I do. We just put a quarter of them in the Double Crossing. That means EARLY in the morning we’ll take them to our mesa pasture with the half we took up the other day. That means I should get ready for bed instead of writing… but I have found my passion for this blogging…
Author: Carol
If Wishes Were Horses…
Although my wish for the day would have been to attend a stockdog clinic… in Pavillion, Wyoming (2.5 hours away) from Elvin Kopp (his website is here)… instead we took half our cows to our mesa pasture. When I first heard about the clinic, I knew the date would be iffy… But just once… I’d…
Book
Long ago… when my kids were little and chubby and cute and just… just… just… you know… so full of potential and… LIFE!, I wrote a children’s book. About them… and this ranch… and the feeling that you get here… of continuing tradition… of history… of hard work… of generations… I called it Red Dirt…
Wyoma Story
From Wyoma’s book… Wyoma’s Life Stories. “When a woman marries a farmer she automatically becomes an instant hired man and she had better know how to do anything and everything or be on the look out as how to do it. I had never shocked grain but I soon learned. When Jim had the horses…
Wordless Wednesday – Canyon Spectacular
The surprising and spectacular 500′ deep Otter Creek Canyon. (7 photos consolidated) This doesn’t do it justice!
Town Yard/Ranch Yard
My folks always had a gorgeous yard… We’d edge trim (remember those hand held clippers???) and power rake and haul compost and haul sand and mow and water and weed and plant and transplant and fertilize and what ever else was deemed necessary for a fantastic yard, flower beds, and garden. I learned an amazing…
Picnic Photos
Before I share more Wyoma stories, I thought I’d share a few more photos from our Father’s Day picnic yesterday. Another of my favorite flowers is in bloom. It is called Bitterroot. Often associated with Montana, bitterroot was a Native American staple… and even helped feed the Lewis and Clark expedition. It does have to…
Father’s Day – Good and Bad
The day started with news that Vernon’s Uncle J. had passed away. He was a nice man and will be missed. The weather today was gorgeous again. I felt better after a bad night with a splitting headache, barking dogs, and a bedroom too warm to sleep comfortably. We decided on a picnic to our…
A Story from Wyoma
I introduced you to Wyoma yesterday. I thought I’d share her story of coming to Ten Sleep and meeting her husband first. She was a cracker! See if you can get a feel for her character in this story… all spellings and writing style are hers… “During the summer of 1928, our friends from Ten…
Wyoma
My father-in-law’s great aunt used to live here. Her name was Wyoma. She was 4′ 7″ or somewhere in there. She was feisty. She was NOT politically correct. She was blunt. She had stories… oh, my! her stories… She wrote a book… I love it because it is “her”. I think it was written in…
Dogs in Heaven
I would never presume to understand a dog. I want to. I read books by educated people and scientists and behaviorists and I try to. The closest I’ve been is the other day… for a short period of time, at least. I watched five dogs on the mountain have a tremendous day. They dug holes…
Wordless Wednesday – Shooting Stars Cover a Wyoming Hillside
Shooting stars cover a hillside in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming.