Hard to believe after a day like yesterday (the highest I saw the temp was 57º–but it felt oh so much warmer), that we are preparing for what forecasters are calling “the biggest storm of the season”. This cold winter has clung on for far too long. ALL of us here on the ranch thoroughly…
Saturday was branding day at our ranch. It takes a small village and we have great friends and neighbors that joined in to help out.
Spring means branding and vaccinating time for calves before they get turned out with their mamas to summer pastures. We were fortunate to have some very patient friends who offered to let our kids join their kids to learn the ropes of branding over the weekend. It was meant to be a learning experience for…
The past few evenings have been gorgeous here. We had a full harvest moon last night. I don’t know if I can correctly call it “harvest” since it’s the middle of February and everything is dead, but that’s what the huge orange moon reminded me of. Tonight, I was hoping to catch the aurora…
(Can’t you hear Robin William’s unmistakeable voice?) Nothing wakes you up in the morning like a crop duster buzzing the house. Now, my dear husband did give me fair warning last night this would be happening, but, still. It does make a girl sit up quickly. Got out of the house in time to get…