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For Spring

For Spring

The Matriarch who began my herd

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Melissa Allred
Jun 19, 2025
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She stands tall in the yard keeping watch over her herd. Or she might just lay down and gently squint her eyes while chewing her cud, lovingly scanning her children and grandchildren.

Dolly and Dot, her first-born daughters, graze with their little ones while Spring’s youngest kids lay beside her or graze nearby. Spring created this herd. It’s hers. Her legacy. And she’s literally given everything she has—including her health—to bring this herd into being.

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