A re-cap of our Wyoming ranch life from January 1 – January 7, 2021. This video covers opening water holes for cows, a job that must be done daily, and the arrival of our new additions to our calving shed. After unloading the sheds, the guys have to go feed, and I go inside to…
Where I’m From
Well, again, just a bit too busy to make a movie… but I’ll have Jaxon stand in for me tonight. Here’s a paper he did for school, and I’m a big fan of this style, and, you’ll have to admit, this is truly precious.
Bringing ‘Em In
It’s time. We’ve been very lucky to be able to leave our cattle out in this BLM allotment for the full period. Often, if there’s not enough grass, or water, or the snow is too deep for the cows to reach any grass, we have to bring them home earlier. That means feeding hay. The…
In Progress
Working on some wood burning projects lately… They’ll be painted and stained, but here they are in progress.
#TBT: Dally at Work 2010 Video
I explained last week why I’ve chosen to replay some of my old videos from 2010. Feel free to research the reason, if you so desire, HERE. For this week, I chose a video of Dally driving calves out of the brush and down to the field where we will start feeding them hay. I…
Wordless Wednesday: “Frosty”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
More Bull
Or should I have said, More Bulls? (To answer a question, these bulls probably average around a ton, the older ones are bigger than the young ones.) They know where they’re going… cattle are creatures of habit… they learn quickly the way to their pastures… just let them do their thing. I just sat there…
Easy Chore
The end of this week will find us bringing our cows home from our BLM allotment. That means switching what cattle we do have here at home around just a bit to make room. They brought some bulls in from one pasture yesterday and Vernon wanted to bring them up here to our place today….
Stick Us With A Fork
Gorgeous day. It began a little frosty at 3˚, but by the time Vernon had fed his calves and we’d had lunch, it was BLUE sky and SUNSHINE and in the 30˚’s. I let Vernon have a break, but on days like today, I want to do SOMETHING… So I asked. Wanna do anything? Go…
Re-Red: Video from December 19 – December 31, 2020
This video covers ranchlife from December 19 – December 31, 2020. Included in this video is Ten Sleep’s Christmas parade (which has its own complete video as well), children’s Christmas program, great sunsets, decorating gingerbread houses, Johnny’s 90th birthday on Christmas Eve, my birthday on Christmas, and general Christmas mayhem, including trying to find our…
Vintage
Johnny shared a couple more vintage photos with me. This one of Louise Greet and her brother caught my eye. The horse… maybe not the most gorgeous specimen. Round metal stirrups. That hat! Woolly chaps. Double saddlebags? Gun scabbard on the left side of the horse. The rope he’s holding looks very soft. But then,…
#TBT: Mountain Cowboy 2010 Video
For Throwback Thursday, I usually just pick a post from the file… but I’ve kind of had a plan… I’ve worked through 2008 and 2009. So, when I looked back for a post from January of 2010, I knew there wouldn’t be a post. In the beginning of 2010, my mother was dying from cancer….