Not a great deal of work is going on at the moment… the boys each have small herds to feed in the morning. Every three days Vernon is on rotation to break ice for the cows in the badlands. Tractor upkeep, prepping for delivery of feed, and paperwork (plus some flu recovery) fill the days….
Wyoming Goldback
So we celebrated Vernon’s birthday on the 1st. We “gave” each other a new couch and recliner… but we would have done that even if our birthdays weren’t in the past few weeks. I found a unique gift that Vernon did think was pretty cool. Since 1971, U.S. currency has not been linked to gold….
Top Ten of 2023
The top ten posts of 2023! 10. 1000% Better : My review of our new style of barbed wire fencing… 9. Wordless Wednesday: Good Morning : Usually, my simple photos for Wordless Wednesdays and puzzles don’t make the Top Ten list, but this early morning sunrise did. 8. Tent Calf 2 : I continue the…
#TBT: Vaccinate Some More, v.2.0
Since they did this again today, I chose this entry for my Throwback Thursday post. First written, January 2, 2014. Bangs vaccination. By law, heifers must be vaccinated against brucellosis, a bacteria that can cause spontaneous abortion of calves. Proof that your cattle have been vaccinated include a tattoo in the right ear with your…
Wordless Wednesday: Cabin Sunset
For a jigsaw puzzle of a friend’s cabin at sunset, go HERE.
New Year
Happy New Year to 2024 and happy birthday to Vernon! Cheers to one more trip around the sun with you, my dear!
Last Sunset
Last sunset of 2023. 12-31-23. 123123.
Mission Accomplished
We vaccinated and poured our yearling heifers today. Brandon vaccinated. Quinlan ran the chute gate. Daniel poured. Vernon got them up the alley. I brought them out of the pen, down the wide alley. That makes it sound so easy. It wasn’t. I’m rather tired and sore! I try and work cattle nice and quiet,…
The Last Sugar Cookie
The crumbs scattered across the snowman plate. I held the last sugar cookie, dry, crispy, with its colored sugar topping sloughing off. Now, only a good enough candidate for dunking in my bitter coffee to make it edible. The rest of the cookies were long gone, Santa with his somewhat white beard, blue reindeer, green…
#TBT: Not So Hard, v.2.0
This was first published December 30, 2012. My three requests for help having been unfulfilled due to time constraints and/or lack of proper equipment, I decided today I’d just see if I could do this myself. What activity was I trying to accomplish? Well, my dogs have houses. Pitiful plastic things since the chickens have…
Wordless Wednesday: Trail By
For a jigsaw puzzle of Bravo watching the cows trail by, go HERE.