What story should I tell? What memory do I share? Since 1982, he’s been gone. Eight months after my marriage, my father passed away in his sleep… His five year battle with cancer finally over. It was still a shock. He’d been doing well, a bit confused the last few days, and if we’d been…
Author: Carol
Go Look
The first of the hay has been baled. After two days of blissful non-allergy, I now have it again even with this baled! Too much still in the air from other sources, I guess! Like this, for instance… That’s not snow. That’s cotton from the cottonwood tree, floating in the air. I imagine pollen from…
Kudos
OK… Truth. I left yesterday to go to Casper… went to a library meeting with my boss/friend/personal shopper companion! After meetings we flew to stores… See, there’s this wedding coming up SOON (the 22nd!) and I have No Clothes… NOTHING LIKE LEAVING IT TIL THE LAST MINUTE! My friend deserves an award because: 1. I…
New Additions
The flock is growing…
Wordless Wednesday – “Rollin’ In”
The first hay is cut… time for afternoon stormclouds to start rollin’ in.
Write That Down
First, I missed this question from Belle the other day for Q&A… Belle – When you brand your cattle, where do you put your brand? Is it important what part of the calf – right leg, left leg? When you sell your cattle then does it get branded by the new owner? I know you…
Sweets!
Babysat Jaxon and Quinlan. Cheered when Daniel cut down the grass hay around my house, hoping my allergies would subside somewhat. Visited with friends and watched “Longmire” on tv. That was it… So… Just for kicks… Here’s part of the branding crew… breaking out the Swisher Sweets!
Questions and Answers – June 2013 Edition
I’m suffering from hay fever… Moving slow and pitifully… so if I don’t answer your question well enough, ask again, maybe next time I’ll feel up to it more! Let’s get going! First of all, one of my frequent readers has started her own blog! She’s just getting it up and going, but go give…
Additional Branding Photos
Time to use up some more of those branding photos I like… Calves looking for momma. Warming up the branding irons. Waiting for the ropers… Watching from the sidelines… **** Last call for questions… answers up tomorrow!
Branding 2013
I’ve given you photos throughout the years… but nothing conveys the action of a branding like a movie. I held my camera next to the branding iron, so the perspective is a bit off… but I hope you find this interesting. **** Q&A time again… post your polite questions in the comment section… and I’ll…
Adrenalin Rush
Another day of riding… These cattle we sorted into two bunches. We did it under The Big Red Rock… One bunch we trailed a couple of miles or so… the other we left in place, and later just kicked them across the fence. Lots of miscellaneous tossed in… branded the calf that was missed the…
Wordless Wednesday – “Tools of the Trade”
Thanks to Daniel for noticing, and Megan for taking this picture for me at branding… At first glance, it’s just a horsetrailer and horses… but there are more tools of the trade visible. Up close, you notice four pairs of spurs temporarily hung on the side… Once more…