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Sun shined yesterday and again today. Warm. I rode Mijo out yesterday afternoon and moved some heifers. Went well. I gathered up hoses this morning and locked the saddle horses in so I can ride later also. Been getting some leather work done.

Go here  http://www.dizzyingintellect.com/2008/10/one_week_out.html    and read it. Great writing!

Nice today, tho’ cooler. Went up west with the tractor and loader and pushed some pipe in the ground to fix some fence that’s been needing it. Brought home a bale when I got done. We’ve been having a few heifers who think they need to be in the neighbors. He put them back severalContinue reading “Ahhhhh”

A friend who now lives in Colorado came up yesterday to pick up his saddle I was repairing for him and also Frankie B. He brought along another cowboy who he works with. There have been a lot of horses rode, cattle roped and the life relived in the past 24 hours around here! WeContinue reading “Goodbye ol’ Paint”

That’s what I played at today. Took the pickup and trailer to the hills so the kids could load it up with their stuff. Dropped some off in a storage unit and brought the rest home. Sure was glad my knee was still sore!

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character andContinue reading “Honest Abe”

Helped a neighbor gather and work some cattle yesterday. We had to use some pens that maybe weren’t ideal but it sure went well. ‘Course, we had a good crew! 🙂 On a sad note. One of the young men who the boys went to school with was killed in an auto accident the otherContinue reading “Neighboring”

Some shots I snapped while we were getting ready and gathering the cattle last Friday for shipping.