They’re stepping up to all sorts of jobs lately… though they may have to fight me for my branding irons… My girls make quite the vaccination team! That little ninja turtle in the smoke is Lorelei… she and Lacee held a few, but much of her time was spent playing in the back of a…
Ranch Skills
I don’t know what you did today, but we continued training the next generation in basic ranch skills. More to come tomorrow.
TIRED
Lordy, Lordy. Finally sat down at 10:15. I’m pooped! We are planning on branding our last small bunch on Saturday, though the chance of us getting rained out looks high. We will decide in the morning! It doesn’t matter for the cooks… we have to be prepared to feed our crew. I cooked the roasts…
#TBT: I’m Cooking… in More Ways than One, v.2.0
Since I’m doing this tomorrow… it seemed appropriate! This was first published May 13, 2010. My mother was a great cook.My sister is a fantastic cook.Me.Not so much.I do it because it is part of the job description for ranchwife… like filing cards in the card file when I was a librarian… or paperwork when…
Wordless Wednesday: “Front Row Seat”
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Special Time
It only happens a few times a year… a nice weather day… no work… no time crunch… and a trip up the mountain to see how far the snow has retreated. A leisurely diversion of looking for arrowheads. Often an old sandy spot, perhaps a dead dune, holds the detritus of flint knapping. Flakes of…
Springtime Work Video
Covering April 14 – 20, 2021, we go through a wintery commute home with two bull elk making an appearance, a gorgeous day working cattle, a return to winter conditions, then working more cattle as the snow retreats on a dark and gloomy day.
Stilin’
Just in case you don’t “get” my title… a stile is what you call steps over a fence which is what Bravo is sitting on…
Spring Weekend
Helped move a few cows today… Of course, as the flagger, I didn’t catch up until they had arrived and were well on their way to pairing them through the gate. I checked my trail cam today, and somehow, it’s not working right… no successful photos out of hundreds… so I’ll reset and try again….
#TBT: “English Shadow”, v.2.0
This was first posted May 6, 2010. Honestly… He lives for me. He watches for me. He is dejected when I’m not around. He howls when I leave and he can’t go. He wants to crawl in my lap and snuggle. He knows I can find that *spot*. He has me wrapped around his paw….
Wordless Wednesday: “Early Blossoms”
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