Sometimes I am reminded there are various undisclosed subsections that evidently lay in my marriage contract. My husband knew about them. I did not. Since *he* knew… and is laughing while I suffer the consequences… I usually throw something at him. A horse turd. A rock. A cow wart. Whatever’s handy. No one told me…
Fairweather Cowboy… Or Not
I MUCH prefer to be a fairweather cowboy. Meaning, I hate to ride bundled up in so many layers I’d give the Michelin Man an identity complex. But… I don’t get to make those decisions… So I found myself on horseback today. Only 3 layers. Only for 8 hours. Details tomorrow… But I’m sore… And…
Wordless Wednesday – Sneakin’ a *Peak*
Sneakin’ a *Peak* The Idaho view of the Tetons…
Randomness and Cruisin’
Today seems to be one of those days… Randomness is everywhere… Including my photos for the day… Forgive the snapshot quality… Vernon was on *cruise*… Now really… this guy had to drive from Idaho clear to Dubois for a humongous load of firewood? Plus manage the devastating speed of 40 mph over Togwotee Pass! I…
The Other Hundred Photos…
I know… my query from yesterday wasn’t very difficult. If you’ve ever been to Wyoming to visit Yellowstone National Park… You probably left or entered by the south entrance. That’s Grand Teton National Park. And if a zillion photos have been taken of Old Faithful… a zillion and one photos have been taken of the…
Road Trip!
Corral is mended… Calves are all located and returned to proper corral… It is time to see some Wyoming country! We left the snow here… to find snow on the mountaintops our entire trip! For instance… here’s the Owl Creek Mountains near Thermopolis… Here’s Wind River Canyon… The name of the river? The Big Horn!…
Best Laid Plans…
I’m glad only family saw me today… I rarely get really really mad… but today was one of those days. I had been looking forward to this new little celebration Ten Sleep was going to put on today… The Trailing of the Sheep Festival. Every stockman around… whether cattleman or sheepman… is trailing their stock…
These Busy Days
This week has kept us hopping… Sunday we gathered our cattle… Monday we sorted and weaned the calves from the cows… and shipped them down the hill… Tuesday we had to vaccinate all the calves… Wednesday it snowed and I managed to catch up on housework, build a fire, and stay warm throughout the day……
Honest Dog
Unfortunately… the other day in between gathering the cattle and returning to wean the calves the next day… We lost a cow. Lost as in *dead*. Four legs pointing to the sky. Cows don’t tend to tip over as easily as sheep, but they do have one major method of unlikely death… They can easily……
Wordless Wednesday – “Dally’s Quiet Reflection”
Dally is still long enough so that I could capture her reflection…
Weaning
After I thought about yesterday’s post… I figured I should set the record straight. Weaning *is* stressful for cows *and* calves… Cows don’t really seem to mind until their full udders remind them they’ve lost something… and the bellowing of other cows just fuel their feeling of loss… If you could hear the calves bawling…
One Last Glimpse
We gathered our pairs yesterday… Mommas and 6 month old calves… well, on the calves’ ages give or take a month or two… The cows are pregnant and to grow that brand new baby nice and healthy… it is best to kick that older kid off of the milk machine! I can work myself up…