More weather moving in. Cindy was going to stay in town yesterday afternoon when she got off work as she didn’t want to drive in bad weather or get stormed in here, away from her job. She HATES not getting to work. Not so much for the money, as she feels like she is lettingContinue reading “2/24/11”
Category Archives: Cattle
Whew!
Got my chores done this morning and called the mechanic to see if he had an alternator. He did so I quick showered and we took off. I noticed on the trip to town that the alternator showed it was working so when I got there Brian checked it out and it was working. WeContinue reading “Whew!”
2/20/11
SNOW. About 7 inches or a tad over as I write this. Wind coming from the north, but not howling. Yet. Got the team in and the colts and the older cows that I have sorted off. The other cows are standing out here, out of the wind with a puzzled look on their face.Continue reading “2/20/11”
2/9/11
Glen Long’s birthday. wonder why some people’s birthday’s stick in my head and others don’t. I’ve known Glen all my life and them people’s birthday’s seem to stick. Chilly out there. Zero when I first looked. Now it’s four above and a lite wind blowin’. Boys got up so I made them some breakfast. BaconContinue reading “2/9/11”
2/4/11
34 degrees and a warm west wind blowin’. Snow is getting mushy. I did chores and then drove down to Rapid to Meet Hope and the boys. Had some mail and hamburger for her. She has been staying at her sisters down there. Chance is supposed to be home tomorrow night as they have aContinue reading “2/4/11”
Groundhog day
I hear he seen his shadow or not, whichever, but supposedly it means we are going to have an early spring. How in the hell can a rodent in Pennsylvania tell what it’s going to do around here? Oh well, maybe we will have an early spring. I seen lots of spring blizzards in thisContinue reading “Groundhog day”
Just another….
beautiful day on the prairie! Sun is shining. Wind is blowing. But…… it was over 32 degrees when I went out to harness and feed! Ahh. January in west Dakota. Gotta love it! I have been working on getting the check’s in the Quicken file. Sure amazing ow much money passes thru’ myContinue reading “Just another….”
Some thoughts
Another beautiful day in West Dakota. Sun is shining, 29 degrees and just small breeze of about 28 mph, moving some soft snow around. I suppose if you was a wussy or a girly man or just wasn’t used to it, it would seem kind of nasty, but we on the High Plains are usedContinue reading “Some thoughts”
More snow
Coming down lightly, but it is starting to accumulate. Kind of a white world, but fun to feed with a team in falling snow and little to no breeze. It was 22 when I looked, so not too bad. Chance is supposed to be coming to pick up Hope today. She and the boys haveContinue reading “More snow”
1/20/11
Same old same old. Work on some leather, feed cows, you know. Hasn’t been real warm, but not real cols either. I am still waiting for the January thaw. Even tho’ it will mean more ice, but we already have quite a little of that. Stupid Bob was chasing a cow this morning and beforeContinue reading “1/20/11”
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