They sat there. Each to themselves, but together. She couldn’t tell if her older brother was reflecting or questioning in his mind. There was no nervous movement. He had been here before. He glanced at their mother with concern in his eyes, but he was hard to read right now. It was disconcerting. He was…
Time to Be A Cowboy
I shifted my weight to my left foot and stood on tiptoe. Well, as much of “tiptoe” as you can get in a stirrup. The dun below me adjusted for my shifted position but continued to rip green grass. Though I squinted in the morning sun, I still couldn’t see anything. I sat back down…
This Is Getting Exciting!
In between the cowboying and the haying and the renovating/welding/perfataping/painting/lawnmowing visits to the Mills Place… We are working on a wedding. We have eight days. Eight. Yup. Crunch time has arrived. Today we returned to the St. Christopher’s Chapel in the Big Horns to lay out decorations, see how they look, and prepare them ahead…
Robins
We moved cattle to our leased Partnership pasture today. We paired them out of our Mesa pasture after gathering them. Since we weren’t taking all of them, we had to make sure we only had pairs! It took a while… we usually pair them only at the end, but we are usually taking everything in…
Wordless Wednesday – “My Little Gal”
My little gal… Rimrock Rimfire “Dally”
Same Country
We did trail our heifers up to the Mesa Pasture today. The heifers have been north of here on a place we lease. They have been grazing around the hay fields in the sloughs and tree patches. Between the heat (today was 90*) and the mosquitoes and flies, I’m sure they’re happy to be off…
Mole Hunting Wing Man
Well… If I haven’t said it before, I’ll say it now… To be a rancher in Wyoming… You must be flexible. Not gymnastically flexible. Most ranchers have to take a few steps before they can straighten up to full height after sitting for a bit, much less do a back flip! Flexible with your schedule….
You Yucca Two
Since we’re on the subject, I had to share a bit more about the yucca plant. I *LIKE* yuccas… Consider this “more than you ever wanted to know about a plant in Wyoming”. Yuccas are versatile. The tips are sharp, needle-like, and no, you don’t want to walk through a patch of them. The individual…
You, You, You, Yucca, You!
Daniel and Brandon are 14 months apart in age. As they were growing up, they often were mistaken for twins… some people had trouble telling them apart (which just *kills* me, because they are very different!) Growing up on a remote ranch in Wyoming helped bond them even more than their close age. I was…
Questions and Answers – July Edition
Let’s get right to it! What the heck is a chugwater? Sally Sally, all those red bluffs you see here in Wyoming are called chugwaters! They belong to the Chugwater Formation… aka, the “Red Beds”. Hard sandstone buttes… with a glorious red color courtesy of the rusty iron in the soil. The formation…
Girl Day
You’ve all given me a laugh with your titles for yesterday’s photo… They were creative and fun! Wyoming Gate Inspector made me giggle… The “Overlook” quotation was creative and pertains to the old name of this blog which was, ta-da! Overlook! I have to say this was my favorite… “Wish somebody would invent a remote…
Wordless Wednesday – “Your Suggestions for a Title Needed!”
It’s wordless… but post your suggestions for a title in the comment section!