Well, finished, (I hope) getting ready for branding in the morning… Then we gathered the pasture. I took video… but I’m not sure if I’ll upload it or not… I think if you have a tendency towards sea-sickness, you won’t enjoy it! I tried to just video as I rode along, taking you with me…
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Late Branding
Usually our neighbors brand before we ever do… Johnny has always let the calves grow a little before stressing them with a branding. When I first arrived on the scene here… our calves were much smaller… and we waited until July to brand them. Now that we raise Angus… our calves are huge by July!…
Sometimes…
I don’t mean to embarrass S. She’s quite the hand, a family friend, a good student… There’re many great qualities in this package… But since I’ve been riding almost everyday (or I have some other feeble excuse like cooking for 30 people… ) I have to admit, I haven’t taken any photos since branding. WOW!…
More Branding Photos
Today we had rain… lots of it (for Wyoming) and at one point it was mixed with snow. I haven’t been able to look up the mountain due to cloud cover, so I wonder how low the snow line really is… It was warmer this morning than the temperature was after lunch. It was rather…
Branding in Photos
The following is a step-by-step photo essay of our branding on Thursday. First, ready your cedar firewood for the branding fire. We prefer cedar… it burns hot and is much quieter than a propane burner. Put your irons in the fire to heat… we have an “A” and a “bar”… since our brand is A…
Branding Day
Have you ever smelled burning hair? Ever get distracted with the hair curler and singe just a teensy bit of hair that you are sure no one would *ever* notice?? Ever play with a “metal match” while building a fire and have your long blond hair fall off your shoulder at the precise instant you…
Please Stand By…
After 3 days of riding, I got the day “off”. I’ve cooked the branding meal for tomorrow… Lasagna, breadsticks, corn, salad, jello salad, Monster cookies, toffee nut bars, peppermint brownies, and ice cream. I didn’t cook the ice cream. But ice cream counts since it is an important part of the menu! Plus I did…
Branded in Sepia
I can’t help myself… whenever it is branding time, I have to switch my camera over to sepia mode. J. and J. share a story as Victoria swings a loop. I could do it as an effect on my Iphoto program… but for me, I like the real thing. I enjoy opening these up and…
Branded
Finally, it is here and gone again. Friends have arrived to help and enjoy the “fun” of branding day. Old cedar fenceposts reappear sawed to length and split for the fires. Boy, if you could only smell it… go stick your head in your grandmother’s keepsake trunk, and that’s the smell of these cedar sticks…
Preparation
Preparations for branding tomorrow have hit their full stride. The shop is cleaned and ready for weary, hungry workers. The firewood is chopped ready for the branding fire. The pop is chilled and water jugs filled for thirsty cowboys. All vaccinations, paint sticks, sorting sticks, brands, needles, syringes, LA200, sulfa pills, lost eartag replacements, camera…
Branding
Some of the girls on the crew…………………………………….some of the guys……………………………………… Our first branding of the year took place last Saturday. Branding is a stressful day. For my husband, he has to gather cattle, branding supplies (vaccine, medicine, barrels, irons, wood, and all the little details) and arrrange the time and place for friends, neighbors,…