Monthly Archives: April 2008

Sweety had her colt. He’s a crackerjack ain’t he? Everybody wants to see the baby! Mama isn’t real impressed with the father! Typical new mother.  

Here’s the forecast for this place, the next few days. Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers likely. Low around 39. Breezy, with a north wind between 26 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Thursday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times.Continue reading “Hang on!”

Up west where Great Grampa homesteaded, looking south. This is straight north of my house, looking back to the southwest. That is what is left of a big pile of hay that sat there last fall. I sure spoiled them cows, feeding them all that hay!

One of Chances cows with her calf getting some breakfast. 18 year old cow and her calf. I will pull this calf off in a week or so and raise it on a bottle and let her fatten up to be butchered this fall. Her head will get mounted to hang on the wall. Don’tContinue reading “More cow/calf pictures”

  A momma and pretty baby!   Can’t seem to get any more on here so may just have to make new posts.  

Cold windy bitch! Oh well that’s why we love this country we live in and the life we lead. Was a little tricky ropin’ two hind feet in the wind tho! 🙂   Gonna have to start carrying my camera and posting pictures of baby calves and such.

http://halfbakedsourdough.blogspot.com/   Go read the second one down, if no others. Called “Playing God”.

Read this. http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=293758110252962 And you want to keep everyone happy? Good luck. http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=293758110252962 Wonder why the winter was colder in the middle of all this “Global Warming”? http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=293843193434228

Dug a post hole, tamped post and rehung a gate, then took down another gate, and put a new one in that spot to replace it. I had to do some welding on the gate. Then I cleaned some old hay and manure out of one of the corrals. Then saddled up Frankie and rodeContinue reading “Tired”

Found this while reading blogs this morning. Interesting reading.   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120882720657033391.html?mod=djemEditorialPage   And also this one   http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13089   And I found this blog the other day. I’d advise you to check it out as it is most excellent!   http://www.neanderpundit.com/     Gramma and I got a wild hair and drove down to CusterContinue reading “Hmmmmm”