While the rest of the country suffers from a heatwave- or so says the internet headlines (I don’t really watch the news- I prefer to read it), it was about 75 here yesterday and threatened rain on and off. This past week we began to cut and bale the alfalfa fields, which are right across [...]
I trust that everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July Holiday, and that we’re all slowly easing back into things. We even took a vacation (gasp) and went to the river on Saturday and Sunday! We slack. I’m aware. But all work and no play, make this cowgirl cranky. I jest, I jest! [...]
O Beautiful, for spacious skies for tall green blades of grass For rolling hills and rivers blue And cowboys who’re horseback America, America! God shed His grace on thee! And crowned thy land with grasses green From sea to shining sea… Have a happy safe Fourth of July! XO
One of the best parts of my life, is that we have the ability to share pieces of our life with folks who can’t own a horse or folks that have never ridden a horse. Not only do we have the ability because we choose to share our horses when we are given the chance, [...]
As we have established previously, testosterone makes boys, men and bulls think they’re invincible,er, stupid. But how does it affect our billy goat? Well, he just has plans for world domination. You can see it in his eyes, his thoughts, his long beard. He’s scheming, I tell you. Certain he can intimidate the human folk [...]
I. LOVE. This. Man. And really, what’s not to love? He makes me coffee every morning. He is so quiet when he gets out of bed, that I rarely even know he gets up. He can cook. He keeps a cleaner house than I. And he loves me too.
Unless you’ve lived on a ranch, are a bull fighter, a bull rider, or a rodeo clown, most of you will never experience the raw exhilaration fear that comes from having a bull blow snot at you, get a little on the hook, and discover, he’s not bluffing. That is exactly what happened to me [...]
What’re you doin’? Scratch, Scratch, Scratch… Is it good, Jake? Earth to Jake! Jake! Come in, Jake! Is that the spot? It must have been good, eh Jake? Hey Buddy! Glad you got your back scratched!
Sunday was sort of a lazy day on the ranch. I mean, lazy as they get while it’s sunny and pretty. Some of the branding crew was still around to hang out. And the cows and calves still hadn’t all paired up, so we chose NOT to move them out to pasture. Plus we were [...]
