The day was gorgeous. There was a strength to the sunshine we haven’t felt for a while, making 45 degrees feel much warmer. I fled household chores after lunch, deciding to accomplish something that wouldn’t be undone in a few more hours! I chose to work in my garage, doors open wide! I’ve had some…
#TBT :The Beginning
The twins, Frank, on the left, and Fred, on the right, settled with their older siblings and parents on Spring Creek, south of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Thus began the story of Greet Ranch. This photo was taken “about 1895”. I played with the intensity and light a bit, revealing even in more detail, the sunlight…
Wordless Wednesday – “Best View”
Best View Puzzle
Together
Boy, I almost thought I’d missed it. I’ve done that before… I get my head down and my focus on something else and zing! the days fly by. But nope. I’m safe. In just a few days… I’ll be celebrating my 10th BLOGOVERSARY!!!! I keep doing the math… but, 2018 minus 2008 sure makes ten…
New Toy
It’s together and ready to go. It’ll never look as pretty again!
Waiting
Normally, after gathering our cows from the badlands, we would be sorting them… Early calvers from later ones… And vaccinating with scour guard vaccine that they could pass along to their unborn calves… But we’re not. Our corrals are icy. Built on a slight incline, which is great for drainage, it makes for a tricky…
Gathering
To everything there is a season… Sometimes they move around a bit on the calendar, but this year, we got the full use of our badlands BLM allotment. The BLM regulates how many cattle, which pasture, and how long you can graze on these public lands. Today, the guys worked on gathering our cattle off…
#TBT: Snow Cowboy
I took this photo a few years ago. I was reminded of it as the snow poured down with this latest storm. I watched as it sifted down six or seven inches in Ten Sleep, while I worked, warm and dry, in the library. I know, though, that there were farmers and ranchers out in…
Wordless Wednesday – “Big Birds”
Big Birds
Big Trails Natural Beef
For the past few years, Brandon and Megan have owned Big Trails Natural Beef. Their small, personal herd has provided them with an outlet for grass fed and grass finished beef. They deliver locally when the beef is processed. Feel free to follow them on Facebook! Recently, they also took the leap into a website…
More Work
I’m working more at the library. Its construction is moving right along, and we have many challenges to meet. We’re continuing the After the Bell program, though I’ve backed off on the detailed activities and settled for chess tournaments and the like! It is the future planning that is getting to us now… Will the…