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Memory Lingers

Posted on September 26, 2023

The creak of leather and horseshoes on rock. The squelch of mud as you cross a boggy spring. A calf bawls for its mom and ten cows reply. The panting of dogs gets louder then recedes as they weave behind the herd in an intricate pattern. A barely perceptible swiiiiish as tall grass grazes your stirrups. The bawling of cows in the lead is distorted, not an echo, but sound deflected against aspen trunks and sifted through fir needles. A forced grunt as your horse unexpectedly staggers through downed logs. Hooves thud against logs and sticks crack with the weight. Then, a bird? No. A chill begins at your hairline on your neck and travels shiveringly down your spine. A distant bugle. Beginning bass notes rise and spin, twirling among the leaves and needles and fall to the soft ground with grunts. A bull elk tries to woo a harem, but my cows are not impressed. We ride on but the memory lingers.

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4 thoughts on “Memory Lingers”

  1. Joanne says:
    September 28, 2023 at 12:59 AM

    Beautiful descriptive journal of your ride.

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  2. Marilyn says:
    September 27, 2023 at 1:39 PM

    Ditto to Dawn’s comment! Excellent writing.

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  3. Joan Wood says:
    September 27, 2023 at 12:51 PM

    Isn’t it nice that the cows are not impressed? Think of the chaos!!!

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  4. Dawn says:
    September 27, 2023 at 8:48 AM

    Love this piece of writing. I felt like I was there, and wish that I was!

    Reply

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Carol, Wyoming rancher

Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on our working Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherds, Bravo and Indy, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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