I do read all my comments and since a couple of you asked about chokecherries… here ya go! Prunus virginiana. Also called bitter-berry or Virginia bird berry. Found in thickets alongside water or damp areas across the U.S. and Canada. While usually shrub sized, it can grow into a tree up to 30′ tall. Part…
Author: Carol
Canyon Memories
That’s Tess on the left, finishing another half marathon. She ran this one in Ten Sleep Canyon last year too, but this time I actually got to see her finish! Jaxon, Lacee, and Reagan were there as well, having spent the night at my house to avoid an even earlier morning rush. Afterwards, I had…
Back to It
We’ve had a short break from moving cattle… filling our time with haying (cutting, baling, and stacking) and irrigating (without which there’d be nothing to bale) and working on water projects. Today, though, we were on horseback once again. This is rocky, rocky country. Up in the corner of the pasture is what we call…
#TBT: Piggysitting Part Poo… Uh, Two… v.2.0
This was first posted August 6, 2010. So I admit it…I know nothing about pigs. We were given one for an early wedding present… his name was Amos. I believe Vernon really hated hauling him to the processing plant… but I hadn’t been around him much. I patted him on the head like three times……
Wordless Wednesday: “Drought Beauties”
We may be in a severe drought, but there’s still beauty in nature. For a jigsaw puzzle of this, go here.
Ton of Fun
I rode along with Vernon today as he decided to install a new pump in Otter Creek Canyon. Yes, it’s the one that is powered by the solar array from yesterday’s video. While the one we had in there was working, he thought he could get more gallons/minute with a new pump. I threw in…
Red Dirt In My Solar Array
Yeah, I said it. I stole it from a friend who was helping us with this back in June. I have mentioned we were working on a cool project… and finally, I’m done with the video! One day, as I stood scraping some wind blown dust out of the racks the solar panels sit on,…
Fair
I know NOTHING about County Fair, 4H, FFA, or showing animals. My kids were in 4H one year… Girl Scouting was more my thing. Jaxon, however, decided he’d like to show a breeding heifer at fair this year. Neighbors stepped up and really helped him learn the ropes. So much, in fact, he got Reserve…
Tank Check
We check one pasture’s water tank everyday. It’s an unusual tank… as you can see from its portrait. Never let it be said that ranchers aren’t creative folk… This day, I had taken some backup workers with me… Lorelei is learning how a float turns the water off and on. I send them up to…
#TBT: Cowgirl Happiness, v.2.0
This was first posted August 3, 2010. I chose it just to remind everyone that it can rain in Wyoming… The photos don’t match the story, but I’m using them anyway. My mother is in one, and Dally and Elsa in another… The darkness swirled around us, a few clouds reflected the half moon’s light….