I know many of you are awaiting puppy pics… but yesterday and today were spent preparing for and preg testing the last of ours and a neighbor’s cows… We were hoping for a MUCH better weather day than last year! We knew Daniel was coming home this weekend… then Brandon said he was coming as…
Bravery
Bravery comes in many forms. Bravery comes when the opponent is your own body… Bravery comes when the cost, whether win or lose, is the lifestyle you’ve chosen… Bravery comes when you make the right choice for someone you love despite your heart breaking at the choice… Bravery comes with difficulty and tears… Could I,…
The Secret is Out x 9
Surprise! Yes… I’ve kept a secret the past month or so… But now it is time to share the news… Elsa and Lucas are proud parents of nine new puppies! Yeah, I know, Elsa just HAD puppies in the spring… this was NOT planned by me, I admit. I admit one door is not always…
Wordless Wednesday – “Movin’ Slow and Steady”
Movin’ the freshly weaned calves slow and steady…
For It Was a Place of Joy…
Before this weekend’s activities… I was going to share barn pictures. Let’s get to it! This barn used to belong to D. and M. when I came here almost 30 years ago. I helped brand their calves… I ate in their yard… They were not a story to me… They were real. D.’s father had…
Wild Wild West
Meet the remaining dogs from this weekend’s stockdog clinic… Quick… Tucker… Heidi… Ice… Tru… T… For the women attending this clinic… First… thanks for bringing such a great trainer to Wyoming… Second… thanks for welcoming me into your midst… I believe we all had a great time… We saw and learned new things… The setting…
Stockdog Clinic
I’m BAAAAAAA-AAAAAAAACK! Didja miss me? Although I had a wonderful time, it’s nice to be home from the stockdog clinic… Dally, **especially**, is glad to be back in her comfort zone! The weather decided to be more than pleasant and we were at 60* for the most part… Even Saturday night was practically balmy… Especially…
Teaser
Here we were today… The guys had gathered our small bunch. The fifty seven cows are some of ours… some we lease. The plan was to wean these calves like we did with our big bunch a few weeks ago. *MY* plan had been to prepare for the weekend… but I ended up helping a…
We Know Wapiti
Wapiti. Wapiti. Wapiti. Sounds like a flat tire, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. Wapiti are the reason ranchers have to fix a lot of fence around these parts. Wapiti are one of the reasons I want a telephoto lens for my camera. Wapiti tend to eat a large amount of alfalfa should they be given…
Wordless Wednesday – Dreams Gone Cold
“Dreams gone cold.”
Signs That you May Be in Wyoming
Along with my zillion photos of the Tetons, Jackson, and Idaho that I shared with you last week… I took some photos of signs that you may not see in your daily commute. This one… along with a “snowmobiler”… “cattle on road”… and “open range”… are all fairly typical and reflect our lifestyle in Wyoming….
ReRide
After the long day of riding last week… the weather turned on us… even colder and nastier than before. So… we flew to town to get building supplies for our various projects one day… Vernon took his “new” snowmobile up the mountain to check for leftover cows the next… He didn’t find anything… Then we…