The Wyoming Library Conference is coming up… and Washakie County is donating a basket for their fundraiser. This year’s theme is “Bee Happy”. (Photo not my own) My tiny contribution is… of course, a wooden spoon.
Changing Colors
Now that cow work is temporarily over for me, I’m trying to finish up some long overdue plans for my studio. I’ve been avoiding my studio lately… not because I want to, just because I can’t hardly stand to be in it! Remember my no name cat… and kittens… and feeling sorry for them in…
Ten Things You Might Not Know About: Moving Cattle
It looks easy, right? On television, the cowboys whoop and holler and gallop their horses after the running cattle, swinging ropes and making a round-up look sooooo exciting. Westerns used to be my favorite shows, until I married a rancher! Okay, they’re still my favorites, but now I know what’s realistic and what’s not. The…
NDAC
National Day of the American Cowboy. Began in 2005 by Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas, this day traditionally falls in time with Cheyenne Frontier Days. As the resolution states, the cowboy archetype embodies honesty, integrity, courage, compassion, respect, a strong work ethic and patriotism while transcending ethnicity, gender, geographic boundaries, and political affiliations. #theworldneedsmorecowboys The state…
Big Day to the Mountain
It starts early… and continues on… and then ends in a bog… and some final beauty…
#TBT: Fair Time
With kids and youth rodeos and the beginning of county fair season… Here is Guy Alexander (age three) and Milton Alexander at the first Big Horn County Fair, 1907. Vernon’s grandfather and great-grandfather.
Wordless Wednesday – “Cowboy’s Sunrise”
Cowboy’s Sunrise
Cowkids
Got the last bunch of cattle to the Mesa Pasture this morning… that means almost everyone is there and will be taken to the mountain on Thursday. It will be an all day event… climbing quite a bit in elevation! Since today was just a 4-5 hour ride, mainly along a road… we had our…
More Views
A couple more pics from the last few days… Sunrise on a cloudy morning… An old gate… Rodeos are exhausting….
Red Ridge
Another day of gathering and trailing home… Morning sunrise adds a glow to Zip’s face… While we’ve had the use of this pasture for years, we’ve also had to adjust how we trail home through the neighbor’s fields. They’ve replanted and gained pivots… and what fallow fields we used to cross, are now lush hay…
Youth Rodeo
Dorothy, The Scarecrow, The Tin Girl, and the Lion appeared with their escorts at Ten Sleep’s Youth Rodeo today. A couple of fishermen landed some really large black fish. There was plenty of roping and riding, playing and general fun… The kids had a wonderful time… and received some wonderful prizes. Thanks to all the…
Pretty Cool
I zipped up with Vernon to put out salt and mineral for the heifers today… always an enjoyable drive, even if it was still fairly warm up there… it wasn’t as hot as it was down here! And besides, the views are pretty cool! 😉