We could no longer resist, the weather was perfect, the skies were blue, and who really really cares if my floor needed mopped? Another bike ride to the creek, hoping to reenact yesterday’s dramatic swim fest. Alas, nothing so lively. Dally attempted another run up the steep bank, but she had much less momentum today…
Author: Carol
Oh, Daddy…
FINALLY! the rain and cold has left us and seemingly the first nice day we’ve had since Labor Day Monday was yesterday. We’ve received almost 2″ of moisture since then, so we shouldn’t complain, but I do miss sunshine! Itching to get out and about, the dogs and I went for a bike ride. I’m…
A Working Man
A working man… works long hard hours, in all types of weather, no matter the day, no matter the job. You start early and use the daylight you have available. If your job is not top-notch, there’s no whining allowed. Just do your job. If repetition is unappealing to you, tough, do your job. Not…
An addiction
I was just having this discussion the other day with a young lady I know, who sheepishly told me she was quickly on book 7 of a 14 book series. “But she just *loves* these books!” She felt a little guilty for reading them so fast! I laughed and told her at my age of…
The best
Mankind has developed great, wonderful, and stupendous inventions throughout the centuries… modern medicine, farming methods, space exploration, chocolate, milkshakes, and without a doubt, the best invention of all is nothing less than a hot shower. I spent the day with good friends, exploring and riding trails on our 4 wheelers. We were reminded we live…
Long gone
I’ve been gone a while… having a unique opportunity to work a camp sponsored by my employers, Eleutian.com. We managed to have a dozen young Korean students and tour northern Wyoming for a week. We did team building activities on a low ropes course at Mickelson Station, Powell, Wyoming. We toured Yellowstone. We toured the…
Night Out
When I was in second grade, I did something that would impact the rest of my life. I joined the Girl Scouts. What followed were years of day camps, troop camps, primitive camps, and wildlife camps. I went to camp every summer of my life. My last years of high school were spent at camp…
Heat
During noontime breaks, when you’ve been working since 4:30 AM, you find the closest shade and take advantage of it! And around here, sometimes trees are scarce. Pickups aren’t! It has been HOT and DRY! We cringe when thunderstorms approach, dreading lightning and the wildfires they bring. The wet spring brought tons of grass, but…
Just In Case…
Heading to the bog…. Lucas at the end of the day… tired boy! Just in case you’re under the impression that there is only one working dog on this place… Lucas was along for the trip to the mountain too! Unfortunately, he’s badly worn his paw again, twice losing his boot on earlier small gathers. …
Tired and Muddy
It has been a year since Butcher’s Foothills Elsa has come to live with me onthe ranch. At first glance, she was small but quick, slightly nervous, definitely prone tobarking in situations that make her nervous, lost, looking for love, and willing to pleasesomeone since she had left her Oklahoma home. Within this year we have gone…
July
The month of July is a busy one here. Everyone is haying and irrigating and moving cows and then company comes and you do all that plus cook and eat and visit and …. sigh. Then suddenly it is the Fourth of July, and iin Ten Sleep that is a BIG DEAL! That means a…
He’s *Famous*
It is with great pride I announce that Rimrock Lone Firelight… aka Lucas… is now pictured in a national magazine. RFDTV – The Magazine has done an article on “Ol’ Shep” and of course, it is about English Shepherds! Lucas’ mom, Honey, is featured, but good ol’ Lucas has a couple of pictures and a…