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Somewhere below zero this morning… my new Chinese made thermometer had some snow on it so i couldn’t read it very well… Rod Nelson posted it was 40 below up in NoDak where he lives.. that is chilly, I don’t care who you are…I finally bundled up and went out to feed and it wasn’tContinue reading “A touch of fall in the air…”

Took off this morning and stopped in Sturgis and had them mount the new tire and rim on my trailer and put a new tire on the other side to match, headed to Belle and stopped in where i left the logs to see how the guy was getting along with making lumber out ofContinue reading “More haulin’…”

Chance and Tate went out on the miserable day yesterday and ended up getting some cows bought at a fair price… much higher than usual, but then every thing is higher and sounds like they got these bought right for what they are… so I went and fed this morning and then stopped at PunkinContinue reading “Haulin’…”

Went from 50 yesterday to about zero out right now… snow and some wind… Cindy and Hope stayed in town because of the road… Gus and Sam are here with me and Tate and Chance are at a cow sale… we had pancakes and eggs and bacon for supper..now they are watching silly TV shows…Continue reading “Brrr… again…”

Well, it’s in the books for this year. I went up Friday afternoon so we could rehearse…had a great bunch and we worked at getting it right late into the evening, then on Saturday at 1 pm we kicked it off… had a nice crowd, almost all the seats were full… then I went toContinue reading “Cowboy Christmas Ball”

Cindy’s car thermometer sez it’s 20 above… real good brisk wind coming from the west northwest…I lured the cows into the corral with some hay, locked them in, saddled up ol’ Beav and sorted off the butcher steer and the little bull… well, actually I had to rope the little bull as he wouldn’t sortContinue reading “Another wintry day”

With a “doodle” by LE Stevens… The Perfect Christmas tree Gramma wanted a Christmas tree and it’s got to be big and nice Me? I’m thinkin’ of the cost tree’s like that are high priced! But then I have an idea I’ll get one just like she wants I’ve seen the perfect Christmas tree whileContinue reading “Christmas poem 2013”

Just another day in paradise! Had to ether the tractor even after it was plugged in all night… me thinks maybe the block heater is no good…and so lovely to change out even when the weather is nice… It didn’t drift real bad around here, made a track for hope and Cindy and they tookContinue reading “Cold and windy…”

10 inches of snow, blowing winds and about zero … cows seemed to real enjoy their hay today… Cindy attempted to go to work and came back because of drifts and icy road… there are mutterings of the women attempting to go to town tomorrow… of course they need me to dig them out withContinue reading “Blizzard conditions”

Supposed to snow tonight and tomorrow and dip down below zero and not get real warm for awhile and the wind is supposed to howl… welcome to wonderful wintry South Dakota! Probably have to go give the cows a little hay, I hate not feeding cattle when it’s cold and windy out, even tho’ theyContinue reading “December brrrr”