The day was full of homecoming games… volleyball and football. You win some, you lose some. I’ve been wanting to share this little guy all summer. This little train was found over at Brandon’s house. It was the spot where so many hired hands lived over the years of this ranch. I wanted to post…
Good Conference
I’ve spent the past few days at the Wyoming Library Association conference in Casper. We were lucky enough to listen to Shamichael Hallman, author of “Meet Me at the Library”. Then there was Mychal Threets, who teams up with PBS and promotes libraries with viral TikTok videos… I didn’t get a pic with Rebecca Hass,…
Throwback Thursday: Red Dirt In My Soul
Because I feel like it… a repost of my story from our centennial celebration in 2009.
Wordless Wednesday: Low Cloud
For a jigsaw puzzle of this low hanging cloud, go HERE.
Wean Work
The day started with low clouds… and I mean LOW… But as the morning progressed… the weather improved. And, hey, the cows were all still in! They were quickly corralled and we began to sort. With it being slightly muddy and that treacherous cow poop everywhere… I stayed out of the way… for a while….
Loss of Sight
Rain was predicted. Should we believe it? The storms that have blown through this summer have gone north or south, leaving us dry except for a short blast last week. But this was not simple thunderstorms… this was RAIN. Like… clouds settling in and raining. We have semis ordered up for tomorrow to haul weaned…
Silence
Things are fine. But the leaves are turning and the elk are bugling and I know that soon, my Special Place will be buried in snow and inaccessible for months. So, after half a day at the library, I came home and grabbed a few things and up the mountain I drove. The eagerness in…
Throwback Thursday: Preg Test Day, v.2.0
This was first posted September 21, 2015. PREG TEST DAY. It’s an institution around here… There’s no getting sick or missing this day because something else is going on! It’s like gathering in the badlands, or sale day, or shipping day. It’s the day so many things come together. If a cow isn’t pregnant… she…
Wordless Wednesday: The Grandfather Post
Your grandfather probably planted this post when he was a kid. It’s seen so much. Gnarled and weathered, he still stands. For a jigsaw puzzle of this post, go HERE.
Vet Check
Running heifers through the chute also gives us a chance to check their general health. With The Good Doctor there, we have the opportunity to fix the problem. Case #1: Bad case of pinkeye. With the white pimpley part there, the eye is on its way to healing on its own. We helped with some…
Slightly Disappointing
We preg tested our heifers today. It was cool with serious clouds and rain showers blowing around. I just knew as I drove up that we’d be standing around, hunched against the rain all day. Well, luckily (or not), that didn’t happen. We kept our coats on… but managed to discard the hats and scarves…
Birthday
Happy birthday, Quinlan! How did this happen so fast? The Northern Lights came out to play on your birthday… maybe not the best photo ever, but you can see the Big Dipper and Polaris quite well!