I have an assignment for you… Go online (or do it the old fashioned way) and look in your phone book and see if you have any livestock auctions around you. You might be surprised. Out there… Somewhere… There is a sale barn working. It may be an interesting side trip for you. The cows…
Wild Life
When my friends from New Zealand were here not long ago… it made me re-realize the amount of wildlife we take for granted. I mean, I *know* it… but sometimes you just need people to oooohhh and aaaahhhhh over the little mule deer doe in the road to remind you! You can retreat to this…
Stacking Up
I seem to be stacking up on my photographs… I have more old cars… I have wildlife… I have my new project… I have sale barn photos… So, I threw a coin in the air and chose… These! < Do not worry… I am FAR from these storms when I take the pictures… and if…
Photoshop Playday
Though I had a productive morning on my new little project at the Mills Place… I got caught up in cheering for the Wyoming Cowboys playing the Texas Longhorns… dang if little bitty University of Wyoming didn’t look respectable for the first half! We even led by four points for a few minutes! But football…
Nine Eleven
Out here… we won’t forget… Though everyday life goes on… we won’t forget… Through high winds and hailstorms… she still flies high… we won’t forget… She’s in the background of all we do… we won’t forget… We’ll teach the young ones… they can’t forget…
Goin’ to Kaycee
Kaycee, Wyoming is much like Ten Sleep. Small. (About 300 in population, but with many outlying ranches, like Ten Sleep) One K-12 school. (though theirs is brand new and Ten Sleep School is old) Elevation. (4600′ or so) Mainly a ranching community. (more impact from oil and gas and coal in Kaycee) Many families from…
Wordless Wedneday – Mother Nature’s Encore
New lightning photo taken on my way home from the Sheepdog Trials on the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming.
Kaycee Challenge Dog Trial
Now yesterday I admitted my love for my breed of dogs… English Shepherds… but I still admire the working Border Collie. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have driven 2 hours to Kaycee and the sheep dog trials… I didn’t get a program… but let me assure you the contestants and audience came from all over…
My Taste in Dogs
My taste in dogs doesn’t refer to dogs as menu items… but rather what appeals to me. Well, duh… English Shepherds have the personality I want. Mine are mild mannered, laid back, intelligent, Loyal (with the capital L), and great working partners. Just like my horse… I want a mellow horse that will stand still,…
Sepia Shipping OOPE
Before my eyes slam shut and I lose consciousness… I’ll share my sepia flavored OOPE photos from today’s mountain excursion. My favorite flavor! The plan must be made… the 30 old and open cows… and the 24 heifers… and 1 errant steer… must be loaded onto the semi for the sale on Tuesday. The calves…
Pregnancy Testing Video
This video shows our hard work yesterday much better than my OOPE photos! I believe I’ve outlined the basics of what we are doing on the video… but should you have any questions, please leave a comment and I’ll try to answer or clarify anything. I usually give the vaccinations… but Vernon took…
Ugh. Preg Test OOPE and exhaustion
This day has a reputation of being one of the longest, loudest, and most frustrating days of the year. It is the day we pregnancy test our cows and yearling heifers. This year went remarkably well… but I’m still… sore from being on my feet… deaf from listening to the generator for the vet’s hydraulic…