While the fire died down last night, today it took off once again. It’s now listed at 4.000 acres. A Type 3 Firefighting Unit will be heading in, most likely releasing our “local boys”. We have an excellent bunch of volunteer firemen, but many are ranchers and there’s things to do! Many of them were…
Not Planned
Today didn’t go as planned… I was working on a project outside when a thunderhead built up and started popping with lightning. Two hours later, Daniel calls, wanting me to verify the location of the wildfire. Location can be very difficult to tell. Here, it looks like it was right above us… not miles away……
Look At That
Well, crumb, I left my camera out in the Jeep which is out in the garage and I’m not walking out there to get it! I’ll have to continue the Fair Report tomorrow, but I will say it was a very good day! I think I’ll just wait and share tomorrow. To give you something…
Beef
Oh, it was the Beef Show today… and three kids looked pretty sharp! (Quinlan’s steer died unfortunately.) We may be prejudiced, just a bit, but we thought they looked great! With one of Jaxon’s steers, the judge agreed, granting him Reserve Champion Black Angus Market Beef!
Sheep Show
Again… I have zero clue about sheep, but we’re there to support Jaxon and Lacee who do! Oh, don’t forget Reagan, who entered the Peewee Show… they don’t pick winners, it’s a “everyone gets a ribbon thing”… but don’t tell Reagan who had her Showmanship Skills lit up and glowing! Jaxon and Lacee each have…
So It Begins
I missed the Horse Show… but between Jaxon, Lacee, and Lorelei… there were 13 ribbons. Whoop, whoop! Jaxon got Reserve Champion Intermediate Horse Showman and Lorelei got 1st in Junior Trail riding. Today was the Swine Show with Quinlan in FFA and Lorelei in 4H. The Fair Results Page lists Quinlan as 1st in Dark…
For Hire
For Hire: One English Shepherd female with an extremely fluffy coat. Willing to run into brush and along creek beds or just the edges of your field. Her specialty? Collecting any available burrs, with a special emphasis on Houndstongue. By the stalk or individually, this little girl can get it done! Price varies, as it…
Good Thing
Vernon asked if I’d go with him to drive back the side by side while he drove the little excavator back from the latest water project. Sure thing…. Best of all, I decided I’d go fishing along the way! We’ve both recently received our Pioneer Fishing Licenses. They’re the lifetime fishing licenses for old people…
Today in Buffalo…
Longmire Days, Buffalo, Wyoming. Yup. It’s been a while…. BFF and I went in pursuit of: Longmire actors… (saw three… in passing) Friends made over the years… (missed two, visited with one) (no photo, rats!) Air conditioning and cold drinks… (96* and there is nothing but lemonade in the cup so, of course, we weren’t…
Rah Rah Raspberries
Victoria came over for a quick visit and I instantly put her and her three boys to work. Three and a half hours later… I have never had such raspberries! I’ve always done what they say… trim them back completely, trim them back partway, I would get a handful or two of berries. This winter……
Throwback Thursday: Yeehaw, v.2.0
This was first posted July 18, 2015. It was a close race between a tipi q&a post and this one with the grandkids in the kids rodeo. I absolutely couldn’t resist looking back on these precious ones! So… another long day, though very enjoyable and actually COOL. Yes, folks, I said, COOL. 99.9% of Kids’ Rodeo…
Wordless Wednesday: Harvest
For a jigsaw puzzle of a small part of my raspberry harvest, go HERE.