This was first posted March 29, 2009. Dally is confused. She woke me up the other night at 2 am with a “barking fit”. Turns out she was telling me Elsa had gone into labor… but I ignored her… at 2 am, I try to ignore many things! Her best friend has suddenly turned into…
Wordless Wednesday: “Gypsum Icicles”
OK. You’ve never put together any of my puzzles. You didn’t have time. Well, now you do. Even better, grab a family member and race to see who has the best time! Then talk about what you notice about the puzzle. Did anyone notice the splashes in the creek from the icicles? Go put this…
Tranquil Wyoming/Dog Walk – Video
I think we need this. I know I did. More to come… *Ya gotta watch until the end! It’ll be worth it!*
Fed
No matter what else goes on, the cows get fed.
Questions and Answers March 2020 Edition
Pam: How many hours? (to do the decorated pysanky eggs) Most of my eggs take two to three hours per chicken egg. I have some videos here, just type in “pysanky” in the search bar… or here’s a good one. For Paul and Pat who asked about those old trucks … sorry, haven’t got back…
Being Grateful
The snow has disappeared again. We’ve suffered through a couple of days of strong winds with that snow… and the guys are making regular trips through the cows. Our heifers are down to the last few, but now the cows are starting to calve. It was miserable with the wind chill, thankfully, we made it…
Thoughts on Spring Snowstorm – Video
Oh, just some off the cuff remarks about this new spring snowstorm… just when things were starting to dry up, warm up, and look like Real Spring had arrived! Nope.
#TBT: Ten Days and Counting, v.2.0
This entry was first posted March 14, 2009. Ten days and counting…Butcher’s Foothills Elsa, (United Kennel Club Registry, English Shepherd Club Registry, Canine Good Citizen, MDR1 mutant/normal, OFA Good, light shaded sable female, born 5/10/2004) is gravid, fecund, replete.Gravid is a great term for her. Heavy, burdened. Slowed by the extra weight, she rocks to…
Wordless Wednesday – “Retreating”
For a jigsaw puzzle of our retreating snow… go here.
Cold Frame
Oh, spring fever has me in its grip! Unfortunately, next week is supposed to be cold and snowy… I couldn’t help it, I had Brandon help me get my cold frame out of the garage. I’m probably a month early on this, but hey, you might as well see what happens! I’ve set it out…
Big Boys
The snow continues to come off FAST! I glanced out my window last night, moonlight was bright, and I thought, WHAT IS THAT BIG BLACK THING OUT ON THE ROAD???? It took me a minute to figure out the hillside was all bared off where before I was used to a white, snow covered hill!…
Ugly
An amazing amount of snow has melted with warmer temperatures and warmer breezes. While flat fields still hold their snow, anything tipped slightly with a southern exposure has become either mush, slush, water, or mud! It makes it interesting when we feed, the ruts in the road are deepening… I drove the tractor again for…