For a jigsaw puzzle of these scattered showers, go HERE.
Author: Carol
May Snow Showers
Yes, snow. And 1.54” of rain. A friend posted they had 17” of snow on the mountain! A fundraiser for some of the kids planning an agricultural tour of northern Italy next year (including Quinlan) was tonight’s entertainment. Liam and Layne Jordan are in Quinlan’s 7th grade class and are quite talented! They’ve played at…
High Water
Back to the pipeline construction… The water tank is 13’ across… It is a tire from some huge piece of mining equipment that’s been cut in half. It was quite the sight to see. It had a few inches of water in it from the recent rains adding to its weight. They couldn’t lift it…
Up and Down
I’ll interrupt the construction posts with our weekly ramble up the mountain… last week we couldn’t make it very far, this week we made it to our mountain pasture. Not that there weren’t snowdrifts in the road… Or some water standing in places… It is rather easy to see the buffalo wallows… The corral is…
Storage
Work has continued on the water project… I haven’t been able to help, so these pictures are from Megan. On this day, they set up the storage tank. With excavator and skid steer, they maneuvered it into position. Well, whoops. A little more work, and it’s level and plumbed in. Somehow, I can’t find the…
Reminiscing XXV
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. We checked the cupboard, and there was only two items of food; popcorn, and a small size can of canned milk, nothing else! No salt, or anything. Luckily, there was a supply of stove wood in the cabin….
Throwback Thursday: Big Improvement, v.2.0
This was first published May 16, 2014. I came home from work yesterday to see Daniel harrowing the field below my studio. He needed to go run in the horses for the farrier, so I said I’d take over! Boomer likes to ride along with Daniel… say, “HI”, Boomer! It’s been a while since I’ve…
Wordless Wednesday: Looking Towards Home
For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
Plenty Grass
After the exploratory tour of the red ridge, Vernon and I rode our usual trail up the mountain to see how far we could make it before mud and/or snow turned us around. Two weeks or so ago, we had made it to the “top”, also known locally as “Bobby’s Corrals”. While at the same…
Mother’s Day Drive
Mother’s Day Drive included one of my favorite drives. We don’t take it often because it isn’t a main or important drive to keep an eye on our cattle. It is absolutely gorgeous, though… with clouds and light creating different moods. It’s so weird to see this country from this angle. Remember the Bubbles? Rock…
Happy
Happy Mother’s Day! I can’t seem to stay awake to post too much of note… so… here! There are three! To Victoria, Tess, and Megan: special wishes for special women… all my love! **** And to Joan Wood, I do see all your comments! Keep posting them!
Aurora
Gotta jump on the aurora bandwagon… After the 32 second time lapse for the aurora, I “ painted” my flag with a brief exposure to my flashlight. I think it looks like a very bad photoshop version! South seemed to have more red. Ignore the power pole! The airplane trail made this pic awesome! I…