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Got up to 31 today but didn’t feel like it. Cold wind blowing. Supposed to be colder tomorrow and then warm up. I will hope so.    Got an old buddy coming to Spearfish tomorrow night for the Heritage show, I think we will run in and watch. 

I wondered when we were gong to start seeing reports like these. http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12727 As far as I can find out, bio-diesel will be the only way to really help at all. And it ain’t great. Another thought on all this. Distiller’s Grains Promote Growth of Deadly E. coli Wednesday, 13 February 2008 Researchers at KansasContinue reading “Bio fuels?”

    We celebrated Gabe’s third birthday today seeing as most of the family was home. The birthday is on tuesday, but you take your chances when you get them when everyonbe is ove an hour away. He got all the candles blown out first try and here he is giving his cousin gus a ride onContinue reading “Happy birthday”

Kids came home last night, so Kass went with me to feed with the team this morning and ran the lines to back up my verbal use of the word “Whoa”! Worked good. Team worked well and it’s another real nice day.  Sounds like we are going to get some nice weather for a while.Continue reading “Another pretty day.”

What a beautiful day! Sun shining. Sparkling snow. Very little wind. Don’t get much better than this at this time of year. Went and fed 2 bales with the team today. They worked real good other than they don’t understand to wait at a gate when I open and throw it back or shut it.Continue reading “Beautimus!”

  Just Like a Chinook She come on strong and warm and totally unexpected.              Just like a chinook during one a’ them long hard spine cracking winters   when even the stones groan.   My spirit quivered.                   Been a while.   You bury things deep in a spell like that   and time                      takesContinue reading “Happy Valentines day.”

Linda from Just Another Day on the Prairie  has started a new way to collect and keep all the different Ag based blog sites. Go check it out.  This is where you join up. 

What a nice day! No wind and warmer enough to try to melt the snow. Hooked up the team and fed a bale for the first time with them. They handled it pretty well, tho’ I would hate to make them haul a bale very far if the snow amounted to too much. The mareContinue reading “Beautiful.”

Snow eater today. Not real warm, up to about 36 or 37, but a wicked northwest wind and it sure crusted it up. What snow is on the flats will stay there now, looks like. Drove the team around. First time I’ve drove them in quite awhile. Ought to go try feeding a bale withyContinue reading “Chinook.”

Lige has something new he does. He sticks his tounge out and smiles! Me and his Mom tried to get a good picture of it, but this is about the best we could do. Not too bad for a little guy who was born in November! By the way, everybody else calls him Eli, butContinue reading “Little Lige.”