Lucas is lost in his own fog… Well, his own breath, at least! I couldn’t keep up on foot with the heifers and guys on 4 wheelers… so my poor boy just watched as they left us behind. It still amazes me he’d rather stay with me than go work with the guys… especially since…
Category: Animals
A Different Perspective
We retagged our replacement heifers today… making them “official” members of our cow herd. You know the drill… getting new large tags and new numbers as opposed to their little tags that matched their mommas’ numbers… an age brand (this year it’s a 0)… and a nice new green tattoo. I’ve documented this in the…
Wordless Wednesday – “Visitor in my Backyard”
I noticed a visitor in my backyard… Here, I’ll zoom in for ya! **** November 9, 2010 About Winter… November 9, 2009 Fresh Air (The Good before The Bad) November 9, 2008 Beginnings (I’ve come a long way, baby!)
A Little Bit More
Well, the heifers are all weighed… and we’re pretty happy. I don’t know what the average turned out to be… since I was late to the party and helped weigh just the last 50 or so. But glancing at the paperwork… seemed to me like there were quite a few in the 900-1000 pound range….
Minute Movie: “Lucas and Elsa Goose Up Some Cows”
Minute Movie: Lucas and Elsa Goosing Up Some Cattle from Carol Greet on Vimeo. **** November 6, 2010 A New Craft Support Group November 6, 2009 As Promised… November 6, 2008 Darkness
On the Trail
Brandon, Megan, and Quinlan arrived late last night… and we sent the parents to bed and watched Quinlan for them! He’d slept for most of the 6 hour drive, so he wasn’t ready to sleep more here! I crashed at 3 am… Vernon, who had a few hours sleep under his belt, took the rest…
Irons in the Fire
Someday… perhaps soon… I’ll sit down in front of this computer to post earlier than 10:30 at night! Another long day… Left the house at 7:30 and except for a quick shower and change of clothes, I haven’t been here til now! So… No popcorn AGAIN! Good thing I don’t get demerits for failing to…
Grab
We decided to wean our last little group today… but Panama has sliced himself open with a wire cut… and I’m trying to get something finished here by Friday… so I stayed behind for most of the day! I did have to ride up once just for kicks and giggles… and to grab you a…
Good Thing
Vernon and Daniel pulled the irrigation dams partially out of the creek yesterday. It wasn’t exactly swimming weather, but it needed to be done, so they crawled out on the big dam log and started pulling sticks, letting the water flow unimpeded downstream. A tractor is a big part of this job because it pulls…
Look at the Sky
Ta-Da! Yay for me! I actually DID put together a Minute Movie called Bringing the Cows Down. To be honest… it’s a Two Minute Movie. But everything was soooooo quiet and peaceful… I just needed to share! If you look at nothing else… look at the sky. Oh, my! Without further adieu… Minute Movie: Bringing…
No Popcorn
Lest you doubted my story of rain yesterday… which continued throughout the night and morning and has recently restarted… We’re almost to 2″ of rain… which, by Wyoming terms, is 1/7 of our yearly moisture! When the clouds lifted this afternoon… Yup. No surprise there. Boy, I’m glad we’re not riding today! My opinion on…
Good Timing
While I was working at the library yesterday, the guys gathered our mountain pasture and kicked them into a smaller “holding” pasture. That meant leaving first thing for the mountain to trail them down. Dally was Dog of the Day… Lucas is prohibited from that drive, and Elsa would have been Extremely Sore… so Dally…