Justin Jornigan

Wise-woman

I found myself standing alongside an 83 year old woman today cleaning up an 8 day fresh cow. She worked the stomach pump, despite my insisting that I could manage it. She talked to the cow to keep her calm and asked me a hundred questions about my day. She was up all night withContinue reading “Wise-woman”

Riding Llamas

Lesson of the day: if you prefer not to ride a llama, do not straddle it while restraining for a tube feeding. Just because they are kushed, calm, and sickly does not mean they won’t take you for a ride while slurping down their slurry.

He’s A Great Dog

“He’s a great dog, if you don’t try to pet him.”

The Life

Humbling morning. Nothing like lying face-down in the snow wrestling a stubborn prolapse. I could go for a celebratory bowl of chicken and dumplings right about now.

Romance

Date night…heading to chilly Burnsville to deliver baby pigs. Reminiscing about how we met in a pig barn over a pen of baby pigs.

Never Imagined

Never imagined that Backstreet Boys would be blaring in my practice vehicle. The driver controls the radio and the driver is Megan Jornigan. Dance moves, hand motions, and background sound effects included. Never a dull moment

Thank Louis Pasteur

That awkward moment when asked my thoughts on raw milk consumption and what tests I would recommend. Pasturize it. The dead children of your ancestors would want you to pasteurize it.

Made My Day

An elderly client called to leave me a message this evening just to let me know that his little miniature mare is feeling much better after a nasty colic. I sometimes assume that no news is good news, but a positive message every now and then sure goes a long way.

Sittin on the Dam

I’ve always found it calming to be around water. I can let my mind relax and forget. I sometimes drive out of my way just to catch a view, even if I can’t stop.

Delicious.

“Ice cream, milkshakes, sundaes, and live bait”…wheew, overwhelming variety at this convenience store. Good to be home.