These photos are hot off the press… literally from freshly digitized creations to my computer. By jove, I think she’s got it!!! <Add your own British accent> Good girl. ‘At’ll do!
Category: Animals
Spring Day
Although our calf count is now up to 8 calves… I have yet to get a good photograph of the little buggers. I’ve taken my camera along… and had to put it down due to the high amount of mud and poo being splatted while we sort heifers. Or the light has been bad. Or…
Bob
For years, Bob has been a fixture on this place. Wherever Johnny was, there was Bob in his shadow. Quiet. Observant. He had a hell of an outrun… swinging WAY out and around stock… and as he aged, it was quicker (and probably an insult to him) to NOT wait for him to trot out…
It Has Begun…
It’s a girl! Vernon and I ran down to Ten Sleep to attend the middle school girls’ basketball tournament. We have neighbors with girls playing in it, and have never made one of their games all season, so we blasted down there to watch them play for 3rd/4th place. We were gone 2 and a…
Neighborly OOPE
We helped the neighbors vaccinate their cows. It was the perfect opportunity to share more OOPE photos that show a different setting! First of all, notice anything different? Yup, our cows used to look like this when Vernon and I got married. We had a straight Hereford herd too. As the years passed we felt the market…
Meanwhile… Back at the Ranch
I’ve taken a bit of a detour lately, focusing on my hobby of pysanky. Thanks for putting up with that… and I may include a photo of the next egg or two I create, just for kicks, in the future. Sharing what keeps me creative is definitely part of my life… But, I figured it…
OOPE Feeding
Last night Vernon asked me to help feed this morning. We needed to get done in good time in order to go help our neighbors vaccinate their cows. He rises early. I followed. At 5:30 this morning. Made our coffee. Zoned out on the couch. Had breakfast. At 7 (the usual time) he said he’d…
Wild Calf Movie
A few weeks ago when we were vaccinating our heifers, we had this little devil to take care of. This is the first “oops” calf (not to be confused with OOPE!) that I can remember having here this early. Evidently his momma snuck out and had an exciting RRRENDEZVOUS (say it with a French accent!)….
Photo Editing
As I struggled with the topic for today… I found myself falling back on older photos that I didn’t get to share with you for one reason or another. Instead of giving them to you straight from my pocket, I actually edited these. Straightened some, adjusted some color. I really really want a new Photoshop…
One More Time
Well, sure ’nuff… The pump wasn’t working this morning. My first order of business… a quick shower and a not-so-quick “run” to Worland. The snow was falling and the 18 miles to Ten Sleep were slick. The increased traffic on the stretch between Ten Sleep and Worland had worn off the skiff of snow and…
Unromantic
While Lucas and Elsa seem to be going through a “romantic” period, today wasn’t very full of the ranch romance that people believe happens. You know… “Oh, you live on a ranch – how romantic.” “You get to ride horses like cowboys??? How romantic!” Choke. It should be more like… “Oh, you get to pull…