Working cows the other day, we kept a lookout for sick or injured girls. We found a few… a festered lump caused by a grass seed getting under the skin… a tender footed cow with no real visible sign of injury… and one cow with pinkeye. Pinkeye is something we usually see in summer when…
#TBT: My Red Willow Dancer, v.2.0
This was first posted January 6, 2011. Oh, the memories… Really, I can’t remember how old he was. I can’t remember what his registered name was. I do remember he was my mode of transportation for many, many years. He was a sweetheart. Brought up from Oklahoma by a guy from Hyattville, Wyoming… This man…
Wordless Wednesday: “Winter Camo”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
Ruined
It was another day of working cattle, this time, the young heifers were brought up from the field for their dose of wormer and scour prevention. It will be these girls that start off our calving season in a couple of months. For a bit, bringing them in to the corral, the wind picked up…
Own Way
Cow work day! Vernon leads the cows they’ve gathered in the badlands into the corral with just a bit of hay on his four wheeler… Of course, the boys are at the back, bringing on the bunch… soon we fall into a rhythm, Brandon vaccinating with Scourguard, Daniel spraying their backs with Ivermectin, Vernon and…
Cows, Cowboys, Kids & Art Video
Wyoming ranch activities during November 9 – 26, 2021. My drake mallards refuse to fly away preferring to stay in my chicken coop where the living is easy! We move cattle to water using horses… the drought is evident in the reservoir cracked dirt. My art class sponsored by Lifetime Arts was held at the…
Happy New Year
Wishing you all the best for 2022!
Top Ten Posts of 2021
Here we are, once again, ending one chapter and starting another! Thanks for being part of my life every day. I’m happy to take you along on this journey, sharing our little bit of agriculture with you and any friends with whom you choose to share some good ol’ Red Dirt. The countdown of posts…
#TBT: “Ice #2: The Movie”, v.2.0
This was first posted December 28, 2010. To continue our icy theme this week… Here is the video from Christmas Day… To start… the guys chop the ice out of the tank while cows wait for a drink in the background. The last half of this video is more along the lines…
Wordless Wednesday: “Cottonwood Surprise”
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Hello, Kitty
I’m getting over my little cold and I felt like getting outside. It’s -4˚ when I awoke, and barely above zero now… but fresh snow has fallen and the stuuupid wind isn’t blowing, so after a few chores, I head out. Tess had told me about some mountain lion tracks she had seen last week,…
I Shouldn’t…
I know I shouldn’t, but I am planning to do a recap, top posts from 2021, you know, that kind of thing… and I’m scrolling through my Facebook feed… when a video shows up of someone moving like 30 head of cattle down a fairly busy road with a police escort. I can’t find it…