Got up at 4 and tho’ morning is the best time of the day, it sure can come at an awkward time… especially if you are night owl as I am. But I did better than my young traveling companion who was in bed at 1 am and up at 4. He couldn’t hardly keepContinue reading “Early morning”
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Warmish again…
Up in the high 90’s the last few days. Cooler coming tho’ , it looks like. I took Beaver and rode south and doctored on some yearlings. All that easy, nice, don’t run the livestock, while doctoring the other day? Waste of time it looks like as I think all the ones AI doctored todayContinue reading “Warmish again…”
This morning
Got the horses in, caught Beaver and rode down to doctor some sore footed yearlings. Roped 6 to doctor but screwed up and caught a couple more by accident as I was roping those, so had to get the ropes off them. No big deal, but took a bit. Warmer but a nice breeze… Here’sContinue reading “This morning”
Warmish…and an Anniversary
Supposed to get up over 100 by afternoon. About 93 now with some wind. Been working in the house, pampering my shoulder. I had got some medicine last week, but it wasn’t quite strong enough to whip it so I took Cindy in to a dentist yesterday afternoon and got a refill. So I amContinue reading “Warmish…and an Anniversary”
Overcast and cool
and windy, this morning. I left Friday a little after noon and drove down by Martin and stayed over night with Ken and Nancy Cook. We got up Saturday and headed south of Lexington Neb for a family reunion, where Ken and I were the entertainment. We stopped in Valentine and picked up there daughterContinue reading “Overcast and cool”
Didn’t get ’em
Looked south and I had yearlings back where I’d moved them from. Went and looked at the fence and worked on some and couldn’t find where they went thru’ so I guess I just missed some. Hidin’ seek little boogers! Got the gates all set so I will go move them tomorrow and maybe fixContinue reading “Didn’t get ’em”
Got ’em….
Me and Beaver and Buck and Bob went and moved yearlings this morning. roped and doctored 3. Bob and Buck didn’t help much at that job but did stay the hell out of the way. and then they did help to get them back up after I was done. The way I rope, they areContinue reading “Got ’em….”
Long, good day
We got up at 4 and were out of here by 5. Rick and Caden rode along, as did Eric, who we met up north a bit. Drove over to the ranch Chance and Hope are on and branded two bunches of calves. Good crew and the work went well. We blew a cap onContinue reading “Long, good day”
Me and the kid went….
to another branding. Up on Sulpher Creek.
The continuing saga of me and the kid and gramma
Me and the kid went down south and worked on our fencing project this morning. Drove over to get a tank where the yearlings are drinking and some were out. Could have been cuz’ somebody left a gate open! I won’t mention any names but he’s in hot water….. We had the dogs with us,Continue reading “The continuing saga of me and the kid and gramma”
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