The decision was fast… Vernon was going to check for sick calves on the mountain, did I want to go? Well, yes, but I wanted to stay and work on the foundation of my special place. Brandon volunteered Lorelei. And maybe Megan. Did I want help? Yea, most definitely! Within minutes they had agreed… and…
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Driving home the other day, a rainstorm was blowing in… scattered showers and lightning… and I saw this. I was instantly worried another fire had started… but as I watched, I noticed the “smoke” wasn’t rising. It wasn’t smoke, it was a big ash cloud from the previous fire two weeks ago. The wind had…
Double Digits
Gah! Meant to take a photo today… The most recent one will have to do… August 22, two 22 year olds got married… 44 years ago! Guess how old we are? It’s the year of the double digits! Happy anniversary to us!
Throwback Thursday: Ringbearer and Wedding, Sweet! v.2.0
I have to say, when I look back on these old posts, even though others had more comments or “likes”, I gravitate to choosing the ones with the grandkids from ten years ago! What a cutie Quinlan was! This was first published August 24, 2015. Somebody was impatiently waiting for his job to begin… Aha! …
Wordless Wednesday: Drillers
For a jigsaw puzzle of our water well drillers, go HERE.
Vantage Point
Fire update: Red Canyon Fire is now 113,925 acres with 28% containment. High heat and dry conditions aren’t helping. Tomorrow is supposed to be the hottest day of the year. The wind kept the smoke from us today but just shoved it farther north. As the sun set, Vernon told me to look out the…
Are You Done?
Red Canyon Fire update: 107,885 acres. Wind here is 10-15 mph out of the east, which is good for us, but I’m unsure of what it’s like for the fire. Smoke here at home was thick, but I worked a full day at the library and the smoke in town was not bad at all….
Surrounded
Though yesterday the smoke was blowing north, today the smoke surrounded us. It would get even worse than this. The Red Canyon Fire has jumped to 91,581 acres earlier today. Though it began over by Thermopolis, it’s expanded to get close to the Nowater Road which is on the edge of some neighbor’s pastures and…
Support
While the sky was actually blue in some parts today, smoke still drifted from the Red Canyon Fire. In early morning, fires look their best… they’ve “slept” overnight. Increasing humidity and cooler temperatures means a fire will “lay down” overnight. When we left to go up the mountain to work cows, it was looking better….
Wrong Side of a Campfire
That’s the way it feels. On my way to work this morning, I could easily see the wall of smoke. The last lightning storm that passed through was impressive. I did a Facebook livestream of watching the storm from a distance. It was no surprise the next day when fires popped up. Some were less…
Throwback Thursday: BlogHer15 VoTY Award, v.2.0
Well, this was ten years ago… so tooting my own horn is vintage news… but here goes! First published August 16, 2015. I was going to do the Question and Answer session, but something was delivered by UPS yesterday and I HAVE TO SHARE! Within the plain cardboard sat a dark velvet box with custom…
Wordless Wednesday: Old Stories
While going through old photos, trying to clear out some storage, I thought a neighbor’s barn would make a great puzzle. I remember brandings here, and sorting our cows here while leasing the next pasture. It still stands but is a little worse for wear. For a jigsaw puzzle of this old barn, go HERE.