I have to share some of my black and white photos from the other day… Daniel runs the vet’s hydraulic squeeze chute. The cow walks in and is held still while the vet examines her to see if she’s pregnant. The Good Doctor, dressed with white protective coveralls, lubricates and inserts his hand to feel…
Wand
This time of year, I don’t accomplish much in the way of crafting. But today was cold and cloudy and it even showered briefly a time or two. It was difficult to keep from pulling out something besides dishes, cooking, and laundry to do! It reminded me that I *had* taken the time to craft…
Living the Best (Ranch) Life video
Finally! another video… I’m getting way behind, but here is the first part of July. While we celebrate Independence Day in Ten Sleep, the rest of July finds us moving many bunches of cattle, usually about sunrise. It’s also a great time to see cow elk and their calves. We finally celebrated Johnny’s 90th birthday…
Ten Things You May Not Know About… Corral Work
We’ve just come off of pregnancy testing… which is done in our mountain corral. They are long days… though they’ve been longer days in the past. We have been known to have to use flashlights to find calves’ tag numbers because we would wean those calves belonging to the “open” (non-pregnant) cows. That was a…
Ugly
The calves are out! Put that on the list of top ten things ranchers don’t ever want to hear. I had it easy, watching Quinlan and Reagan, driving the side by side (admittedly through some rough country), staying THERE to prevent calves from going OVER THERE. Hauling drinks and snacks and running back to meet…
#TBT: “A Picture of Progress”, v.2.0
This was first published September 17, 2010. Finally, a picture of progress. Before we started remodeling the bathroom… it was classic 1950’s style.Cool mint green *fake* tile… With a neato fishy on the rear wall! Although there was a shower curtain, notice there is no REAL shower. Remember those you could hook onto the tub…
Wordless Wednesday: “Early Morning Cowboy”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this, go HERE.
Weaning Morning
We weaned our calves today. They had been gathered already and overnighted in a small pasture next to the corral. All we had to do was put them in the corral, sort off the calves from their mums, and then load the calves onto the semis who hauled them off the mountain for us. The…
Perfect
When you work pushing the cows up the alley to the squeeze chute, you don’t get much of a break. Once one cow loads into the chute and the vet starts his business, you are back encouraging the next to step up and be in position. You do get your steps in, though. We’ve wanted…
Kid Version
Saturday was pregnancy testing with our heifers. Since it was the weekend, it was all hands on deck… the boys rode and helped gather. The little girls arrived later with Tess and the food. Because I enjoy seeing them work and play and have a grand time… You’ll have to suffer through these pics… courtesy…
Twenty
This morning we saddled horses in the dark. Twenty years ago, Flight 11 would just be taking off, the first of the planes from that memorable day. Forty six minutes later, Flight 11 hits the World Trade Center. We’re still hauling up the mountain, preparing for a work day. We’re greeted by a beautiful sunrise…
Smelly
Thanks to my sister and her garden, as of this evening, I now have another 8 pints of salsa in my pantry. We go through a great deal of salsa around here, so I’m very grateful to have her excess tomatoes and peppers. My garden has been nothing to brag about by a long shot….