A Glimpse of Heaven
Wow.
I just received a Big Shock. Seventy one people read my post yesterday.
A few months ago, I would have been happy... today, I was mortified! How quickly I've gotten used to 341 readers, or 506, or 413. I even was hoping I'd bust the 15,000 hits for this month... it'd be a record for me... and now this!
<insert drying of eyes and gnashing of teeth here!>
Aye, Aye, Aye!
I, YIYI!
EEEK!
Gee, have I lost my magic so soon? Am I not writing enough of the "cowboy" side or what?
If I could figure out how to insert a poll here, I would.
But then, I'd be writing *for* people, not myself... and I love keeping track of what I've done this way. I love looking back at my posts, and seeing my stories develop.
Life can be mundane... even here on the ranch. <Mundane: adj: 1. Lacking interest or excitement; dull.>
The mundane can mean something else. <Mundane: adj: 2. Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.>
This earthly world is full of chores, and duties, and routines... and I feel I must share them equally... this is *not* a Cowboy Romance Novel... this is LIFE.
But every once in a while, it seems a little bit of heaven DOES appear.
If I'm lucky, I'll push the shutter button down and capture a glimpse.
And I'll share it with you.
And *that's* what this blog is about!
Seventy-one of you and one of me... we'll kick my self-doubt out the window and continue on!
Thanks for coming along on my little self-improvement venture... I need these talks every so often! I'm so glad these little lapses don't last too long!
Oh, hey, the glimpse I had yesterday?
It was a good one!
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November 15, 2009 Not Far Away
November 15, 2008 A Little Color
Posted by Carol at 11/15/2010 10:47 PM 
Categories: Ranchlife, Photography
Tags: ranch Wyoming photography
Categories: Ranchlife, Photography
Tags: ranch Wyoming photography
my love for you should count for at least a couple hundred people =o) be true to yourself and not a number on a counter...that's what keeps me coming back!
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Carol... I loved your blog from yesterday..the photos were stunning and the words made me smile and miss you both as always...Your 2008 Wyoming wind entry had us both in stitches.(By the way... Does any state have a more beautiful State flag than Wyoming? I still treasure the one you sent me "15" years ago. It's beautiful)Thanks so much for always taking the time to share xoxox
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Please just keep the posts coming! I may not read a post every day but I always read the posts! Question- does the counter keep track of folks like me who get an email of each post? I don't always get to the actual blog but I love being "greet"ed each day by my reddirt notification!
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i read your post (almost) everyday. i do not have a computer at home so i read your post at work (ssshhhh do not tell anyone). i love it and find it interesting and hope you do not give up. wishing you and yours all the best.
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Just hope those that subscribe via RSS feed count! I'm still wondering if everything in your life smells like skunk?! I think I would've had to call for someone with an open-bed pickup to come get them!
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Your blog is my morning coffee. I read it first thing every morning and love it!Being a farmer I know you have your mundane times, and I love them myself! We all need a breather. You make your blog interesting whether you are talking about cowboying or working at The Mills place! Keep it up!
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I love your post and read them every AM before work. Miss Wyoming and all it has to offer me. So I thoroughly enjoy living thru you and HoneyRockDawn post.Thanks and don't stop.
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I have your site as my homepage so I can always have one of your pictures showing. I love reading your stories and seeing your pictures. Your life is so much more exciting than mine. At least that is the way it seems to me. Keep writing and I will keep reading.
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I read your posts every morning--they're waiting in my mailbox like the Wyoming Fairy herself place them there!
In fact, the last few months, yours has been the only mail I read--not my bird lists, not some others I like, but yours. I don't know if I add to your numbers, but, I read EVERY DAY!!!
I'm a big Dally fan and an even bigger Boomer fan; and well, those calves are right up there too... especially the one that needed a specially made jacket.....
Keep it up sista! This girl in Tx really does read every day!!!
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I read and enjoy your blog every day, except on the rare occasion I'm traveling without my laptop.
More dogs! LOL
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I think you are being hard on yourself! I'd be thrilled if my blog got 71 reads in one day! We are headed into that time of year when life away from the computer/blogs starts to intrude. So have no fears, your blog is still very much appreciated. You offer a very unique glimpse into a way of life few of us can even imagine.
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Carol,
I enjoy reading about your days in Wyoming, not matter what is going on. The photos are beautiful and your stories so honest and true. Don't change a thing--it's perfect.
