Author Archives: dennisranch

Well, I guess summer is here. June 21st is the start date, I think. Longest day of the year. Most daylight anyway. It is odd how my thinking has changed over the years.  I remember as a child, I couldn’t wait for summer and freedom from school. Of course I had to work, help puttingContinue reading “Summer”

Dry.  Too dry.  Man, I hate it when it’s too dry. When you have cold winter temps.. you kind of figure on it, prepare, have feed available or the means to get it. And if it doesn’t get cold and stay that way for a long time, so much the better. When you have drought,Continue reading “6/13/21”

It is Memorial Day as I write this. So many thoughts as this day goes by. My great Grandfather was in the Civil War. My grandfather missed out on WWI. My Dad and one of his brothers were both listed as 4F but the youngest did serve in the European Theater in WWII. He neverContinue reading “Decoration Day”

Rain! We got some! Sure is great stuff. Grass looks better and it smells wonderful. I guess everything looks better after a bath! We have been working on a water project. Not going the way I planned, but you would think I would expect that, because it always seems to go that way. Things IContinue reading

Sure has been nice weather. Only way it could be better is if it was raining every day! I see some have been getting some moisture. Hope someone ordered more for this area! Calving is about wrapped up. Ours have calved out pretty steady. Gramma and I pulled a slick one the other day. WhileContinue reading “5/17/21”

Branding season. We kind of have calving and branding seasons running together. Most of our neighbors start calving about a month or so ahead of us.. and many are trying to get branded up so they can get them to summer pasture. We aren’t hauling any anywhere else for summer this year.. other than someContinue reading “5/10/21”

Calving season! Seems like we have been busy, I missed a couple of these columns or what ever it is you call what I write in here and they publish.. but my schedule has been hectic. And now branding season has started. Always enjoyable to get together with neighbors and see what everybody is upContinue reading “5/5/21”

Ah., spring time…a time of wonderful weather, balmy, sunny, calm.. but not in Mudville! Or much of this country, very often, either. The calendar tells us it’s spring, but those of us who have lived here very long know that we can have spring blizzards. And dust storms.  Yes, it can be very nice. ButContinue reading “4/15/21”

I hope everyone had a happy and Blessed Easter. We did, all the kids and grandkids and a couple extras were here. Such nice weather too! Cindy and I hauled some cull bulls to the sale barn today and then when we got home I got a call from a male grandson, asking if IContinue reading