This was first published September 2, 2010. For those of you who don’t Tweet…or follow me on Twitter…or read the little update in the left hand sidebar…I gotta brag (again). My photo of the storm cloud that hit Ten Sleep made the front page of the local paper. Of course, I sent it to them…and the National…
Category: Throwback Thursday
#TBT: Third Look at Irrigating! v.2.0
This was first posted August 23, 2010. Today is my third (and most likely FINAL) look at irrigating! If you want to own cows in Wyoming, plan on feeding them through the winter. For those of you who want to try to run them just on pasture… I want to remind you of an incident…
#TBT: Big Cedar Ridge, v.2.0
This was first posted August 26, 2010. We were supposed to be back to thrashing the grain after our buckaroo interlude… but a small rain shower cancelled those plans. Wet grain can’t be thrashed. The guys headed up the mountain to put out salt, repair some fence, and check on the cows. They took a…
#TBT : “I’ll Be Fine!”, v.2.0
This was first published August 12, 2010. The thing about moving cows up the mountain at first light… sunlight gives your photos that glaring-gotta-squint look. The golden-dried-grass-dusty haze spreads its aura. Then the romance disappears… Panama throws a shoe… and limps along the road. Fine. I’m off and leading…
#TBT: Piggysitting Part Poo… Uh, Two… v.2.0
This was first posted August 6, 2010. So I admit it…I know nothing about pigs. We were given one for an early wedding present… his name was Amos. I believe Vernon really hated hauling him to the processing plant… but I hadn’t been around him much. I patted him on the head like three times……
#TBT: Cowgirl Happiness, v.2.0
This was first posted August 3, 2010. I chose it just to remind everyone that it can rain in Wyoming… The photos don’t match the story, but I’m using them anyway. My mother is in one, and Dally and Elsa in another… The darkness swirled around us, a few clouds reflected the half moon’s light….
#TBT: Battlescars, v.2.0
This was first published July 20, 2010. I couldn’t resist reading and seeing “my girls” again… After my wreck yesterday afternoon, and then all the bawling I heard last night, I anticipated a big mess this morning. It must have taken them just til this morning to find each other… because as we rode out,…
#TBT: Time To Be A Cowboy, v.2.0
This was first posted July 17, 2010. One of my favorites and I’ve probably reposted this before! I shifted my weight to my left foot and stood on tiptoe. Well, as much of “tiptoe” as you can get in a stirrup. The dun below me adjusted for my shifted position but continued to rip green…
#TBT: Good Morning Ride, v.2.0
This was first published July 6, 2010. Like most Wyoming ranches this time of year, we spend a large amount of our time moving cattle to higher elevation pastures for the summer. Yesterday another bunch of our cattle made it to the mesa…This time all five of us rode since we had about twice as…
#TBT: Morning Project, v.2.0
This was first posted July 2, 2010. We took our first bunch of cows up to our Mesa Pasture this week. There were supposed to be only 55 pairs and two bulls… this was gonna be a piece of cake! The weather has turned from soggy, overcast, and chilly a little while ago to hot,…
#TBT: My Version, v.2.0
This was first posted June 21, 2010. More often than not, I have the pleasure of making the parts run to Worland when the guys break down their tractors, balers, discbines, pickups, or any other vitally important piece of equipment… I’m not really a big fan of those trips… though eating out in Worland…
#TBT: Crane in Grass, v.2.0
This was first posted June 15, 2010. K, Folks, here it is! My “Crane in Grass” is making its completed debut… I know…DEFINITELY not square, which is easy to see outdoors but in the dark shop on an uneven floor it was more, uh… difficult. I can eyeball things much better than that! I also…