“Waiting for His Next Victim”… Lucas waits for the next calf to come through… see “His Job ” from the other day! *********************************************************************************** September 29, 2009 Weaning
Ready to Start All Over Again
Weighed calves for most of the day today and about overheated. It was in the mid ’80’s, I think, but I swear it felt more like the 90’s! I even got to spend half the day inside actually weighing the calves, but I guess I was still wiped out from yesterday. Here it is only…
His Job
The last part of the afternoon, we weighed our weaned calves. They’ve been in the corral, at least this bunch has, going through Mommy-withdrawal. That expresses itself in bawling for three or four days… and then they are over it. Before we turn this bunch out on the fields, we weigh them individually. That helps…
Etsy Shop
The beginnings of my Etsy shop are up! It’s a very slow start, but it IS a start! What? You don’t know Etsy? Etsy is the online market place for vintage items (older than 20 years) and handmade items. Since I took the photos, and self published the book, I guess I qualify for “handmade”. (yes,…
Football
Football. ‘Tis the season. I’ve loved it a long time… back in the day I cheered for the Dallas Cowboys and the Oklahoma Sooners. Why? ‘Cause that’s who my parents cheered for. Okies do that. When we ended up in Wyoming… we switched to the Denver Broncos and OU. On occasion we’d cheer for the…
A-nother Picture of Progress
I am SOOO amaaaaaazingly sssssssssslow… It was an entire week ago that I gave you a peek at my bathroom tiling progress. I’m not that much farther… If I had to pay me by the hour… I’d be mighty mad by now! But progress is progress! Slap those last two tiles on the end wall, insert…
Playing in the Dark
Playing in the dark… WAAAAAYYY back when… I was the youngest kid on the block, so I didn’t get to join in much… but we played a game called Sardines. It is the opposite of Hide and Seek, kinda, sorta. In the dark, with boundaries set… ONE, and only ONE, kid goes and hides. Everyone…
Wordless Wednesday – “Ride Into the Sunset”
This week… After roping practice, Bic can’t quite “Ride Into the Sunset”. She’s tied to the horsetrailer. ********************************************************************************** September 22, 2009 Salty Dog
Town Trips
Another town trip. Seems like we’ve been going a lot lately. Going to town just is SUCH a pain. I could really *really* get to be a hermit sometimes. I enjoy visiting with people… chatting away… but if I don’t do it for a while, that’s OK too! Which is good seeing as how it…
Sponges
I found more fossils! While wandering the mountain Sunday, I took the time to look. For years and years we’ve known they are there… Up on Fossil Butte… you know, the one that appears in practically all my scenic photos of mountain work, like this one last week! Or this one I took… gee, Sunday. <note…
Twilight Zone
I was up on the mountain today. For part of it, Victoria and I took our dogs past the old Bar C cabin. I’ve never seen this cabin standing, but over the years, I have watched it lower itself like a grandfather settling in a soft couch. Bit by bit, it disappears into the ground….
Rah Rah
Last night heading home… it was easy to see that fall has hit the boxelder trees. Willow came running over to the road as I drove in… Whoa! Look at that! What ARE those things? Guess wild turkeys are still enough of a oddity around here that they warranted a close look. There were 15…