A few weeks ago when we were vaccinating our heifers, we had this little devil to take care of. This is the first “oops” calf (not to be confused with OOPE!) that I can remember having here this early. Evidently his momma snuck out and had an exciting RRRENDEZVOUS (say it with a French accent!)….
Yearning for Green
Today was one of those winter days when you yearn for green. It was warm… relatively! The sky was blue. The snow was melting – albeit slowly. It was the kind of day that makes you want to grab your seed catalog and make a plan for spring! I spent a few hours up at…
English Shepherd Rescue
I am helping the National English Shepherd Rescue group put out the word about these dogs. I think this flyer says it all.
Photo Editing
As I struggled with the topic for today… I found myself falling back on older photos that I didn’t get to share with you for one reason or another. Instead of giving them to you straight from my pocket, I actually edited these. Straightened some, adjusted some color. I really really want a new Photoshop…
Entertainment
Since beginning this blog, my new internet friends have asked me… what do you *DO* out there for fun???? I assume you mean when we’re not laughing hysterically at someone that just got bucked off their horse or fell in the mud or had poo splatted on their face? Uh, gee… let me think! Uh….
Clues
I wake up in the morning and try to snuggle down in my warm waterbed… (yes, I still have a waterbed… it is WARM!) I rearrange my sheet, quilt, down comforter, and buffalo robe for just a few more minutes of warmth. See a pattern here? Vernon is already up… and had his one cup…
Snowy Photos
The girls and I took a walk today. I bundled up. The thermometer said 5. I don’t know if I believed that! I picked on Dally making her my model for the photo shoot… Elsa is too much of a shadow dog on walks. It may just be because I’m breaking trail through the snow,…
Centennial
I plan on calling the State Historical Preservation Office tomorrow. The paperwork to get us recognized as a Centennial Ranch will be a fairly straightforward. Read any Wyoming history book and it will tell you about the Spring Creek Raid that happened in 1909. Cattlemen had drawn a Dead Line in the badlands. Any sheep…
Mailbox
Today saw the return of winter with freezing temperatures and snow. The wind chill added to the briskness. The other day was a different story. Gorgeous sunshine and warm temperatures begged me to go for a walk to the mailbox. My months of inactivity showed themselves as it took me longer than normal to make…
One More Time
Well, sure ’nuff… The pump wasn’t working this morning. My first order of business… a quick shower and a not-so-quick “run” to Worland. The snow was falling and the 18 miles to Ten Sleep were slick. The increased traffic on the stretch between Ten Sleep and Worland had worn off the skiff of snow and…
Unromantic
While Lucas and Elsa seem to be going through a “romantic” period, today wasn’t very full of the ranch romance that people believe happens. You know… “Oh, you live on a ranch – how romantic.” “You get to ride horses like cowboys??? How romantic!” Choke. It should be more like… “Oh, you get to pull…
Canyon
Last week we traveled over the Big Horn Mountains to deliver my daughter’s new Ford Escape to her in Buffalo, Wyoming. 90% of my trips over this mountain are enjoyable, 10% are the kind where your knuckles hurt after driving it! Ten Sleep Canyon is an impressive stretch of highway with switchbacks and a runaway…