Third time’s a charm. I’d been trying to make it to the mountain, a special place I should be visiting more… but there’s ranch work, and house work, and a dozen other excuses… but I’m determined to change that. If winter allows it, I hope to start making this more of a habit. Best of…
Looking Pretty
I didn’t go help very much, but the day brought the end of the big tire project. Installed in a new place, uphill a stone’s throw, and away from a gate… the huge tire had found its next home. It was plumbed in with new pipe, leveled, and surrounded by old concrete pieces to keep…
Lucky Man
Next on Vernon’s order of business is helping with the big tire water tank In Daniel’s corral. It had been leaking from the fittings underneath. When I arrived, Vernon was in his excavator. He reached out with the big mechanical arm and grabbed the huge tire and started to drag it to its new location….
Cowboy Candy
I forgot to include a class from the Wyoming Women in Ag conference that I thought you might appreciate. While I’ve done a fair bit of canning, I decided to attend the canning class. The other scheduled class was one geared to young producers, so I was prepared for a few women on the older…
#TBT: Dark Moons and Starlight, v.2.0
This was first published November 15, 2012. I wish I could photograph for you what I see at night, but pixels are poor imitators of the immenseness… the deep, soul-sucking blackness that backs the diamond brilliance of starlight unimpeded by city lights. The Milky Way that swags across the sky, a holiday decoration for year-round…
Wordless Wednesday: Ten Sleep Canyon
For a jigsaw puzzle of Ten Sleep Canyon, go here.
Birthday Gift
We worked our heifers today and I’ll share the photos from today soon, but I did want to show off for a bit. November is a month full of birthdays for this family and I made one for my sister that I liked. Anyone out there remember macrame? Well, when we adventured over to Born…
Yay or Nay?
Time to help the guys… Our heifers have been around my house, eating in the fields… but it’s time to sort them. Brandon has the paperwork and their lifetime stats. Birthweight. Wean weight. Average Daily Gain. Due dates. Genetics. Now it’s time to gather them up and sort them. Will they stay or will they…
Greybull Valley Produce Tour
The final tour I attended as part of Wyoming Women in Ag, was the one to Greybull Valley Produce in Greybull, Wyoming. I admit, I had a few stops in Worland to do along the way, and so was a bit late in arriving. They raise mainly lettuce varieties but do have some fresh herbs…
Bryant Honey Tour
Our first tour at the Wyoming Women in Ag conference was to Bryant Honey. I’ve mentioned them before, back for those few years I tried my own hives. Don Bryant was a great help and I’m a fan of their honey! They also work with Vernon’s cousin out in California, sending bees back and forth…
Wyoming Women in Ag
The past two days, I’ve attended the Wyoming Women in Ag conference held over in Worland. I’ve been interested in attending the past few years and since it was just over in Worland this time, I could hardly pass it by. Thanks to the library and my boss for being flexible enough to swap out…
#TBT: Reinforcements, v.2.0
This was first posted November 9, 2012 ! My, how time flies! First of all, my apologies for not posting last night. Got home at 8 pm, ate some supper, sat down on the couch and about 9:30 fell asleep. I woke up just after midnight with a crick in my neck, and just too…