The steers will ship tomorrow, so gathering them from the Double Crossing Pasture was the first thing on the agenda. We have to make sure we have them all! It’s not a bad gig… riding along on a cool morning in pretty country. Of course, there’s the one part where you have to get off…
Getting Ready
In between riding and haying and repairing and building… we’re gonna have a party! Now Johnny had a birthday party planned back in December, when his birthday truly was… but we had to cancel it. His daughter and her husband are here on vacation from California… and it’s time to party! It’ll be here at…
#TBT: My Version, v.2.0
This was first posted June 21, 2010. More often than not, I have the pleasure of making the parts run to Worland when the guys break down their tractors, balers, discbines, pickups, or any other vitally important piece of equipment… I’m not really a big fan of those trips… though eating out in Worland…
Wordless Wednesday: “Trailing in the Steers”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
Re-Red Video May 10 – May 17, 2021
This video covers our week of branding… so gathering cattle and branding take up 90%! Springtime traditions include gathering cattle from the pasture, sorting the pairs (mom and calf) into their new pasture, then branding the calves. Branding is an essential part since in this wide open land, cattle can sometimes end up miles from…
Rangeland
Spent a little time today (re-)learning how to do some rangeland monitoring. I took a class on it years ago, but we never followed through. Now we’re putting it in the next generation’s hands… with Megan writing down the types of plants B. is seeing at 12″ intervals. Of course, Brandon has his Masters in…
Father’s Day Gather
Time for the steers to come off their BLM allotment. We’ve already taken our cows out so they could meet their bulls in different pastures but we always leave the steers out longer to gain more weight on that good hard grass. Sunrise found us horseback… Wonder of wonders, the temperature was supposed to be…
Isham
Somehow it’s really easy to forget what day it is… or at least the idea that on Saturdays I hope to make videos… and realize too late at night to do that especially since we are saddling horses at 5 am tomorrow. In fact, I’m declaring it too late to do much blogging of any…
Sherbet Sunset
Looks good enough to eat…
#TBT: Crane in Grass, v.2.0
This was first posted June 15, 2010. K, Folks, here it is! My “Crane in Grass” is making its completed debut… I know…DEFINITELY not square, which is easy to see outdoors but in the dark shop on an uneven floor it was more, uh… difficult. I can eyeball things much better than that! I also…
Wordless Wednesday: “Fading Beautifully”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this Arrowleaf Balsamroot, go HERE.
Amazing
I met with some people about a possible logging operation on the mountain today. Vernon was busy repairing the baler and getting haying back in production, so he sent me. I didn’t have much to say, but I always enjoy seeing new country. After the meeting, my sister and I went to our little timber…