Tucked away as we are, sheltered from traffic and people and other disturbances, it still comes as a shock when the infamous Wyoming Wind blows. Now I basically grew up in Casper, Wyoming (since I was 12), and it is famous for its wind. Gusts in the 50’s and 60’s aren’t unusual. For simple fun…
Author: Carol
Snow lodge
Sigh. Guess what. I didn’t succeed at getting my tipi down. So there she sets waiting for sunshine. Which may not come for a while. It has rained and snowed and the wind is currently howling outside. I hope the weather improves because I don’t want to leave her out all winter. I did…
Green leaves and snow
Wyoming usually has to remind us, quite early, that winter is on the way. In October we had our first snow. The cottonwoods hadn’t even dropped their leaves, or changed color for that matter! In November, the biggest storm magically appears as kids are coming home for Thanksgiving break. December brings storms in stages. January…
Introducing Jazz
My daughter recently came home to help with our cows…and to celebrate her 24th birthday. (Wow. I can’t be that old… ) She recently became the proud owner of one Miniature Australian Shepherd pup. We’ve had lots of Aussies and Aussie crosses in her lifetime… and barring the fleeting love affair she had with beagles…
Dirt
What began as an invigorating hike morphed into one of those meandering strolls, like Lucas and I experienced here. But instead of Lucas being exhausted, it was me! I feel so good lately, I go out and try to do activities like I did before my PE incident. That was just a month ago but…
Beginnings
I am, with some trepidation, beginning a new project. A couple of years ago, we bought some property from the neighbors which included the main ranch house and all outbuildings and some amazing hay fields. This is a setting easily described as the “Prettiest Place in the Country”. My father-in-law’s best friend lived here. He…
The Huntress
“English Shepherds have been bred for generations as all-purpose, working farm dogs. Their responsibilities have ranged from herding and protecting stock, to dispatching vermin, guarding the home, and watching over children.” That is a direct quote (my italics) from The English Shepherd Club website (www.englishshepherd.org). If you’ve read my blog for any length of time,…
Darkness
As a child, I was terrified of the dark. I didn’t like going into the basement because I had to turn the light out at the bottom of the stairs and RUN up the stairs so no bogeyman could grab me. I didn’t like cracks in my curtains where someone, or something, could peek in…
I Love This Country!
Look at this… This is looking north along the Big Horn Mountains. I am west of our Mesa pasture, and we do actually own a smidge of what is in this photograph, but I love this view. It is probably considered much prettier in the spring when the grass is green, but hey, this is…
The Mesa
I’m still not up to par, so I have been demoted from working partner to unworking partner! Par…par-tner… ha! I made a little funny…very little. Anyway… While I was off at a doctor’s appointment yesterday, the guys had been fighting with our ram pump and gave in. You deserve a little history here. Our ram…
Songdogs
Caught in midstride, Lucas and Elsa enjoy the snow we had last week and all the delicious scents it seemed to quadruple. Please ignore the tons of cockleburs, burdock, houndstongue, and mystery stickers imbedded in little Elsa’s tail. I’m working on it with the Furminator, a little at a time! And yes, I also know…
Ah, the Romantic Life…
I’ve heard it many times. Heck, I used to believe it myself. How AWESOME your life must be… you live on a *RANCH*! Well, it is true MOST of the time… It is the small percentage of times when you are doing things like today, that most people wouldn’t enjoy. This is not Bonanza! (though…