Vernon and I ran up the mountain to retrieve some metal braces for building fence. We knew there were some at Bayer Creek, so off in the sxs we went. Bayer Creek has always been known for its multiple springs that cut across the hillside. I’ve often said we could use them to irrigate the…
Bull Clip
Let’s see if this works. He thinks he’s a big guy… and he is! Every time I turned on my phone to video, they’d fall silent or I’d have to go do something… I wish I had better video of all the bellowing and posturing and throwing dirt that these guys can do! It’s pretty…
Bulls
I helped test the bulls this morning for trich. The veterinarian and Daniel and I worked the chute while Brandon and Vernon brought up the bulls. Bulls are temperamental critters. They may not like each other from minute to minute. Big ones pick on little ones. Little ones push the big ones’ buttons. But each…
Throwback Thursday: Favorites from Branding 2016, v.2.0
This was first posted May 17, 2016. Checking to see if the irons are hot. The gathering of the grey trailers. There’s one in every bunch… Headed to the fire. Finished for the day. Helpers. Questions for Daddy. Learning on the job. Words of advice from Uncle B.
Wordless Wednesday: Barn
I haven’t been out much, so I’ll pull this old photo from the file for this week’s puzzle. Go here for the puzzle.
Time With Projects
I took the time to have a good visit with Tuck this morning. She still will come sit on my hand which is nice. But she was brave enough to peck around in the coop until a cranky red hen pecked at her and she ran away. It will be another month before I’ll consider…
New Project
Time for a new project! The outhouse by the mountain corral has been bad for years. Leaning. Door broken and hard to open. It was just bad. Two years ago, Vernon bought a very tinny, light weight, “shed” that he converted into an outhouse but it was put over by my cabin. It wouldn’t have…
Happy
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! It was wonderful… We received .3” of rain yesterday. A wonderful sight. I hope your weekend was just as enjoyable!
Tuck II
In case you’ve been wondering, little Tuck is doing good. She has become quite the pet, jumping on my hand like a parakeet. Happy to see me, she would only be loud when I was opening her cage to feed and water her. As much as I have enjoyed that, she is growing and she…
Branding Barrel
One thing Vernon and I discovered last branding, was that bending over to pull the irons out of the fire was hard to do on a big long day. When the boys helped the neighbors brand the next week, they admired their branding setup. There are many people who use propane in a horizontal tube…
Throwback Thursday: Half A Mile To Go, v.2.0
This was first published May May 7, 2016 I alternate between cleaning my house and outdoor chores… too often I ignore my house in favor of “playing”, so it’s about time I do more than a swipe and a swish to clean things up! It *is* SPRING… While cleaning my light fixtures of bugs is…
Wordless Wednesday: Classic Cowboy
For a jigsaw puzzle of this classic cowboy photo, go here.