Jaxon, Lacee, Reagan and I made a mad dash to the trampoline last night after a ranch meeting. This is the height of the Perseid meteor showers and we were determined to see one before they headed home. Snuggled under a blanket, I took them through the ancient story again. Who was Cássiópeia? Queen of…
Category: Family
Fun with Tools
It was an opportunity day… after lunch, five grandkids needed something to do… and I debated. Finally I thought of a long overdue project. Next to my fire pit was an area of old firewood, dry Christmas trees, tall grass, thistles, and an old bench seat destined for the fire pit. We drug out hand…
It’s Your Day!
Happy 35th birthday, Brandon!
Historical Photo: Horses
In old photos, I’m drawn to the dogs that have joined their humans, the horses that people rode, and the clothing or tack that appears. This week, here are three horse photos that appealed to me. This first photo is Ernest Greet, 1911(?). What a huge horse! Then there is three of the Greet brothers…
Throwback Thursday: Ranch Kids Rule!, v.2.0
This was first posted August 10, 2014. Look at how he’s grown! Daniel and Vernon were working on a pipeline… Tess and the kids stopped by to watch… I stopped by on my way home from the library… It looked like a party! There stood little Jaxon, next to a well head. This well has…
Historical Photo: Elmer
Since everyone loved the historical reminisces of Vernon’s uncle that I published for a while… I thought maybe you’d enjoy some historical photographs as well. I’ll give a name or location if I have one and I’ll try to choose some interesting ones. Please chime in with things you notice or corrections if I label…
Oh, Sheep Show!
It was Jaxon and Lacee’s turn to shine in the Washakie County Fair Sheep Show. Again, I can’t tell you much about showing sheep… constant eye contact with the judge, always be on the opposite side of the sheep as the judge, lift the sheep’s head up and back to brace the back muscles so…
Oh, the Pig Show!
It was Quinlan and Lorelei’s day at the Washakie County Fair. Now we’ve been to the Beef Show before, but not the Pig Show until today. Rocket and Rose are Hereford pigs, colored like Hereford cattle. Quinlan was on first with the FFA kids. The first timers compete with the experienced hands and what chaos!…
Fair in Previous Years
Whoops. I was partially wrong yesterday when I said that Vernon and I had no experiences with competing at county fairs. Our kids didn’t. I didn’t. But Vernon and his sister (who is visiting right now) both took animals to the Washakie County Fair. Oddly enough, we’ve been going through old photos and guess what?…
Fairly Well
The Washakie County Fair has started… and suddenly, as Vernon says, we are a 4H/FFA outfit with a few cows on the side…. The horse show was today and then next week we will be attending the pig show (Quinlan and Lorelei), the sheep show, (Jaxon and Lacee), the beef show (all four), the bred…
Work
You know you’ve been working as a family for days when kids’ photos start looking like this… Quinlan: Asleep on the hard, hot flatbed… Lorelei: Asleep on the four wheeler while trucks are being loaded. Reagan: Asleep in my mini truck while we were pairing out… (and, yes, it is a blurry photo…) I know…
Happy Independence Day
Lorelei is Ten Sleep Rodeo’s 2024 Princess. I captured her in a solemn moment while presenting the colors to the audience. I hope you enjoyed your Independence Day!