Russell

Our little calf is a week old and he is a he.

We named him Russell.

Russell was the name the kids came up with after we brainstormed all the movie characters we could think of. 10 points if you can think of which Disney movie "Russell" comes from before you finish reading this post...

The cows provide constant entertainment for us: watching Russell prancing around the pasture -- running circles around all the bigger cows -- and then stopping for a drink and a quick bath from his Mama. Plus, we are still watching and waiting for 2 more calves to join the herd, so we're always keeping an eye on the other Mamas-to-be.

The little guy let me get close enough to take these pictures the other day -- I think he was just as fascinated with us as we were with him, but he is still obedient to Mama Cow's cautionary "moos" to keep his distance.

That's alright Russell. We will just admire you from afar.

{Now for the answer to the Disney animation skill-testing question. "Russell" is the little boy scout on the movie "Up" who casts away on the balloon-floating house with Mr. Frederickson :) }