Valentino is still here. He’s a tiny little fighter. He is far from being out of the woods, though, and he gives me a roller coaster ride… is he breathing? oh, look, he wants to stand… I don’t like the sound of his breathing. Look at how bright his eyes are! I never know what…
Category: Videos
Fun and Work Video
This week’s video for the blog, has us exploring Castle Gardens near Ten Sleep, a quick view of our new calving sheds and heaters, and laying a pipeline. The pipeline will eventually be buried, but for now, we run it on top of the ground. This covers January 23-30, 2021.
#TBT: Baby Calf Walk Video, v.2.0
For this Throwback Thursday, it’s Baby Calf Walk. As newborn calves are born in the calving shed, they are soon moved outside to make room for the next calving mother. That means we will walk them on their staggering hooves, through snow, when they have no idea how to simply walk, much less follow their…
Wyoming Ranch Life Video – Bulls and Tea
The video for this week on the ranch and the blog, Red Dirt In My Soul, covers January 11 – January 22, 2021. We move some bulls down the highway and feed them, cows come in from the Badlands Pasture and get worked through the chute by my little replacement, a failed attempt at cooking…
#TBT: Opening Water Holes Video
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, I’m reposting a video much like the one I did just a few weeks ago, but this one is from 2012. If you’re looking at the country, or the activity, it’s still the same. We’re all older, though, all the dogs have died, and we’ve sold the blue pickup. In…
Ranchlife- Winter Fencing Video
This week’s recap of Red Dirt In My Soul covers only January 8 – January 10, 2021. Ranchlife continues with the grandkids enjoying some fresh snow and sledding at my house. “Lookout below!” A frosty morning captures my camera lens and I have to take multiple photos of the delicate patterns on windows and weeds….
#TBT: Snowfall Video
When I looked back for an old video for this Thursday’s post, I just had to choose this one. After a big snowstorm, I take all my dogs for a walk… or try to. They aren’t very enthusiastic about the deep snow, and I’m huffing and puffing along on snowshoes! For those of you who’ve…
Wyoming Ranch Life Recap – Jan. 1-7, 2021 – Video
A re-cap of our Wyoming ranch life from January 1 – January 7, 2021. This video covers opening water holes for cows, a job that must be done daily, and the arrival of our new additions to our calving shed. After unloading the sheds, the guys have to go feed, and I go inside to…
#TBT: Dally at Work 2010 Video
I explained last week why I’ve chosen to replay some of my old videos from 2010. Feel free to research the reason, if you so desire, HERE. For this week, I chose a video of Dally driving calves out of the brush and down to the field where we will start feeding them hay. I…
Re-Red: Video from December 19 – December 31, 2020
This video covers ranchlife from December 19 – December 31, 2020. Included in this video is Ten Sleep’s Christmas parade (which has its own complete video as well), children’s Christmas program, great sunsets, decorating gingerbread houses, Johnny’s 90th birthday on Christmas Eve, my birthday on Christmas, and general Christmas mayhem, including trying to find our…
#TBT: Mountain Cowboy 2010 Video
For Throwback Thursday, I usually just pick a post from the file… but I’ve kind of had a plan… I’ve worked through 2008 and 2009. So, when I looked back for a post from January of 2010, I knew there wouldn’t be a post. In the beginning of 2010, my mother was dying from cancer….
Ranchlife: Calves, Lions, and Snow Video
This video from Red Dirt In My Soul covers ranchlife, calves, mountain lions and snow! The mountain lion incident has its own video HERE. Calves were separated, steers going back into the field, heifers being put on more feed. Bravo actually leaves my side to help Vernon kick some cattle out of the tall greasewood….