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Rick ( a good neighbor and lifelong friend) came and helped me and Chance bring the heifer bunch in and sort out pairs and yearling’s and the bulls off. The owner will come tomorrow and get the bulls. All but a couple, we will keep with our cows. We then pay him lease and takeContinue reading “Moving and sorting”

We went on our annual golf/tripping day. We go to Deadwood for the beginnings of th Days of 76 rodeo and watch the single steer roping. Then we go and play 9 holes of golf. The group varies from year to year, but about anyone who wants in is welcome. We have a mix ofContinue reading “Ropin and golf”

I took off the other afternoon and drove down south east of here to look at a buddies ranch. I spent the night and then after looking it over the next morning, took off and came home. He had hay to put up. And threatened to put me on a tractor! Yesterday I hauled aContinue reading “This and that”

There was a 50th birthday party for my friend Rick, last night at his brothers. We went and had a good time. Then the clouds opened up and let loose.When we left and made a run for the car we got soaked. Must have gotten over an inch, any way. The dog food pan onContinue reading “Rain!”

In the morning. Going up in the Hills to entertain for a trail ride that is a fund raiser for Cancer Awareness and such. This will be my third year to entertain, and my first year to take my horse and go along for the ride. Maybe if some people see Mijo they will beContinue reading “Headed out”

The Highly Insulted! Lots of funny people who work on ranches all over this great nation. http://members.boardhost.com/cowpoke/

Must be millions of them around here! The river breaks are even worse, seems like. They are really thick in the clover up west. I ordered some Semasphore bait from Planet Natural out of Bozeman and it got here yesterday. It gives the hoppers the sickness they will eventually get that Mother Nature uses toContinue reading “Hoppers!”

I had a great day! Chance and the boys came up and Gramma watched the little guys while Chance and I rode on cattle. We roped and doctored a couple with sore eyes and caught one that had twine around the base of his little stub horns. People will do that when they dehorn, soContinue reading “Woohoo!”

Wet! I don’t remember a 4th like this, tho’ Dad talked of a 4th when he was a child and it snowed. Anything can happen in this country! We had mist and lite drizzle all day yesterday and then in the evening it rained so hard that you couldn’t see out the window! Must haveContinue reading “July 4”

The 4th is almost here! How did that happen so fast? Cool and misty this morning. Lots of guys got hay down and it hasn’t been drying out for them with lots of humidity. Makes it kind of hot and muggy to ride on cattle. Chance and I doctored on a couple the other evening,Continue reading “July”