Over and Done
With everything going on yesterday, we didn’t quite get finished with all Vernon hoped we’d accomplish. It was a tad bit of a big order on a good day and with Tess’ accident, there was no way it was going to happen. By the way, she’s feeling better, though she’s fairly one handed, with all…
Workers
Moving cattle today… and baby calves are the worst. I had the five grandkids with me and we drove down to flag on the highway. There’s not much traffic this time of year, but better safe than sorry. Once again, I’m sitting there just off the highway, flashers on, making sure we are visible, when…
A New Life
Last year, a friend passed along a cute little old stool… wooden top, metal legs… beat up, scarred, bent just a little out of shape. I saw something though… and piled it on top of my “to-do” craft pile. The burn marks, the scratches, the old metal… I sanded the top lightly, leaving the major…
Reno’s Curve
Last time I saw wildlife on this big curve in the highway, it was three mountain lion kittens. This time it was three bull elk. For not the first time, I marvel at my commute home from the library… when I posted this same photo on Instagram, one of the hashtags I could have used…
#TBT: Not One Photo, v.2.0
This was first posted April 20, 2010. Re-reading this makes me laugh… just one of those miserable, memorable days… I have already fallen asleep on the couch tonight, generally not my usual program! But the day began with some nice activity… working on my flowerbeds… then a brief spell of housecleaning and beading on Victoria’s…
Wordless Wednesday: “Riders in the Storm”
Yes, it’s a dark photo, but a true representation of our work the other day. For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
Watch
Wow… We received 10″ of nice, wet, spring snow. This will help this country turn green… well, as soon as it warms back up! While we can usually count on inside work on days like today, the storm was over and it turned partially sunny. Guess we will work calves. Little Reagan would grab a…
Ranch Life Moments – Wyoming (Video)
This video covers most of the month of March and into April of 2021. I’ve fallen behind in my weekly videos… a combination of not getting out to video and… LIFE. Included are some wildlife… pronghorn antelope and sandhill cranes… a determined calf trying to eat… curious cows… and the lecture I gave the girls…
Whew
A little branding… a little riding… Some posing for the camera… Then… Moving them some more… Then pairing them out to new pasture… whew.
A Few At A Time
A few at a time… We’re kicking out a few pairs at a time onto new pastures. Sometimes we will choose the older calves… sometimes the ones in certain pastures… some we will brand now, others we will wait before branding them. It’s confusing sometimes, even to us. I thought we were working in a…
Snow Critters
Nothing like spying the warm brown shade of elk by the side of the highway as I drove home from work. Even in the middle of this spring snowstorm, the color is eye-catching.