Welcome to the Greet Ranch, Reagan Elizabeth!
Welcome
Welcome to the Greet Ranch, Reagan Elizabeth!
Got It
As usual, we incorporated a bit of work into our “day off” of Christmas tree hunting. We have what we call a “lay-down fence” in a few places around our pasture. These are the spots that will grow huge snowdrifts over the winter. The snow will cover the entire fence and the weight of the…
Tree Adventure
Vernon declared another day off, and we and Daniel, Tess, and kids headed to the mountain in search of a Christmas tree. It’s early for us to be putting up our tree, but, gee, I do believe Tess will be busy here pretty soon! It is fairly amazing that we can still make it clear…
Mix
Today was a good mix of random activities… Cleaning up after Thanksgiving… not fun, but necessary! Taking Victoria’s boys up to ride the ponies and see little Jackpot… Unfortunately, it turned into a bigger experience for Waylon than expected. Jackpot went to zipping and bucking and running past Jaycee, who went to bucking herself. Waylon…
Number Practice
Take every chance you get to practice your numbers. It doesn’t matter if you’re helping your dad tag replacement heifers… Even if you’re running the end gate on occasion… Just get those tag numbers in the correct order, and practice those numbers over and over and over and over…
Family
From my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
Wordless Wednesday – “Hey, Babe”
Mule Deer Puzzle
Christmas Prep
I’ve been going in to work these past few days, putting in extra hours decorating and prepping the library for our Open House and Silent Auction on December 4th. It’s a major fundraiser for the Friends of the Ten Sleep Library, and with our expansion underway… there will be lots of ways for us to…
Ten Things You Don’t Know About: Pronghorn Antelope
Following my post from a couple of days ago… here are a few things you might not know about my favorite Wyoming animal. Antilocapra americana, locally known as pronghorn, are not really antelope, nor are they “goats”, or “speedgoats” as their nicknames imply. They are their own critter. Their closest relatives are actually giraffes and…
Break
We had a short break from the regular routine because we celebrated the twins’ sixth birthday today! As usual, I can’t share photos of them, but I will tell you a cute story. Wyatt was the first to wake up this morning, and he came trotting into the living room where I was drinking my…
Weight
Weight is important. A rancher’s paycheck is based on the weight of his cattle. If he sells calves or steers or old open cows, the price bid is based on the weight and condition of the animal. We keep a close eye on weight. We take actual weight on newborn heifer calves. We weigh them…
Laser Thoughts
Forgot my camera. I know. I *always* have it with me… and it was only 50′ away… but Lucas and I were in the vet’s office for a laser treatment today, and I didn’t remember it until he had his little goggles on and the vet tech was giving him his treatment. There’s nothing seriously…