The clouds lately have been spectacular… I thought it was time for another puzzle, right, Marie? Junipers frame a stormcloud and rainbow… Junipers and Rainbow
Hot Work
June 20th. It used to be THE DAY. DON’T PLAN ANYTHING, DON’T GO ANYWHERE. Cattle need to be off the BLM ground and we used to gather for days and days. Now, we’ve changed things up a bit, pulling our cows and calves off early to put them with particular bulls in different spots. However,…
God Bless Chris LeDoux
Vernon: Well, are we going tonight? Me: I don’t know… are we? Vernon: What time were you going to leave? Me: Music starts over there at 6:30. Vernon: Well, I’ll go irrigate. Then we can go. Inside Me: YAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! Outside Me: OK, I will get ready. Boy, oh, boy! I head inside for a…
Old Friends
Remember the tank Vernon and I hooked up the other day? Well, I was sent to check on it, and the cows, and take them some salt. Vernon had been called out on another fire, so I loaded the dogs in the Rhino and headed up the hill. (You can see the smoke in the…
Bulloney
While I was holding the herd the other day… two bulls had a tiff. The went at it, head to head, for about 15 minutes. They started at one side of the herd, and keep shoving on each other clear to the other side. It wasn’t loud, or particularly physical, but they kept pressure on…
Wordless Wednesday – “Waiting and Watching”
Covered in mud from a boggy seep, this is Dally’s version of “Go Lay Down”.
Pooped Pup
Give me an “Atta, girl!” Rode this morning, pushing those troublesome critters to the next pasture. There’s more feed over there, that *should* make them happy. Came home for a lunch of leftovers. Let’s all hear the cheer for Leftovers! Then I decided that I didn’t want to hang around here… sure there’s lawn mowing…
Fence ‘Em In
“Fences make good neighbors.” We’ve all heard that adage, and when it comes to running livestock, it’s never more true!!! Escapee cows/calves/steers/bulls cost us lots of man hours. Whether its through neglect, age, wildlife, nature, or just obstinate critters, fences beg for work constantly. Brandon has been fighting fence and escapees for the past few…
Hay Through My Window
Over the past few days, I’ve witnessed the haying process right through my dirty kitchen window! I was “hiding” inside, as the grass pollen and I don’t agree on much… First came Daniel. He’s a hay cutting man! While not as tall right there, the orchard grass just outside my yard on the other side…
Two
The guys were called out with the first lightning fires of the season. It’s awfully early to start fighting fire. I didn’t venture down to see if I could get a photo or two… But I did take some photos today. Tess asked me to take some of Lacee for her two year old photos……
Water for Cattle
Didn’t post last night since I spent the afternoon and evening babysitting for Brandon and Megan. It was their anniversary, and they deserved a nice night out… I won’t blog any about what I spent most of the day working on myself… just let it be said that 60 year old plumbing is gross and…
Wordless Wednesday – “Favorite Blue”
One of my favorite wildflowers, Blue Flax.