The wedding is one month away. Victoria and I went up the mountain to “St. Christopher’s in the Big Horns” where the wedding will take place. The soil was still soft and soggy… of course, there was a huge hail/rainstorm a few days before… and there’s still a snowdrift buried in the shadow of the pines….
Cowboy Scheherazade
We gave our steers special eartags to prepare them for their sale next Tuesday. We have enrolled them in Angus Source, which verifies where they come from (source), their age, and that they have Angus sires. Buyers who are interested in such cattle can then find us easier. We could have them wearing the eartag…
Wordless Wednesday – “The Road Less Traveled”
“The Road Less Traveled”… my favorite kind!
Bid Soon
We gathered our steers out of our badlands allotment the other day. Pictured above are my partners for the day, Panama and Elsa. Steers are easier to gather in some respects than cows… They don’t fight the dogs like a momma cow over her baby… Once movement has started with the steers, it usually keeps…
My Version
More often than not, I have the pleasure of making the parts run to Worland when the guys break down their tractors, balers, discbines, pickups, or any other vitally important piece of equipment… I’m not really a big fan of those trips… though eating out in Worland is a treat for me! The best thing…
Good Ride, Cowboy
Well, my question from yesterday wasn’t too difficult to figure out… Yes. We managed a trip over the mountain to Kaycee to attend the dedication of Chris LeDoux’s Memorial Park. Many of you will recognize Chris’ name from the rodeo world and from country music. If you watch some of my videos, I’ve used his…
Woohoo!
It’s late… but can you guess what wonderful, exciting and fun thing we got to do this afternoon? Here’s a BIG hint. A half a day off of the ranch… was spent on Main Street in Kaycee, Wyoming, with this fun band… and another one too… and a few thousand fans… and some dignitaries… and…
Check.
Ah. Nothing like being in the saddle for 7 hours to help define your achy spots! If your elbow was tender before, now you know you weren’t imagining things! The morning I spent weeding my garden… and then I cooked a big lunch. I knew we were moving cows after lunch, and more often than…
Pleasing Results
The other day, my youngest son took the time to teach me how to weld. He was busy in the same shop, but patiently explained the very basics… handed me some rod… and set me free. This is a goal I have had on my “list” for years. I was vewyvewyvewy grateful! My first project,…
Wordless Wednesday – “Hole in a Threatening Sky”
“Hole in a Threatening Sky”
Crane In Grass
K, Folks, here it is! My “Crane in Grass” is making its completed debut… I know… DEFINITELY not square, which is easy to see outdoors but in the dark shop on an uneven floor it was more, uh… difficult. I can eyeball things much better than that! I also found out… there’s no overs in…
Muses and Cranes
SUNSHINE! I repeat, SUNSHINE! Yay! Well, partly cloudy this morning, but by afternoon the sky was brilliant blue and the high temperature was around 74… 30 degrees warmer than yesterday. I spent some of the morning pulling weeds from my garden, amazingly enough, weeds don’t stop growing just because it is raining… When I get…