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Posted on February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Our delivery of “cake” arrived this morning. We feed this to supplement the hay. It’s made from corn distillers grain. Vernon fills the feeder that he and the boys built… The cows are going to be happy to see this!

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Along for the Drive

Posted on February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Every time I drive my side by side, it makes me giggle. I mean, it’s mine, and it’s pretty, and IT’S MINE! Somewhere along the way, it became “My Bluebird of Happiness”. My “Mountain Bluebird”. Not a Western Bluebird. And to that end…. I couldn’t resist. Yeah. I bought a sticker! Pretty much a trending…

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She Likes It

Posted on February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

The things we do for our dogs. I think I’ve mentioned how Indy has a problem with her back, so jumping in the side by side is more like a pull-scramble-grunt (if she could) kinda deal. To help her out, I rescued my old rug from the Durango (which is for sale, if you’re interested)….

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Chicken Beads Update

Posted on February 22, 2025February 22, 2025

A few weeks ago, I saw online (somewhere, I can’t remember or I’d give credit) the idea that a bead curtain would keep wild birds out of your chicken coop. So I tried it. See my initial test run HERE. I thought I’d update you since I’ve made a few changes. First of all, it’s…

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Bear Stories 5

Posted on February 22, 2025February 22, 2025

One of our local historical “legends” was a man named “Bear George” McClellan. He lived not far from my house which means in his written stories, I can recognize many of the places he talks about. I have copies of some of the articles he wrote for popular magazines of his day. Some stories seem…

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Throwback Thursday: Not Tonight, v.2.0

Posted on February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

This was originally posted February 23, 2015. My father-in-law recorded -31˚ last night.  We skated by with only -17˚.  Shows what living closer to the creek will do for you in winter!  As a result, we kept a closer eye on the heifers… they can go at any time, although they should wait just a…

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Wordless Wednesday: Bringing Her In

Posted on February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

For a jigsaw puzzle of Daniel bringing this lone cow in, go HERE.

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Hay, What?

Posted on February 18, 2025February 18, 2025

In fields across the northern states, this scene is repeated on varying scales, from a few head to many, many more. Grass, alfalfa, straw, corn stalks, sorghum, and sudan, whatever can be baled and fed to cattle makes its appearance. Add in mineral supplements, “cake”, cob corn, sugar beets, winter wheat… whatever the rancher needs…

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Supposedly Prepared

Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

Calving season is almost here, so we brought the heifers from their School Section field where they’ve been happily eating hay up to the calving shed. While there is a week to go, there are always a few early ones. First, there was a bit of sorting to do… I stayed out of the way,…

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Meeteetse

Posted on February 16, 2025February 16, 2025

Jaxon and Quinlan had basketball games in Meeteetse on Valentine’s Day and Vernon thought we should go, nice weather… special day… and one last chance before “calving season” begins. Meeteetse is similar to Ten Sleep. A couple of blocks of downtown… small school… but they have the Meeteetse Chocolatier! And since it was Valentine’s Day,…

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Valentines

Posted on February 15, 2025February 15, 2025

My aunt in Oklahoma is a Valentine’s Day baby. Curiously enough, she had contacted me last week with a discovery. Among her mother’s papers (my grandmother), she had found this little gem. Yup. A Valentine made by me for my grandmother when I was in 3rd or 4th grade when I lived in Alaska. My…

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Bear Stories 4

Posted on February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

One of our local historical “legends” was a man named “Bear George” McClellan. He lived not far from my house which means in his written stories, I can recognize many of the places he talks about. I have copies of some of the articles he wrote for popular magazines of his day. Some stories seem…

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Carol, Wyoming rancher

Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on our working Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherds, Bravo and Indy, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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