Now yesterday I admitted my love for my breed of dogs… English Shepherds… but I still admire the working Border Collie. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have driven 2 hours to Kaycee and the sheep dog trials… I didn’t get a program… but let me assure you the contestants and audience came from all over…
My Taste in Dogs
My taste in dogs doesn’t refer to dogs as menu items… but rather what appeals to me. Well, duh… English Shepherds have the personality I want. Mine are mild mannered, laid back, intelligent, Loyal (with the capital L), and great working partners. Just like my horse… I want a mellow horse that will stand still,…
Sepia Shipping OOPE
Before my eyes slam shut and I lose consciousness… I’ll share my sepia flavored OOPE photos from today’s mountain excursion. My favorite flavor! The plan must be made… the 30 old and open cows… and the 24 heifers… and 1 errant steer… must be loaded onto the semi for the sale on Tuesday. The calves…
Pregnancy Testing Video
This video shows our hard work yesterday much better than my OOPE photos! I believe I’ve outlined the basics of what we are doing on the video… but should you have any questions, please leave a comment and I’ll try to answer or clarify anything. I usually give the vaccinations… but Vernon took…
Ugh. Preg Test OOPE and exhaustion
This day has a reputation of being one of the longest, loudest, and most frustrating days of the year. It is the day we pregnancy test our cows and yearling heifers. This year went remarkably well… but I’m still… sore from being on my feet… deaf from listening to the generator for the vet’s hydraulic…
Mountain OOPE
My collection of OOPE photos continues to grow. I’ve always just stuck the camera in my pocket (hence the Out Of Pocket Experience title!)… but when it is 90 degrees outside… a coat or sweatshirt with pockets just doesn’t cut it! For those of you new to the OOPE photos… see the sidebar for more……
Wordless Wednesday – Mother Nature’s Finale
The Finale of Mother Nature’s Dance!
Fifteen Years Ago… and a few Days
I have to continue the story from the other day… the day A. and I spent dusting off our vintage memories… sharing them with her husband V. … (Their blog of this is at alivincedath.blogspot.com) because… because… dammit!… that Girl Scout camp meant SO MUCH to me and so many other girls! I bawled and…
Mother Nature’s Dance
I am sorry I didn’t post last night. I am sorry I didn’t post last night. I am sorry I didn’t post last night. A. and V. and Vernon and I were caught up in a dance with Mother Nature last night. We had a little too much of this going on… Just at sundown,…
Fifteen Years Ago…
Yesterday my friends arrived from New Zealand. A. and her husband, V. Now… as some of you may know… time sure flies by… A. and I worked together at a place once known as Girl Scout National Center West. It was the ultimate camp for Girl Scouts back then… much like the Boy Scouts’ Philmont….
What’s going on?
Boy, back in the day… my mother could say… “What’s going on here?” and my heart would stop! Who am I kidding… She STILL makes my heart stop if she asks that and the tone is JUST RIGHT… That’s what this red tail hawk seems to be saying as he perched over my head. This…
Cerberus
From the depths of darkness… emerging from the gates of Hades… I give you… Cerberus… the multi-headed dog who guards the underworld! Forced upward atop an ancient cedar… splitting stone in its struggle to escape from Hades… Cerberus emerges into the light of day in the middle of Wyoming… Completing its journey from hell into…