Spring Day
Although our calf count is now up to 8 calves… I have yet to get a good photograph of the little buggers. I’ve taken my camera along… and had to put it down due to the high amount of mud and poo being splatted while we sort heifers. Or the light has been bad. Or…
Cousin Robb 4
Cousin Robb has spent time in a Thai Monastery and wanted to share… I turn my platform over to him… Happiness Training – 10 Days of Meditative Silence in a Thai Monastery Could I do it? Could I go ten days without speaking? Could I spend ten days, surrounded by monks and nuns, in a…
Bob
For years, Bob has been a fixture on this place. Wherever Johnny was, there was Bob in his shadow. Quiet. Observant. He had a hell of an outrun… swinging WAY out and around stock… and as he aged, it was quicker (and probably an insult to him) to NOT wait for him to trot out…
It Has Begun…
It’s a girl! Vernon and I ran down to Ten Sleep to attend the middle school girls’ basketball tournament. We have neighbors with girls playing in it, and have never made one of their games all season, so we blasted down there to watch them play for 3rd/4th place. We were gone 2 and a…
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Sometimes he just takes my breath away.
Subtle Signs
Mother Nature continues to tempt us with thoughts of springtime. They may be subtle. They may be minor. But they exist just the same. The warmth of a 40 degree day actually *feels* warm. The sun has a strength to it that has been lacking. Makes you want to lay down in it and dream….
Axe-ident
I spent yesterday afternoon huffing, puffing, and swinging an axe. In November, when the first snow fell, we weren’t thinking about calving. We were thinking let the cows and horses graze unimpeded. Which is great. Which works fine until February. February… when the electric fence wire we laid down in the summer is now buried…
Neighborly OOPE
We helped the neighbors vaccinate their cows. It was the perfect opportunity to share more OOPE photos that show a different setting! First of all, notice anything different? Yup, our cows used to look like this when Vernon and I got married. We had a straight Hereford herd too. As the years passed we felt the market…
Meanwhile… Back at the Ranch
I’ve taken a bit of a detour lately, focusing on my hobby of pysanky. Thanks for putting up with that… and I may include a photo of the next egg or two I create, just for kicks, in the future. Sharing what keeps me creative is definitely part of my life… But, I figured it…
The Winner is…
The winner of the pysanky egg is JoAnna! Thanks to everyone for entering… I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
Long Day off the Ranch
Well, this sure was a day that got away from me! First came the typical routine… Then I made a peach cobbler and lunch… Then S. showed up to give me a copy of her book and visit for a bit… Which was loads of fun – but way too short of a time. We…