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…
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Sore and Achy Part 3
Each day begins in glory. Cool air… Soft light… Multiple bird songs… the meadowlark, the lark bunting, the robins, the magpies, even the screech of pheasants… The metallic slam of a horse trailer door and shuffling hooves… Quiet laughter of cowboys… And cowgirls. The drive to today’s pasture area accompanied by Sirius radio and good…
Sore and Achy Part 2
Another day, another dollar. Made a bigger loop today… well, OK, we hauled out and then rode… so it wasn’t really a circle shaped ride. More like an “r”… With multiple squiggly lines radiating out… Left at 6:30. Back at 3:30. People/horses/dogs all getting tired. We will be even more tired after tomorrow, when we…
Sore and Achy Part 1
Nothing like spending 7 hours on horseback to find those sore places on your saddle. Ugh. I’m ready for bed, but there’s some laundry to do… and I NEED a shower. It was in the 80’s today, so not a lot of fun… and the guys have to irrigate before we ride, so those days…
Fashion Maven
Yup. That’s me. A fashion maven. My area of “expertise”… no, not expertise, uh… my area of interest lies in cowboy equipment. Like chinks. Dang. I used to be that skinny. Anyway. Chinks. From the Spanish word, chinkaderos. Short chaps. That’s /shaps/ not /chaps/. Short chaps with a voiced /ch/ are height impaired British guys….