Mornings Like Ours: A Memorial Day Reflection

After 24 years raising cattle, you'd think I'd be unaffected by Finn, the friendly steer who walks over looking for scratches, or when Owen B, a  Scottish Highland steer, regards me with those big eyes. And especially Curious Bleu, our riding steer, who lets visitors sit on his back.

No matter how bad my day has been, my spirits soar when I walk up our farm road, sunlight filtering through the arching trees like light through stained-glass windows. 

This Memorial Day, those simple pleasures feel like something to hold close. A peaceful morning, a job we love, animals who trust us—none of it comes free. It was bought by people who never came home to mornings like ours. We owe them a quiet kind of gratitude.

To everyone who comes to the farm for our Ultimate Cow Experience: I cherish all of you. Your support ensures our cattle will have lifetime employment. This weekend, we remember those whose sacrifice made that good fortune possible.

Carole is co-owner of Miles Smith Farm where you can have an Ultimate Cow Experience.