out behind Trump much like the Woman that is HANDING THE MARKER TO TRUMP in the scene... I think this might be some "Predictive Programming" going on here. It is all just a ride... enjoy it!

Mother did not want my help and Calf sure didn't need my help. I prefer Mothers do ALL Calf Raising BUT sometimes The Calf or the Mother need help. Not this time which makes farm life easier. ;-)

Screaming heard is Horses yelling at Cows too close to the Corral the Horses are in. Animals everywhere and Horses behind me...

Scottish Highland and Belted Galloway are BOTH a TOUGH BREED and cover ROUGH TERRAIN better than OTHER BREEDS. Plane Circles to LAND. I WALKED down Hill from House to OPEN GATES and CALL Herd down to Lower Pasture. Watch how quickly some of the Herd comes down this STEEP HILLSIDE. I was while filming & hoping None got Hurt! These two Cattle Breeds are Excellent Choices for THRIVING ON pastures other Cattle Breeds could not. The planes Lands Safe with NO ANIMALS hit. ;-)

The Dogs are cheering on Calf Fight from inside the Farm House North Porch windows. Jax (boy) is almost 2 months younger than Jessie (female). Jax takes King of the Hill position at the end... He is as Bossy as his Mother. ;-)

While "Self-Isolation" cleaning I uncovered a bunch of Videos recorded over last 4 years & this is one of them. Video recorded September 21, 2016 on Farm Driveway

Ray is BIG PURE BLACK and a Big Baby

Even though there is a BIG GATE at the end of the Driveway Closed and Locked but passersby will still call to tell me the Cows are Out! Having a Gate at Driveway the Driveway another Pasture.

Dogs at Play

Dogs at play in the Driveway like most days on the Farm.

Web links here...Shelving Rock Mountain and Shelving Rock Falls Trail is a 6.3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Fort Ann, New York that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/shelving-rock-mountain-and-shelving-rock-falls-trail Knapp Estate now part of NYS Adirondack Park on Lake George east-side once owned & donated by George Owen Knapp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Owen_Knapp Who Was George Owen Knapp? https://www.lakegeorge.com/throwback-thursday/2014/05/george-knapp/ Recorded April 21, 2020

Scottish Highland and Belted Galloway cattle. There was a bunch of Highland, Galloway & Hybrid calves horsing around but they stopped by time I got camera. Filmed in January, found video file on Computer today and thought it was cute.

About 45 North of Albany, 200 miles from Manhattan & 10 miles from Vermont. A Great alternative, more scenic driving Route from NYC to Vermont. Check it out on Google Maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/7Me8mUANaZaSGBP68 In video I say Monday but meant Sunday. Also at 1:54 I mention Hiking Mountain straight ahead in Video with Pond on Top. I could not remember name during filming. It is Crane Mountain. If you are a Hiker I have hiked almost every Hiking Trial within 50 miles in NY and Vermont and there are A LOT! More on Crane Mountain here: https://www.adk.org/crane-mountain-2/ Filmed OTC (off-the-cuff) Sunday afternoon April 19, 2020 while walking with Foster Dog Pistol.

Some of these Rocks are way over a TON in weight... It amazes me how Farmers in 1800s moved these MASSIVE rocks out of fields. This was filmed OTC (off the cuff) while walking with Foster Dog Pistol coming back from getting mail at Road about 1/4 mile down driveway.

When handling LARGE Animals Handling Systems are a MUST! This is filmed OTC (Off the Cuff) while walking with Foster Dog Pistol.

Farm Property South Border looking at neighbors 100 acres of Hay Fields, Woods & SEVERE FLOODING causing loss of Hay Field acreage along Route 196. All the Watershed on South Fields on South side of Shine Hill Road also FLOWS UNDER ROUTE 196. All Walker Crop Fields watershed on McDougall Road to Smith Road junction FLOWS UNDER Shine Hill "NEW BIG CULVERT" and ALSO FLOWS UNDER ROUTE 196. Google Earth "Farm Restoration" project for a closer look if interested: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OSrz9aM8FNfNAfxnrQ_NJdWQspZDykVW&usp=sharing This video is one of many short videos along the ditch from Pond to Route 196 recorded April 16, 2020. All videos of entire walk are in Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3hmu50LjeIQzdGaJO079QRmMeUr2cI-h Champlain Canal Map. This water source (waterway) is listed: http://www.canals.ny.gov/maps/

This is mid-ditch in Apple Orchard between Big House & my House behind Barn. This is Steep Hillside with Ditch at Valley Bottom. When the WATER is running you can Kayak through this Ditch. We did it! Filmed in Hillside Pasture - 3.48 Acres - 266 yards long. Google Earth Project of Farm Pastures for a closer look at the "Farm Restoration" project: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OSrz9aM8FNfNAfxnrQ_NJdWQspZDykVW&usp=sharing This video is one of many short videos along the ditch from Pond to Route 196 recorded April 16, 2020. All videos of entire walk are in Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3hmu50LjeIQzdGaJO079QRmMeUr2cI-h United States Army Corps of Engineers Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers Champlain Canal Map. This water source (waterway) is listed: http://www.canals.ny.gov/maps/

Series of short videos along the ditch from Pond to Route 196 and around the Farm Trail on South property border.