Just as I was sitting down to post tonight’s Longmire Baskets for the Washakie County Library Endowment Silent Auction… ka-boom! Lightning and thunder and minimal rain… which quickly meant, once again… FIRE. My guys grabbed their Nomex and the Fire Truck, and off they went. I manned the phone, calling neighbors, the county grader, and…
Category: wildfire
Another One
If you think I’m talking fire… well, yes. My guys were out until 3 am, fighting fire in a steep and rocky canyon. This time things went perfectly and they hit it hard and fast, and kept it to less than 30 acres! Score! Beats 4,000! Thunderstorms continue to swirl around… which means I’m on…
Ash Devils
While the heaviest smoke has lifted, our skies are still filled with the haze of all the wildfires burning… We sit on the edge of our seats, nervous, scanning the skies for smoke trails that will lead us to tiny fires we can dispatch quickly and easily. We had a call the other day, one…
Keep Movin’
Keep movin’, girls, nothing for you here… **** July 6, 2011 Wordless Wednesday – “Shimmy to the Right” July 6, 2010 Good Morning Ride July 6, 2009 Let’s Rodeo! July 6, 2008 No entry.
Wordless Wednesday – “Scorched Earth”
A scene from the wildfire last week… It was eerie and creepy but attractive in a Tim Burton kind of way. The scorched earth was NOT quiet, but in its death throes of crackles and sizzles as the fire ate away at the remaining wood… **** July 27, 2010 Showerhouse Experience July 27, 2009…
Monday Movie – “Wildland Fire”
No worries… the fire was calm… the guys were on the line… I’m just backup. **** July 25, 2010 Wedding Photos July 25, 2009 You’re Invited July 25, 2008 No entry.
Between the Blades
Yellow bells. Usually the first wildflower to bloom on the prairie. But look again. See the old grass? Still standing. Still nutritious enough to make good feed for cattle. See the green grass? Here it comes… another season of food for cattle and wildlife. Imagine it all gone… burned to a crisp by wildland fires….
Red Tail Hawk Floating
Yesterday was my 28th wedding anniversary… wow. wheew. For many years we poured Warbex on this day… don’t know why it worked that way… but I’m very glad we don’t do that anymore… Warbex is a pour on insecticide for cattle. It worked great… it just smelled bad. Warbex (or that day) used to give…
A Distinctive Smell
There’s a unique smell that I have a love/hate relationship with… It’s kept me company on many a starlit night… It’s fired our branding barrels many a year ago… It’s given me worries about my guys… It’s made me sick to my stomach… It’s made me cry… It’s made me lose sleep… It’s come within…