Tonight was the Craig Johnson “Cowboy Up” Fundraiser for the Washakie County Library Endowment. Money raised here will be matched 3:1 by the State of Wyoming. Donate $10, the state will match it with $30, and a total of $40 goes into the endowment to keep the libraries going. You can’t beat a deal like…
Longmire
Just as I was sitting down to post tonight’s Longmire Baskets for the Washakie County Library Endowment Silent Auction… ka-boom! Lightning and thunder and minimal rain… which quickly meant, once again… FIRE. My guys grabbed their Nomex and the Fire Truck, and off they went. I manned the phone, calling neighbors, the county grader, and…
A Long Thin Line
This morning, Panama and Lucas and I kicked the cows out of the Ritchie Pasture and around some of our fields. Squint and you’ll see them trailing in a long thin line all the way around… Cool! **** July 12, 2011 Learning Manners July 12, 2010 Mole Hunting Wing Man July 12, 2009 A Distinctive…
The Four at Five
Five weeks old already! Tully… Sweet Chabot Rebideau **** July 11, 2011 Dry Dusty July 11, 2010 You Yucca Two July 11, 2009 Rodeo Revamped July 11, 2008 July
Another One
If you think I’m talking fire… well, yes. My guys were out until 3 am, fighting fire in a steep and rocky canyon. This time things went perfectly and they hit it hard and fast, and kept it to less than 30 acres! Score! Beats 4,000! Thunderstorms continue to swirl around… which means I’m on…
Quick Break
Friends were here. Puppies were petted. Rocks were picked. Ash devils were watched. Friends left. Ranchlife back to normal… Bull stuck in reservoir (unstuck himself before we got there… no photos) Noticed a new fire while looking for bull (guys out fighting again… no photos) What a quick break! **** Happy birthday, Mom… but I…
Sorry, Folks!
No entry tonight… I have company!
Ash Devils
While the heaviest smoke has lifted, our skies are still filled with the haze of all the wildfires burning… We sit on the edge of our seats, nervous, scanning the skies for smoke trails that will lead us to tiny fires we can dispatch quickly and easily. We had a call the other day, one…
Keep Movin’
Keep movin’, girls, nothing for you here… **** July 6, 2011 Wordless Wednesday – “Shimmy to the Right” July 6, 2010 Good Morning Ride July 6, 2009 Let’s Rodeo! July 6, 2008 No entry.
Don’t Call ’em Clowns!
Why bull fighters are insane… That’s why they don’t call ’em clowns anymore! **** July 5, 2011 “Bloody hell, this is a sh***y job!” July 5, 2010 Good Ol’ Time! July 5, 2009 It was there… July 5, 2008 No entry.
It Was Wild!
The rodeo was hot, dusty, and fun… The bull riding gave me the most action shots… no surprise there… A little elevation… A little compression… A lot of extension! (I have never ever seen a bull stand on his head like this… He held this position for a bit… it was WILD!) Come back tomorrow…
Tonight’s Preview
Well, barring thunderstorms and lightning and smoldering trees… I’ll be at the Ten Sleep Rodeo tomorrow, sweating. And taking pictures. And cheering on friends and neighbors. And taking pictures. I’m on the hunt for subjects for my Red Dirt Shirts… Cowboy boots and old trucks, Chaps and buckles, Fringe and cowboy hats and spurs, Bridle…