Good morning. The cows were kicked up by Vernon and Brandon and met me as I rode out in early morning light. It wasn’t long before I tucked in behind the cows and headed back into the sunrise. Eden kicks a calf off the hill in front of me. Sweet morning.
Author: Carol
Opted
More cow work. I opted to stay home with Quinlan and Lorelei… Tess had company and was exempted from work. That meant Megan was on duty… and she brought me photos! Cows were gathered. A trip through the alley was in their future… and, gee whiz… the grass was tall around the corral! Then it…
Barrel Racers
Had to share that cuteness… well, I’ve already started on Facebook and Instagram… but here are the videos of the barrel race! Oh, sure/. Loading to both Facebook and Vimeo..taking flipping FOREVER. I will update the links in the morning… **** Twelve hours later, the Facebook post failed but here it is on Vimeo!
Longmire Weekend
I’m back from another abbreviated attendance at Longmire Days. My sister and I attended the craft fair, always a draw for me! Although I could have tracked down the actors, I’m much more into visiting with friends and meeting new people. Conversations with people from Kansas, California, and Pennsylvania were memorable. Raffle tickets, donations to…
New Home
Twenty eight deer, three elk, and, thankfully, no moose! That was our tally driving home over the mountain last night. Needless to say, my friend drove slowly over the tree lined, winding road. The full moon had wildlife out eating along the roadside. We had been to the HF Bar Ranch by Buffalo, Wyoming for…
#TBT: Tired and Muddy v.2
This post was first written July 19, 2008. It has been a year since Butcher’s Foothills Elsa has come to live with me onthe ranch. At first glance, she was small but quick, slightly nervous, definitely prone tobarking in situations that make her nervous, lost, looking for love, and willing to pleasesomeone since she had left her Oklahoma…
Wordless Wednesday – “Native Hay”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
Pony Brigade
The Pony Brigade is busy practicing for the kids’ rodeo this Saturday. Stay tuned for cuteness.
Fired Up
I was going to babysit Jaxon, Lacee, and Reagan… and we had zipped over to Megan’s house to pick them up from her round of babysitting. We had just jumped in the side by side for the quick journey. Back at our gate, Vernon helped unload the older kids and while I adjusted Reagan in…
Back In Business
Dog-gone rocks! Vernon and the boys are trying to hay… despite afternoon rain showers that seem to target each field as it’s cut. The heat wave we’ve had the past week or so does dry the hay fast… so Vernon zooms and makes hay while that sun shines… Unfortunately, the baler flung a rock into…
Better View
Have you ever seen people just stop in the middle of the road… like they own the whole world or something??? Then everyone has to go *around* them… isn’t it sooooo irritating? Well, that was us. Three semi loads of yearling heifers stopped on the county road and a loading chute pulled up by a…
Blood Draw
After bringing the heifers back home, the heat was increasing… and we left them in the corral to take it easy and not get doubly stressed. The next morning, bright and cool… we met again to draw their blood. Why? It’s now possible to pregnancy test after a month to see if all of our…