The fog had hung low and so we waited for sunshine. An hour later than anticipated, we began. Daniel and I on the lower end, Vernon, Brandon, Megan, and Quinlan on the upper side. The cows were not very cooperative and we couldn’t blame them. Fall had been glorious. Moisture was abundant. Grass was plentiful….
Category: Cattle
Gate Guardian
This is our “Horse Pasture” where the cows we had gathered the afternoon before got to spend the night. We arrived early, with frost still on the ground, to saddle up. There was a slight delay as some cowboys were sent to bring in three that had given us the slip and more cowboys had…
Breathe
Thanks to those of you who commented on yesterday’s post. I believe they were probably the most thoughtful and heartfelt comments I’ve received. I’ve had to spend a great deal of time in Worland this week and lunch hour was a quiet time. I’d sit out in the sunshine and have to give my stomach…
I Needed This
I needed this. All eight grandkids, my “kids”, two sweet daughters-in-law, and Vernon zipping around somewhere in the side by side. Gorgeous fall day. Horseback. Riding the mountain pasture to prepare to bring them off the top of the mountain tomorrow. “This God forsaken Land” by Juanita Leach has been rolling through my mind lately….
Memory Lingers
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Second Round Video
(Sorry this is late. Gave up on waiting for it to upload!) Once again, we move a herd into the corral to vaccinate the calves. Short video clips take you through the entire day. We gather early in the morning and take them over to the corral. Calves are sorted from their mothers who noisily…
Repeat Day
Another day. Another repeat of two weeks ago. I missed the day of trailing some cattle but there they were, munching happily. I made short videos throughout the day thinking I can quickly smash them together into a video, but when I arrived home, I went to work on making some sweet pickle relish. Tomorrow…
A Bit of Mountain Work Video
After making this video, I know one thing for sure… it’s time to break out the new camera! The dust in my old one made some photos pretty ugly! We gathered one of our pastures with a little bitty trail/cattle drive just over the hill into what we call our Horse Pasture. This small area,…