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Chance and I laid out a big windbreak the last couple days. Went and got I beams for the posts and Cindy helped us square it up. We got the holes dug and most of the I beams put in yesterday. Sam and Gus helped us too. We had the skid steer and Gus hauledContinue reading “Fall work”

Addy Bear came and got me at the house where I was chinking, yesterday, to ask if I was ready to ride… so i quit and we went and saddled up, and rode out and moved some cattle further south. Windy, but fun. Really windy today. Helped a neighbor ship calves this morning and itContinue reading “Oct 4, 2016”

Cindy and I took off about noon on Friday, went to Rapid and did a few things then on to Hot Springs for the Badger Clark Gathering… we had nice audiences and lots of fun. Sure wears you out having all that fun. But we are doing it again this weekend at Ft Pierre forContinue reading “Fun”

Been getting pretty warm, up in the high 80’s to 90’s the last few days. Wind is blowing out of the south and really sup[posed to blow today and tomorrow and all thru’ the night… we doctored a few calves so decided to go ahead and give fall shots and pour them, sooner than weContinue reading “Warmer”

Or Artist Ride. We left Wednesday about noon and got back about 5 yesterday evening. Tired but happy. It has been going on for 32 years and we haven’t missed many years of it. My friend Kelvin is here and he rode so much he just sat around on Sunday. It was overcast and rainyContinue reading “AR”

Not real sure at what we been busy about, but seems like there is always something… I’ve pulled some loads with the new pickup and it pulls well, I really like the engine brake, drove down to a gig  in the southern part of the start and back and got over 17 miles to theContinue reading “Busy”

Chance Tate and I had an appointment in Sturgis yesterday, so they rode with me then we went on to Rapid to the chiro, and then came home.. this morning Cindy and I headed south to Wall, signed papers for a loan on a new pickup then went on and took delivery at Kadoka. 2016Continue reading “Uh oh…”

Been getting up around or over a hundred every day lately. I put two window air conditioners in the new house and it makes it bearable… Cindy is thinking central air! Our friend Carl has been here most of this week getting photographs for a new deal he is working on. Revisiting all the peopleContinue reading “Hot!”

Been one of them weeks, days, maybe several weeks… Today i hooked up to the trailer and went after bulls. Got them, headed back and got about 10 miles from there and blew a good tire on the trailer… don’t know why, doesn’t matter. I went to fix it and some fool had taken theContinue reading “AHHHHGGGGGG!!!!!”

Tho’ it’s only the 3rd, I have some thoughts on our celebration of Independence Day. This spring a distant friend contacted me and told me her niece and family were traveling thru’ this area and wanted to spend a little time on a real ranch and see some of the Black Hills and wondered ifContinue reading “The 4th”