I was a HORSE crazy kid. Just ask my parents. At age 4 I started begging for a horse. I got a riding lesson here or there, and a week or two at summer ...
The Colt Cam Chronicles
Well, I'm back with another installment! Not that I haven't been handling colts all the while - though it's been intermittent at best. But it's way ...
Fall Work… And a Fall.
Of all the jobs there are to do on the ranch, working cattle, horseback, has to be my favorite. Fall and Winter provide no shortage of opportunities ...
Happy Thanksgiving
I'm thankful for so many things in my life and I try to be grateful, daily. I wish you all the same -- find the things in life that are blessings and ...
2014 Christmas Cards
People have been asking me for months when these would be available. I have been so busy, that I almost didn't want to fuss with them. Often I spend ...
Shipping and Weaning
Yesterday we shipped calves. All this means, is they are now at a sale barn to be sold. We are a commercial cow/calf operation which means we aren't ...
Goodbye, Little Red
When we branded this June, there was a big boned, knobby-kneed, red calf that was pretty weak. We looked at our book and he was two weeks old. He ...
By the Light of the Full Moon
Shipping season has arrived! The time of year that I’d say most ranchers look forward to - reaping the rewards of their season of hard work, through ...
Smashing Cans for a Cure
Avie and I got to spend our weekend in Huron, SD for a cancer benefit run. We had a lot of fun. The first run we were 5 holes out of the money and the ...
Bob the barn cat
He's furry. He purrs a lot. And I raised him. Well, technically Sookie raised him. She's a good mama cat. When he was weaned I decided I had to ...










