This was first posted, February 25, 2010… and how appropriate it is… once again. Each day lengthens slowly… the sun’s warmth is strengthened. Winter is eaten away by spring. Though snow may fall… it also melts. Though one life passes… another is born. The glorious blue skies fade each night to twinkling blackness which greys…
Tag: Throwback Thursday
#TBT: Every Morning, v.2.0
This was first posted February 21, 2010. Every morning, most people commute to work…Work being at a desk…sitting…pushing paper…or computer keys…Every morning, Vernon walks out the door (usually at 7 am) and is on the job. Occasionally, I help, so now you get to come along and share in our work!First, we feed the cattle.You…
#TBT: Ten O’clock Shift, v.2.0
This was first published February 18, 2010. Last night began my first heifer checking shift. For those of you new to this blog, or ranches, or cattle, you might investigate my Heifer Movies on the left sidebar of this blog. But basically, heifers are cows that are having their very first babies. We keep an…
#TBT: Baby Calf Walk Video, v.2.0
For this Throwback Thursday, it’s Baby Calf Walk. As newborn calves are born in the calving shed, they are soon moved outside to make room for the next calving mother. That means we will walk them on their staggering hooves, through snow, when they have no idea how to simply walk, much less follow their…
#TBT: Opening Water Holes Video
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, I’m reposting a video much like the one I did just a few weeks ago, but this one is from 2012. If you’re looking at the country, or the activity, it’s still the same. We’re all older, though, all the dogs have died, and we’ve sold the blue pickup. In…
#TBT: Snowfall Video
When I looked back for an old video for this Thursday’s post, I just had to choose this one. After a big snowstorm, I take all my dogs for a walk… or try to. They aren’t very enthusiastic about the deep snow, and I’m huffing and puffing along on snowshoes! For those of you who’ve…
#TBT: Dally at Work 2010 Video
I explained last week why I’ve chosen to replay some of my old videos from 2010. Feel free to research the reason, if you so desire, HERE. For this week, I chose a video of Dally driving calves out of the brush and down to the field where we will start feeding them hay. I…
#TBT: Mountain Cowboy 2010 Video
For Throwback Thursday, I usually just pick a post from the file… but I’ve kind of had a plan… I’ve worked through 2008 and 2009. So, when I looked back for a post from January of 2010, I knew there wouldn’t be a post. In the beginning of 2010, my mother was dying from cancer….
#TBT : Magic in the Air, v.2.0
This was first posted December 12, 2009. We need a little Christmas…I spent today decorating my tree…I don’t have any personal ornaments on it this year.I just decided to go with a different look.It is gold and red…with pinecone shaped glass ornaments, red beads, jinglebells, gold ribbons, icicles, and red berries. A large bow tops…
#TBT: “Frosted”, v.2.0
This was first posted December 8, 2009. The weather hasn’t been exactly balmy here…Currently it is -28 and falling…I’m grateful for my electricity and warm house…The puppies have 2 heat lamps and an insulated dog house…The cold doesn’t bother the big dogs very much.Like today when we headed up to the Mills place.Dally, Boomer, and…
#TBT: These Men, v.2.0
This was first posted December 1, 2009. This morning dawned crisp but sunny. The dogs were on alert hearing the semi’s tires grate along the frozen gravel. Dally began a low growl as it rolled along the mile long road into the ranch yard. Once within sight, her growl turned to a bark, and out…
#TBT: Bull Sale Part One, v.2.0
This was my post November 21, 2009. I forgot there was a bull sale today… Thankfully… It was just over the mountain in Buffalo… only an hour and a half away. And I love going to Buffalo… especially if I get a chance to window shop the antique stores… …