Time once again for the local kids’ rodeo… This is for the local kids that don’t compete in regular rodeo. Yes, there are competitive rodeos for kids! This is more for local children whose time for barrel racing may be 30-40 seconds (or more) instead of 15! For those whose parents lead their ponies around…
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Party Time
Old Time Fiddlers, neighbors, friends, relatives, plenty of food and drink. I didn’t take many photos because we hired a professional to do that… and I’ll share at some point. Thanks to everyone who showed up and sent well wishes for Johnny’s 90th birthday party (plus 6 months or so!). I think you made a…
Getting Ready
In between riding and haying and repairing and building… we’re gonna have a party! Now Johnny had a birthday party planned back in December, when his birthday truly was… but we had to cancel it. His daughter and her husband are here on vacation from California… and it’s time to party! It’ll be here at…
Birthday Girl
We tried to tell her she’s just turning five, but she insists she’s turned seven.
Five Minutes
Oh, the excitement! Oh, the feeling of being grown up! While the rest of us here on the ranch are over the bubbling enthusiasm portrayed by the next generation when doing “mundane” chores… for the kids, it becomes a badge of honor. Take for instance, that chore of opening gates. When was the last time…
Time Again
While the cows are out on pasture now, it’s time, once again, to start working on next spring’s calving season. Cows, like humans, carry their babies for 9 months. That means our heifers will be having their first babies in nine months. I’ve missed the work day that inserted what are called CIDRs (pronounced like…
Free Range Children
I totally forgot to make my weekly movie today… I’ve got three grandkids for all day and two more for a bit. That meant a bit more cooking. A bit more time helping out. A bit of origami. A bit of time watching “Annie” and learning that the sun will come out tomorrow… And a…
Septic Tank Song
I don’t know if this will work… but since most of you aren’t on Instagram, I just hoped it would… Here’s Miss Reagan singing about septic tanks… https://www.instagram.com/reel/CPKQRjMlL6A/?utm_medium=copy_link Actually, it’s from Hank the Cowdog… but Reagan has it down fairly well.
Happy Easter!
I hope your holiday was enjoyable… The Ten Sleep town egg hunt was well attended… and Lacee won a bicycle and Reagan won a big stuffed rabbit! My scavenger hunt was well received… Clues could be anywhere… Brandon’s cows did eat one of the clues I taped to the water trough! But the goodies were…
Plain Weird
It was sunny. And warm. And not windy. What kind of Easter weekend *is* this? It’s just plain weird! Nevertheless, we carried on as best we could… forced to eat home made pizza while dyeing eggs *outside* on Tess’ picnic table. We toughed it out as best we could. How many kids this weekend dyed…
SUPERvisor!
Daniel, Tess, Reagan, Brandon, and Megan journeyed to Worland today to give our yearling heifers a pink eye vaccination. Vernon kept an eye on our few remaining heifers and the cows that may feel like calving since we have a snowstorm blowing in tonight. Tess gave me some wonderful photos that show a fantastic little…
Buddies
Victoria was here for a visit so, of course, we all went down to see some baby calves and help clean pens or do whatever was needed. Quinlan and Lorelei were along as well, and we soon found out that in the hay and straw was a calf waiting to be reunited with its mom….