The creak of leather and horseshoes on rock. The squelch of mud as you cross a boggy spring. A calf bawls for its mom and ten cows reply. The panting of dogs gets louder then recedes as they weave behind the herd in an intricate pattern. A barely perceptible swiiiiish as tall grass grazes your…
Author: Carol
Weaning Day Photos
I always have soooooo many photos… and I forget to post some of them. From weaning day… Anyone seen Brandon? He squeezes Calypso between the corral and salt shed.
My Job
My job at preg testing is a simple one. Help keep the alleyway full of cows and make sure they go in the chute in a timely manner. I don’t swish the cows together tightly nor do I have to force them in the chute. In fact, most of the time, I’m not right there,…
Supervisor
Our Fossil Butte supervises our preg test day… I took many photos in the mercurial light of morning…
Boonies
Three days of riding and working cattle… I was pretty tired by the end of the last day. I’m usually trying to find a different perspective to our work, since I’ve been blogging for so long, I wonder how I can change things up. All my posts are searchable, so it’s easy to find all…
#TBT: Tag Team, v.2.0
This was first published September 23, 2012. We moved 70 or so pairs a couple of miles today. It was warm on the mountain, though we all came prepared with jackets or sweatshirts… never quite trusting that it won’t be cold and breezy! Lucas really wanted to come, but I think it would have been…
Wordless Wednesday: Early Start
For a jigsaw puzzle of this morning’s sunrise, go HERE.
No Complaints
Summer has flown by and fall work commences. There’s a crispness to the night air and leaves are turning. Time for one of my favorite rides… Morning found us gathering our mountain pasture. The cows are plenty happy… there’s still green grass and good spring water and it hasn’t snowed yet, so they took more…
Barn Talent
It’s strange sometimes, how little details combine into a new experience. I had noticed in one booth was artwork on horse nose bags. We used these at Girl Scout National Center West and I’m very well acquainted with these canvas bags that hold feed. Ours were dirty as expected, these were white and gorgeous. Then…
Barn Some More
Continuing from yesterday… It’s funny, my sister went with me to Born in A Barn, and she came away with her fifth handwoven rug from the same lady and I came away with another necklace from Debbie. We decided most of the other booths were just “filler”! We just needed to see our favorite ones….
Born In a Barn Time
Another grand time at my favorite craft/repurpose/upcycle/creative show! It was absolutely gorgeous weather… a grand drive over the beautiful Big Horn Mountains.. a quick stop at my favorite stone chapel in Ucross… Then the final leg of the trip, snaking through the rolling hills on the back road, to Born in A Barn. You can…
Wednesday Work
Oh, goodness! I don’t know why, but things just keep getting scheduled on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and, once again, I missed working on the mountain because I had to work at the library. Megan was generous enough to share some photos with me though, so you don’t have to miss out. They gathered the heifers…