I’ll interrupt the construction posts with our weekly ramble up the mountain… last week we couldn’t make it very far, this week we made it to our mountain pasture. Not that there weren’t snowdrifts in the road… Or some water standing in places… It is rather easy to see the buffalo wallows… The corral is…
Storage
Work has continued on the water project… I haven’t been able to help, so these pictures are from Megan. On this day, they set up the storage tank. With excavator and skid steer, they maneuvered it into position. Well, whoops. A little more work, and it’s level and plumbed in. Somehow, I can’t find the…
Reminiscing XXV
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. We checked the cupboard, and there was only two items of food; popcorn, and a small size can of canned milk, nothing else! No salt, or anything. Luckily, there was a supply of stove wood in the cabin….
Throwback Thursday: Big Improvement, v.2.0
This was first published May 16, 2014. I came home from work yesterday to see Daniel harrowing the field below my studio. He needed to go run in the horses for the farrier, so I said I’d take over! Boomer likes to ride along with Daniel… say, “HI”, Boomer! It’s been a while since I’ve…
Wordless Wednesday: Looking Towards Home
For a jigsaw puzzle of this photo, go HERE.
Plenty Grass
After the exploratory tour of the red ridge, Vernon and I rode our usual trail up the mountain to see how far we could make it before mud and/or snow turned us around. Two weeks or so ago, we had made it to the “top”, also known locally as “Bobby’s Corrals”. While at the same…
Mother’s Day Drive
Mother’s Day Drive included one of my favorite drives. We don’t take it often because it isn’t a main or important drive to keep an eye on our cattle. It is absolutely gorgeous, though… with clouds and light creating different moods. It’s so weird to see this country from this angle. Remember the Bubbles? Rock…
Happy
Happy Mother’s Day! I can’t seem to stay awake to post too much of note… so… here! There are three! To Victoria, Tess, and Megan: special wishes for special women… all my love! **** And to Joan Wood, I do see all your comments! Keep posting them!
Aurora
Gotta jump on the aurora bandwagon… After the 32 second time lapse for the aurora, I “ painted” my flag with a brief exposure to my flashlight. I think it looks like a very bad photoshop version! South seemed to have more red. Ignore the power pole! The airplane trail made this pic awesome! I…
Reminiscing XXIV
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. When we started down the other side, we dropped quite rapidly the first mile and a half. It was a nice, sunny day and we enjoyed the colorful landscape of the gumbo and bentonite terrain, accented with snow…
Throwback Thursday: 25, 52, v.2.0
This was first posted May 11, 2014. Oh, what a surprise to see that last lovely photo… Continuing the story from yesterday… The horse sale is held in downtown Cody, just off of the main drag. The Irma Hotel, named after Buffalo Bill’s daughter, is the historic frontispiece. It was cool out, but we were…
Wordless Wednesday: Wyoming Spring
For a puzzle of our latest Wyoming snowstorm this morning, go HERE. While half of this puzzle is sure to be a challenge, I could have made it worse by including much more of the flat grey sky!