Spent the day on the mountain fix fencing. I’ve given you the details before. I enjoy it. The smells. The scenery. The company. The bird songs. But, boy, a hot tub would be a wonderful thing to own right now. A cold margarita would be a nice top to the day as well. I’m too…
Author: Carol
High Winds
The storms that continue to dampen this section of Wyoming are often accompanied by high winds. Wyoming has even had some tornadoes of late, one becoming an internet sensation. While we are a windy state in some areas, Ten Sleep manages to be quieter than most. Until the other night. Boy… when my tire swing…
Dam
One thing about living on a ranch… you’ll have a variety of jobs to keep you occupied. Cowboy one day… Farmer the next… Mechanic… Plumber… Inventor… Vet… Fence builder… Irrigator… Dam engineer… Those days when you ride so hard and so long don’t end when the cowboying is done. You often go put in more…
My Half Day Off
took half a day “off” today… Everyone else went to a neighbor’s branding, and a full horsetrailer left me out… I didn’t complain. I attempted to sleep in. After they woke me up at 5:30 am. After the dogs barked. After the doors slammed. After someone forgot something, and came back in, and slammed the…
The Continuing Travels of Cousin Robb 2
To complete Cousin Robb’s email from yesterday… Here it is. Some experiences are impossible to understand, much less mistake for mundane. For me, these usually have to do with just another example of the inhumanity of humanity: The hundreds of faces of the tortured in an infamous Khmer Rouge jail left me in tears (physical…
The Continuing Travels of Cousin Robb
For those of you that have followed me for a while, you know I share my Cousin Robb’s worldwide adventures. Cousin Robb is a workaholic who saves his money and then quits his job to go travel the world… usually as far from tourist destinations as possible. Other adventures of his can be found by…
Storyteller
I grew up with a father that was a storyteller. He loved history and on family trips in the car, he’d tell us stories… They just happened to be true… He could make those tales come alive. I’ve heard his dad was an even better storyteller, but I never met that grandfather. Put a bunch…
Old Cedar
The kids got to ride again this morning, but since I stayed up late teaching, I slowly opened my eyes when I heard the front door slam and the dogs bark at their exit. Though I made an attempt at cleaning and restoring my house to a pitiful semblance of order for a while, my…
Sometimes…
I don’t mean to embarrass S. She’s quite the hand, a family friend, a good student… There’re many great qualities in this package… But since I’ve been riding almost everyday (or I have some other feeble excuse like cooking for 30 people… ) I have to admit, I haven’t taken any photos since branding. WOW!…
More Branding Photos
Today we had rain… lots of it (for Wyoming) and at one point it was mixed with snow. I haven’t been able to look up the mountain due to cloud cover, so I wonder how low the snow line really is… It was warmer this morning than the temperature was after lunch. It was rather…
Branding in Photos
The following is a step-by-step photo essay of our branding on Thursday. First, ready your cedar firewood for the branding fire. We prefer cedar… it burns hot and is much quieter than a propane burner. Put your irons in the fire to heat… we have an “A” and a “bar”… since our brand is A…
Oh, My…
I can’t move… You are lucky I can type for a few minutes, because in 7 minutes, I will be in bed and asleep. Placed my foot in the stirrup at 7:30 am. Did luck out and get lunch at home! with zapped leftover lasagna! and a chair… Walked back in my door at 8:30…