Monthly Archives: April 2015

Got up to 70 or so today, I suppose, not hardly a breeze.. Boys and I kicked a bunch of pairs into the next pasture and kicked the first calf heifer pairs out… I fed and then took the big forklift and hauled rocks.. almost tipped it over on it’s side.. Molly was riding withContinue reading “Real nice”

Cindy qwoke me up at 4 to let me know we had no water… I went down and threw the breaker on the pump and there was a snap… that’s when I looked at it and the pump and the pressure tank were leaning over, all broke off from the water lines…. hmmm.. not sureContinue reading “Oh, fun!”

Chance and I went and kicked a bunch of pairs north into the next pasture.. brought home a cow of Tates who’s stoopid and never knows where her calf is.. not sure what the deal is this time, but we got some milk out of her, brought the calf in and fed a little toContinue reading “Same old same old”

We get some calves, we kick some pairs out, we kick some pairs across there road, we get some calves, we kick some pairs out…… etc…. oh, yeah, and the wind blows! 😀 I did sneak off on Sunday and ran down to Hill City for a jam session… had fun, heard some new stuff,Continue reading “Spring routine”

Went and checked cows this morning then drove to Sturgis andy took Cindy to an appointment.. I dropped my glasses off to get repaired from the last wreck they got into then sat and read until she was done.,  we hurried over to another appointment we had then picked up my glasses and got someContinue reading “Another day…”

I rode out this morning in the wind to see if I could kick some pairs out of the drop bunch or maybe some across the road that we kicked out yesterday.. I rode up west and set my gates and there they were!  5 pairs laying and chewing their cud just wanting to crossContinue reading “The best laid plans…”

Warm, getting calves, 10 yesterday…. had one who wasn’t sure who hers was.. I think we got it figured out and them back together.. Cindy went with me to check them this morning.. couple new ones… wind is supposed to gust into the 30’s.. they had a planned burn down in the Black Hills andContinue reading “Same old…”

Gabe and Sam rode yesterday afternoon and stayed with us while their parents went to town. Gabe rode the pony colt and did real good.. I think the pony is out of a full sized stallion as he’s lots bigger than his mother… Then Callen came over and topped off Pard for me.. he wasContinue reading “Cows and horses and rocks”

Cows are calving, Tate is fighting his mill, we were supposed to get a storm, but got a little rain and a tiny bit of snow that must have melted as it hit the ground last night. We kicked pairs out yesterday and penned the cows up, just in case. Tate and Chance checked cowsContinue reading “This and that..”

I woke up before daylight this morning. Cindy and I watched Mel Gibson’s, The Passion, in it’s entirety, last night before going to bed. Everyone should. At least once a year. So vivid and lets you truly see what Jesus went thru’, even if it was worse than that depicted. Amazing what Jesus went thru’Continue reading “Easter Sunday”