Lately I’ve been staring at pictures. Lots of pictures!!! I take my camera with me probably 75% of the time but at some point I think, is this a good picture or do I delete it? So with that I was wondering if ya’ll could help me out. I recently...
Here’s to the feed truck. Able to abound over rough ranch roads. One door has no handle and I have to use both hands to force the drivers side window up. The steering wheel loose and I wonder if it will come off in my hands. The tires are held together with numerous...
I know January is not a popular wedding month, but as I looked through pictures of the weddings we’ve been to, I couldn’t help but think, “Man, that was a blast”, or “I want to remember that idea.” There are some crazy creative...
Ever heard the saying, “History repeats itself”? Well it’s true when it’s time to set goals. In a couple of days some of us will make New Year’s Resolutions. We will say things like, “I want to lose weight”, or...
Oh the sound of jingle bells, kids in coveralls and beanies, moms rushing around to Christmas School plays. Dad checking waters on the ranch and feeding cattle. This time of year can be pretty hectic. Still need to hunt down that Christmas tree, buy gifts, and make...
One of our favorite things to do is to find our family Christmas tree. We begin the search early in the year, while out making feed runs or looking for cattle. We spy her, the perfect Christmas tree, Pinon Pine. With horses loaded, we travel until we run out of ranch...
The ranch truck broke down again, while my son and I were out making a feed run. Needing to let it cool down, we decided to walk a bit and look for some arrowheads. What we discovered instead was a buried treasure. An old trough that had a rotten out bottom, was...
I was privileged she said she would sit down with me. I hoped she would, as I wanted to tell her story. A mother and her son. That special bond, and the ultimate price her son paid for our freedom. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The questions I had for her, how...
Well, there she was, lying in the alley of the pens. Bloated! Spongy! Dead!…..It was Blackleg. We had vaccinated with 7-Way earlier this Spring. We ran through all the scenarios in our mind. Did we miss her, who was vaccinating that day? Regardless, we lost a heifer...
http://youtu.be/Rs8P0Eh7Zbc Guess what day it is? And….guess what we’re doing today…..the budget. We have learned if we don’t sit down and do it we will look up and wonder where our money went. Exactly what happened this month, in fact when...
