Bucket Calves and the Things Just Keep Piling On~

Things are piling up, it’s the month of May.  Fences need gone around, cattle needed sorted and turned out, musk thistle needs sprayed, garden needs tended, grass needs mowed, haying equipment needs gone over, heifer bulls need turned out. I know this time of year is insanely busy.  I know it!  I mentally prep for …

Sorting for Summer Pastures~

It’s a crew of nine, three adults and six kids sorting over 300 head for breeding pastures.  One by one they are paired up and brought out. 80 head for this pasture, 70 for this one, 90 for the next and so on.  We need all the cows that have a “G” on their tag …

Holding On~

It is the morning after branding. Beautifully calm and wet, the sun is just peaking over the eastern horizon and the frogs are croaking up a storm.  Back home in the Sandhills the sound of frogs croaking is one of the first signs of spring.  The ground and water finally thaw out in the meadows …

Branding Prep~

Today is branding prep and here in the thick of it is my momma.  She drove three hours to help me cook food and wash dishes.  She has hand washed half my kitchen twice already today. Methodically and calmly, we have worked side by side all day to prepare baked beans, various salads, desserts and …