The herd has a great variety of colour. This mottled cow was beautiful....
...as was this one...
The cows have given birth to 120 calves so far this year.
The calf in the centre on the ground had only just been born and was still wet...
...but then, while we were there, it stood up for the first time!
This magnificent Brahma bull is one of about a dozen on the farm - a ton of sheer muscle!
Behind him is the 'house on the hill' which a previous owner of the farm built to escape to from the farm house and no doubt gaze upon his land. It has one of the best views of the farm.
Beyond the farm, at the southern boundary, is a huge sugar plantation, which extends as far as the Kafuwe River, which is just visible from on a clear day from the house on the hill. We think the massive pipe must be bringing river water for irrigation.
Three months later you can see how the vegetation is drying out. Compare this photo , showing the stump of a palm tree, to a similar one taken on May 3rd, at the start of the dry season.
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