”Processing” cows today. That term means to “pour” or apply a wormer in liquid form along their spine. They also get a shot to boost their immunity to bovine rotavirus and coronavirus that should be passed along to their calf. In other words, calf scours or diarrhea is a big killer of newborn calves. This…
Author: Carol
Try Again
There is an urge, every year, to escape the ranch before calving season starts. Knowing that you will be busy, often round the clock for days on end, somehow stirs the desire for a day away. We try to take Sundays off, though that often doesn’t work, but today Vernon and I flew the coop….
Wool Mittens
It’s been eleven years… Eleven years since I made myself a pair of wool mittens. Today, we were to celebrate Tess’ upcoming birthday, and I made her a pair. I had such fun, I think I’ll make me another pair! They are made by laying bits of wool roving down along a plastic resist cut…
Reminiscing X
I don’t know why I’ve had such trouble posting my Throwback Thursday posts. I’ve always chosen to do it, as it’s been easy to do, especially since I work Thursdays. Just copy and paste a post from ten years ago… and, poof. Done. Now the computer refuses to update and save the posts, citing JSON…
Wordless Wednesday: The Burn
For a jigsaw puzzle of the burn, go HERE.
Big Job
While I was on burn pile duty… Vernon was busy cutting pipe. We buy used pipe and cut it to size to use in fences and corrals. He built a makeshift rack so he wouldn’t have to bend over… He does just a few at a time. It’s a rather big job… And for those…
Burn Pile
In 2020, a large cottonwood fell over next to Johnny’s house. Luckily it missed his house, but it made him nervous, and soon, those cottonwoods next to the barn were to come down. What do you do with humongous green trees? You put them in a pile. Green trees don’t burn… so you wait. And…
Happy Happy Blogoversary
24 minus 8. I never had a clue in 2008 I’d still be writing in 2024, but here I am, still chugging along starting one more year of telling stories and taking photos. I find it somewhat interesting that everyone is enjoying the stories of Johnny’s brother, James Greet, these first few days of 2024….
Going Home
I met our neighbor’s cows going home…
Reminiscing IX
One fall, we moved down to the Ray Brown cabin on Canyon Creek, the second place above the mouth of Canyon Creek, where it empties into the Nowood (Creek). (Note to readers… I’m pretty sure he is talking about the place where I live now). This was accomplished by team and wagon. The crossing was…
#TBT: Moonset and Sunset, v.2.0
This was first published January 17, 2014. I’ve been kicking myself for not going out and trying to take moonlight on snow photos last night… it was absolutely, brilliantly, gorgeous! So when I headed to work this morning, I had my camera in hand, hoping to catch a shot of the moon on her lustrous…
Wordless Wednesday: “Summer Recalled”
I thought we all deserved a break from this freezing weather (our low was -36). For a jigsaw puzzle of this summer flower recalled, go HERE.