Really, I can’t remember how old he was. I can’t remember what his registered name was. I do remember he was my mode of transportation for many, many years. He was a sweetheart. Brought up from Oklahoma by a guy from Hyattville, Wyoming… This man used to drive to Oklahoma, buy a new horsetrailer and…
Wordless Wednesday – “Cold Blue”
We have started feeding our steer calves… bon appetit! on a cold blue day. **** January 5, 2010 No entry. January 5, 2009 Bar Log Video
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Today, we bangs vaccinated our young heifer calves. You may have heard of brucellosis… a bacteria that causes cattle to spontaneously abort their calves. By law we have to vaccinate against this contagious disease. Whether or not there is an outbreak of brucellosis in cattle is a big factor in Wyoming cattle prices… our “brucellosis…
Project Failure
Although the guys didn’t think it was necessary, I insisted on doing *something* with the bathroom window. You see, the highway passes by my house. The guys figure no one can see anything going by at 60 mph… they forget out-of-state hunters drive slowly, as do people trailing their cows down the road, and I’m…
Hey, Lookie, Lookie!
Been meaning to have a day I could post these… My appliances in my new kitchen! Now if you’ve been a follower for a while… you know we’ve been remodeling this kitchen for two years as of Thanksgiving. With the installation of my new appliances, we’re just a smidge from being finished! The little 12″…
Happy New Year!
We had planned to have our New Year/Birthday Bonfire again… and I had planned to use some fantastic firelight photos tonight. The pile we are setting on fire this time is HUGE… and the snow around it will help prevent it from spreading! The only minor problem we had… It’s COLD. -28 this morning on…
The Janus Tree
Thanks to Mr. William Callahan, teacher of English and Latin, leader of future leaders, fun-loving East Annual sponsor, planter of seeds and new thoughts… from you I learned so many things… including a few bits about the transitional god Janus. Literally two faced, seeing forward and behind… the future and the past. I’ll let you…
Icy Coolness!
We’ve managed to get 6 inches of snow out of this storm… and it’s currently 2 degrees… with predicted winds. When those winds hit, it’ll be NASTY! Yesterday high winds were hitting all over the state, blowing semis over and off the roads… drifting snow over the roads and turning them to ice. Wind gusts…
Wordless Wednesday – “Sagebrush Ice”
**** December 29, 2009 No Entry December 29, 2008 Aargh!
Ice #2: The Movie
To continue our icy theme this week… Here is the video from Christmas Day… To start… the guys chop the ice out of the tank while cows wait for a drink in the background. The last half of this video is more along the lines of my “Naturewalk” ideas… I take a panoramic shot of…
Ice #1
Since so many of you are in the throws of a blizzard on the east coast… and our blizzard is due to arrive Wednesday… I thought I’d share some icy photos with you. The reason we have to make a trip every few days into our badlands pasture is ICE. Our cattle are watered with…
Wildlife Tour
One of the very best things about living in Wyoming is the amount of wildlife we have. Pronghorn antelope are in abundance most everywhere in the state. Although, I admit, when I first came to live in this part, there sure wasn’t as many around here as I was used to around Casper! In the…