It was probably my second or third winter here… winter was hard and cold. The cows were out on the BLM where they’re allowed to stay until January 15. If conditions were bad: deep snow, no water, no feed, frigid cold…we would bring them in early and start feeding them hay. That one winter… it…
Author: Carol
Throwback Thursday: Every Morning, v.2.0
This was first posted January 18, 2016. Every morning this time of year, the guys are all doing a version of this. Whether they’re driving or pitching, or running an automatic bale feeder… they are out there first thing, feeding calves, steers, heifers, cows, and bulls! It doesn’t matter what the temperature is. It doesn’t…
Wordless Wednesday: Dancing Clouds
For a jigsaw puzzle of these dancing clouds, go HERE.
Dangerous Things
Have you heard the saying, you should let kids do dangerous things safely? It’s a good motto for country kids…
Well Done
We went to Worland today to work. It seems strange to do, but for a few years, we’ve put our heifers in a feedlot over there to let them grow. They do a great job there, giving them a balanced diet, keeping a close eye on their health. But it was time to bangs vaccinate…
Nervous
I sent out the message I was going for a walk by the creek with my fishing pole if anyone wanted to join… the day was nice and it isn’t a normal January activity… but why not? Quinlan and Lorelei showed up… I loaned Lorelei a lure. She was struggling with her casting, so we…
Black Plastic
Quick story of the day: Walking out to jump in the Jeep and go to Quinlan’s basketball game against Arapaho, I glanced to the right and saw that black piece of plastic still stuck in my fence. I’d seen it last night, but being basically lazy, I hadn’t walked over to pick it up before…
Window Landscapes
Now that I’ve handed out the last of my Christmas presents, I can share. Often I’ve painted tiny watercolors and sold them, but the teeny frames are hard to come by. I look at thrift stores and garage sales but no way will I buy them! That cuts into my profits! I decided to do…
Throwback Thursday: Chopping Ice, v.2.0
This was first posted January 6, 2016. Even though my plan was to finally take down Christmas decorations, when Vernon said it was our day to go to the hills… I jumped at the chance. It seems like these chore days have been falling on library work days, or cooking days, or what-ever-needed-to-be-done days. Before…
Wordless Wednesday: Red Horse
Why do you like red horses? I dunno. Because they match the dirt? For a jigsaw puzzle of Panama and the Big Red Rock, go HERE.
Yakoke
We did it! Today, Victoria and I completed our virtual walk of our ancestors’ Trail of Tears Walk! Whoop, whoop! Or Yakoke!
Tanks and Troughs
With most of the pipeline laid, the guys have turned to installing tanks. Brandon has been doing some all along, but now everyone can join in the fun. This tank is in the corral and we’ve chosen to put it on a cement base. Daniel gives instructions to Vernon’s delicate handling of the block. The…