Moving another bunch today. Dally takes a break in a puddle that has formed in an old buffalo wallow. Jekyll returns to Brandon’s call. This was his first official drive. He did well! My stirrup took a little juniper along for camouflage. I had Brandon take a picture of me… to prove we are cowboys……
Tag: cattle drive
Trailing Down
Saddle at 7. Drive up the mountain. Unload. Start taking pics and video to share with you! The cows went pretty good until the Slope Pasture and. then. they. would. not. move. Yell and whistle. Chase through the rocks and down the hill. Panama is tired. Eden is tired. Break for lunch at the bottom…
Poor Baby
Yeah. Long day. Very LONG day. I was very thrilled with the cows this morning… they lined up, paired up (mostly), and marched up the mountain. After a break at the top of the Very Steep Hill, it was downhill from there. Well, it was UPHILL, but *downhill*. Someday, I shall have to learn more…
Another Trip
Another trip up to the Mesa Pasture… this time from the home place. Full moon watching. I’m in the lead in the second photo… well, I’m in the lead most of the time… making sure they turn when and where they should. The red wall in the third pic… anywhere along here… I could build…
Something Else
The moon settled down into its nest of hills, its fullness red tinged from wildfire smoke. I headed toward the barn, ready to halter Panama and saddle him in the coolness of the morning. Soon, Brandon and Megan pulled up in the pickup, followed by Daniel. Our crew was ready… Dally and Tuff impatiently waited…
Minute Movie: “Eden: Bog Dog”
As you regular readers know, there are bogs at the end of our mountain trail. So after hours of travel, when people and horses and dogs are tired, the cows usually fall off the trail into the bogs to get a drink and get cool. You can’t ride your horse in there, because they will…
Long Day in Short Glimpses
Sat down and realized I was going to post a video of Eden… oopsie! That has to be started early in the day, and I fail. Here’s assorted photos from the mountain trail to make up for it… notice the height of the grass!!! Up and over a hill… As far as anyone wants to…
So Tall
Cows to the mountain! Short night, long day. I ran the “chuck wagon” which is entirely weird for me… but that meant I got to use my big camera. I always forget what better photos it takes! I took Eden and Dally, and they were confused with me in the car not horseback… but when…
From the Mesa to Home
Definitely NOT a Minute Movie… but reminiscent of my Mountain Trail video… this one follows along from our Mesa Pasture to right before we cross the highway to home. Dally is Dog of the Day… and she did me proud (except for once!). Brandon and Daniel appear every once in a while. One little band…
Dally’s Day
I should have got in here sooner… 168 photos and a bunch of videos today… is too much to go through! Dally started the day off fresh… and by “fresh” I mean Dally found something to roll in right away! She ended up the day still helping… although muddy, poopy, stinky, and covered in wild…
Minute Movie: Out of the Snow
More rain and snow today, just when we were getting dried out from the last storm! I want to thank everyone who has shared, tweeted, and linked to my Atlas Blizzard story. It seems we are spreading the news and making people aware of the tragedy in the Black Hills. You guys are great! Tonight…