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Oh, love ya. We all need a kicking to straighten up our thoughts. Love how you came out so positive so fast. That is what draws me into your blogs. Love those who love.
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I read your blog every day, though I'm a terrible commenter, but I love exactly what you've been giving us. I've learned so much from your posts, about ranch life, dogs, and life in general. Please don't get discouraged! Maybe the Monday blues kept everyone away.
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I really look forward to reading your blog every morning. Your keen photographic eye, coupled with the stories of everyday life are very interesting. Keep 'em coming! I love anything and everything about your doggies since I have an English Shepherd. And I never tire of the Wyoming vistas from your ranch, and your various trips which highlight that beautiful area of our country!
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I just found your blog a few weeks ago, it's a highlight in my cubicle (read boring) day. Thanks for sharing your great fun life and never fear you will reach 15,000 before you know it. Hugs from Eagle Point Oregon!
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i love your blog - photos - i look forward to reading you every morning - don't get discouraged - i live the ranch life vicariously through you - thank you
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I think that the nature of the net is that for awhile a person is interested in a subject and follows it. Then they get busy and they don't take the time and next thing you know they forget to go to the site. I run a weaving group and I've noticed that people come and go and sometimes they come back and sometimes they don't.
Your photo's are wonderful. We get to share in your life thru your blog. You manage to retain the privacy of your family yet let us feel we understand how your family interacts.
We get to see that there is a place where family is still strong. Where neighbors still help neighbor. We see how much work goes into running a ranch. How you fit so many things into a day. How you have to fit so many things into a day. How going shopping isn't a 10 mintue trip to the store but a planned chore where everything best be on the list or it may be weeks before you can go back and get it.
We get to see vista's that we might never see in our lifetime if you hadn't shared them with us. A place where you can look out and not see 3 new farms where none were 5 years ago.
For me personally I get to remember what it is like in Wy. How different it is from where I live now.
Thank You for sharing and I hope you will continue to for many many years.
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I'll take the 70 something in a day. That would be great for us. We are just slowly starting out and I consider us lucky that every day we have unique hits! We will just keep on plugging along. Great picture.
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Don't change what you are doing...that's why I love your blog!
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OH Carol! I feel ya.
I think it's cold and flu season...
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I read your blog each and every morning and I often have one of your beautiful photos set as my desktop background on my computer. Don't change a thing!
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Are you sure you're counting everyone? How about those of us who get your blog by e-mail?
Your blog is my all-time favorite thing to get in my inbox every day.
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Hi Carol,
I subscribe to your blog and get your entries in my mailbox, but I only visit if I am leaving a comment (like now). Do I get counted? Do you know how many subscribers you have?
It would be a sad gloomy day without my daily coyote, and daily carol!
Karyn
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Carol, Carol, Carol~~~~~~~ I'm glad you had a good talk with yourself and everything turned out ok. You are a breath of fresh air in my boring town life. Your photographs take me to a place I may never go but feel like I have. I can sit in my cozy house and travel the wide expanses of WY. Keep it up, we're sticking with you Carol
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Didja count me? I check your blog every day I'm not traveling, and Daily Coyote and Honey Rock Dawn as well. And I smile at your bronco picture every time I go into the bedroom!
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That is just spectacular! What a view. I try to read your site every day. Love the pictures, just love everything about it. Thanks for sharing.
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Lynda... thanks all the way around!
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I read your blog everyday. A copy of your daily post is sent to my iphone and I read it there most of the time. I'm not sure ofthat shows up on your counter or not. Being new to Wyoming, I find the information on your blog extremely interesting and beneficial as well. Please don't become discourage ... I NEED YOU!!!
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Judy... you have an iPhone in Wyoming???? How do you do that? Thanks for your support!
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I brought the iPhone with me from Alabama and I loved having it there. I do not recommend an iPhone for Wyoming. There is very little phone signal and you can almost forget about have a data signal unless you can find a wifi somewhere. I have almost smashed it several times in frustration. ATT promises better service after the first of the year since they've bought out ALLTEL. We'll see if I can make it that long.
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I absolutely love reading your blog. Since I know TS so well, it's like a trip back home. And believe me when I say I hope you never quit posting your news and pictures. Thanks for using your time and energy doing the blog.
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