Went out and decided to try and cut some more of the road ditch, as what the heck, it wouldn’t take much fuel and it would give me and the team some exercise. I decided I’d just cut a short distance where it was really green and a bit taller. Made one short round andContinue reading “Another warm one…”
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Woo hoo
Go read this, excellent! http://doccamiryan.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/dear-pam-content-warning-extreme-sarcasm/ I think I just found another blog to check up on, frequently…. 🙂
12 hours later…..
Well, I caught a few winks this morning and had a nice little snooze after dinner….Went and got some salt to go with the stuff I got in town yesterday with Cindy’s car and filed it up with fuel. We went out this afternoon and put the salt and zinc mixture for footrot out andContinue reading “12 hours later…..”
4:07 a freeking m!
and here I set. Wide eyed but not so bushy tailed…. Cindy’s dentist visit went well. Dropped the pump for the firefighting unit off and got some needed things I couldn’t get from my usual ranch supply store… Stopped in at a sporting goods place and showed Cindy a nifty little shooter and she likedContinue reading “4:07 a freeking m!”
Another gig
I dropped the two mean little kids of with Cindy yesterday when she got off work and I went up to Hay Creek camp for the Cancer Benefit ride. Some of us made music and did some poetry after everyone ate. They all bragged on us and seemed to enjoy it. Got to see friendsContinue reading “Another gig”
Me and the mean little kids…
Got the heifers in and Kenny AI’d them… They rode with me to get them in and then rode around in the corral for most of the time while the heifers were getting bred. This evening we all got in Purple and drove out and looked at the cows. All the bulls were there, doingContinue reading “Me and the mean little kids…”
Me and the boys
and the dogs, went and got the horses in this morning to ride but the nose flies was bad so we waited until…. about right now! Went south and dug up thistles and worked on leather this afternoon. Children are no good at digging thistles….. AI heifers tomorrow. Sat up too late last night listeningContinue reading “Me and the boys”
Running around…
We took of Saturday afternoon and drove to Valentine where we spent the night, with Tate and Kass and kids all in one room. We took everyone to the pool at the neighboring and jointly owned motel that we stayed in. We all had great fun, but seems I didn’t sleep so well on aContinue reading “Running around…”
Woohooo
Night before last we got an inch to an inch and a half of rain. Cool and over cast yesterday and today. Wonderful weather. Praise the Lord! Rode and doctored some yearlings this morning. Had friends and family out last night. Tate and Kass and kids are still here…
Hot and dry and windy
Wasn’t bad this morning. Kenny came down and brought his chute and put ciders in the heifers. Went well. Rode north afterwards and checked gates and set ii for the horses to go north east. Putted around this afternoon. Cindy and I hauled the garbage out and drove down and looked at cattle and tanks.Continue reading “Hot and dry and windy”