An internet friend from Nevada, who has been working over in this neck of the woods, stopped in yesterday morning. I put him to work. Made him ride a good horse and help me move some cows, bring in a bummed calf and rope and doctor a yearling heifer. We had fun. Fed him aContinue reading “Visitors”
Category Archives: weather
Oofda, I sveat
as the Norsk lady said. 😉 Got up over 100 yesterday afternoon according to Cindy’s car thermometer. I saw on Facebook that last night was one of the “Summer Nights” events in Rapid City,m they have been doing on Thursday evenings. they block off a side street and bring in music and food and peopleContinue reading “Oofda, I sveat”
Gonna warm up a little
Supposed to get up in the 90’s today. Not much breeze today, but they are calling for the wind to blow tomorrow. Cindy and I drove down to a Memorial service for the father of a friend, in Wall last night. Cindy hadn’t been there in awhile so she got to see some of herContinue reading “Gonna warm up a little”
Artist Ride
Got home yesterday after dinner and a couple friends had gotten here shortly before me.We drove around and looked at some stuff and then Cindy got here, so we picked her up and headed out for some more looking around. Then they had to split. I have been spending this morning trying to catch upContinue reading “Artist Ride”
Company
Delbert and Clint came over this morning and took all the teeth of the old Farmhand head for their sweep head. Me and the boys had an early lunch and nap and then we went and doctored a bad eyed heifer then moved some pairs and shut some gates. they are getting handier on thisContinue reading “Company”
Foggy out
this morning. Pretty cool. Good sleeping weather, with the windows open. ‘Course a grasshopper might come in and eat everything in the house if you do! 😉 There is a clinic going on up at Brad’s, so me and the boys went up for awhile the other morning. Bridgette came out and rode along forContinue reading “Foggy out”
Another thunderstorm
as I type. Sure is a wet ol’ country this year. Me and the grandsons went out this morning and built a removable back end on the little flat bed wagon so we can pitch hay on, but take the back off if we need to haul little square bales. My yearling heifer guy andContinue reading “Another thunderstorm”
Another day in the sunshine
Went out this morning and set three more posts for the corral fence. Then mowed the road ditch that was left to do and then went out this afternoon and dump raked it. I worked on the rake the other day and fixed a flipper on it so that it works like it’s supposed to.Continue reading “Another day in the sunshine”
Whew!
Pretty warm and muggy out there. Got some rain last night. I went out and started working on replacing some old boards in the corral with poles. Went and picked up some old oak poles Dusty gave me years ago. they are in surprisingly good shape, for as long as they have lain around. HopeContinue reading “Whew!”
Odds and ends
Me and the boys ran down to Punkin Center the other day and ate lunch and picked up some rail road ties for posts. Also some more calf feed. We dug holes for the posts yesterday and took off a gate and set a new post for it. Gramma got home about then, so sheContinue reading “Odds and ends”