So between cowboys and four wheeler riders, the cows and calves were penned. Time to separate them. Cows out the gate, calves into another pen. That meant two guys sorting them… with others running backup for when calves scooted by on accident. Three cowboys gathered up a dozen or so and urged them towards the…
Today’s Strategy
Sunrise at 7:45 or so. We’d left the house sooner than that. We had sold our steer calves in July and it was time to load them on trucks. It’s never so simple. They were grazing with their mommas in the fields, so gathering said fields was the first order of business. Vernon, me, Daniel,…
#TBT: Minute Movie:Trailing By, v.2.0
This was first published November 1, 2012. This Minute Movie is twice as long as normal… but I just couldn’t resist the peacefulness that saturates this video! We are letting the cows trail by… Vernon on horseback in the middle of the gate, getting a good count as they walk past. Daniel leaves my side,…
Wordless Wednesday: Worthy
This morning’s sunrise was jigsaw puzzle worthy! Try it HERE.
Miserable
After the big long day, the next day, I headed to work. I only work two days a week at the library, but often it seems, I miss out on ranch work. Megan took this one photo for me on Wednesday. Leaving the heifers behind at my place, they trailed the rest of the herd…
Long Day
The fog had hung low and so we waited for sunshine. An hour later than anticipated, we began. Daniel and I on the lower end, Vernon, Brandon, Megan, and Quinlan on the upper side. The cows were not very cooperative and we couldn’t blame them. Fall had been glorious. Moisture was abundant. Grass was plentiful….
Rocks
Definitely sandstone. Note the harder layer not eroding as fast as the rest… Lower down just a hundred yards from where Vernon began building his new dam, this narrow split in the rock created its own mini ecosystem different than what exists atop the ten foot sidewalls. Here grew chokecherry and Oregon grape, thistles and…
More Treasures
So many things… I left you with promises of geology and dugout history… and since then we’ve brought the cows down from the Mesa, it has snowed 7” and fallen as low as -1*, roads were nasty so I didn’t make it to my long awaited Mike Rowe show in Casper, everyone else worked and…
#TBT: Daily Adventure, v.2.0
This was first posted October 27, 2012. Funny thing, I don’t remember doing this! I’m losing it. Seriously. After promoting myself yesterday as “The Amazingly Awesome And Cool Visual Finalist For BlogHer’s Voice of the Year Category”, I’ve just spent the last 23 minutes wandering around my house searching for my camera. Yup. Took some…
Wordless Wednesday: Juniper Berries
For a jigsaw puzzle of the abundant juniper berries, go HERE.
Nest
I had noticed it from far away. A conglomeration of sticks balanced on the side of the cliff. I stared at it. It wasn’t quite right. An eagle’s nest would have plenty of white poo around it. There was none. Even from miles away, bird nests can be easily seen, the white standing out like…