This shot from the 1930’s shows a dusty corral and a head catch. The calves are little, and one guy might be holding a calf… at least that’s the position you take at branding to hold a calf. I’m not sure what’s going on… but the dusty corral was us on Wednesday! They weaned the…
Category: Throwback Thursday
#TBT: Deer Rescue
’Tis the season, or almost, so I thought I would just reshare a popular post of mine from 2015 instead of a historical photo. This is the story of two mule deer bucks, horns interlocked, and the intervention of me and the Wyoming Game and Fish. To the Rescue
#TBT: School Days
Left to right: Ralph Chamberlain, Gary Mills, Bonnie Greet, Rodney Greet, ?Ronald Smith about 1948 Greet School ?
#TBT : Heading Out
Cowboys heading out from the corral. No date.
#TBT: Making Hay
Making hay while the sun shines. No date.
#TBT: Read
Headed to the Wyoming Library Association conference… Somehow this seemed appropriate!
#TBT: Fair Time
With kids and youth rodeos and the beginning of county fair season… Here is Guy Alexander (age three) and Milton Alexander at the first Big Horn County Fair, 1907. Vernon’s grandfather and great-grandfather.
#TBT: Old Cellar
This photo is from my mother-in-law’s side of the family. It may be a little different, but I thought you’d agree that this above ground root cellar is pretty creative! Instead of digging down or into the side of the hill, the root cellar building was “built up with rocks and each layer filled with…
#TBT: The Beginning
No surprise. Lucas. 2008.
#TBT: Beef STAKE
Sorry, but it made me laugh. This #tbt is labeled “Plenty of beef *stake* 7-22”. No year given.
#TBT: Lysite Return
We are preparing to sell our steers on Northern Livestock Video sale. It is the “Early Summer Special” sale and will be broadcast on cattleusa.com. The sale is Friday, June 29th. This is our big payday… and we’re happy to encourage any new buyers out there that would like to bid on our steers! Their…
#TBT: Horsepower
Here’s another oldie shared by a relative… Since many of us are sweating through some hot weather… look closely at this pic to help you cool off! This six horsepower hitch is being used to pull out a tractor from some deep snow. Note the snow packed into the rear wheel wells. The guys look…