A New Year~

As we drive back home through the Sandhills, a thick hoarfrost has covered the snow-covered hills. With the fading fog and rising sun, a spectacular winter wonderland delights my eyes. There is no doubt the Sandhills are stunning, a slap in your in the face kind of beautiful, unlike any other place on earth, the last …

Journal Entry December 29, 2023~

We drove up to Lakeside today for family Christmas. The day was bright and sunny, not a cloud in the sky when the sun rose with a low of 18. Ty left early to grain the calves and cows, while the girls and I packed and did a quick clean of the house.  The feedlot had called …

Cowgirl Chronicles: December 26, 2023~

Another dreary day. The wind blew hard in the night making the loose board in the ceiling creak with each gust. In the dark of morning, I tried to judge how much new snow had fallen through the amber beam of the yard lights, but it was hard to gauge with the shadows and drifts. In many …

Cowgirl Chronicles: Christmas Day

It's a Christmas blizzard for Nebraska. I remember two other Christmas's that were hit by blizzards, 2008 and 2017. In 2008, Dad almost tipped the tractor over trying to feed the heifers up in a hole for protection. The East of the Pivot pasture had little for protection from a north wind except one fairly deep hole …

Cowgirl Chronicles: Christmas Eve

Christmas Blizzard Prep~ Well, I am fairly certain most of Nebraska woke up probably like me today, surprised by the very amped up weather forecast which has put much of the state in a blizzard warning for the next three days. Twenty-four hours ago, we were under the impression we would get by with a …

Cowgirl Chronicles: December 23, 2023

A sliver of red finally crests the horizon of the cornfield.  There he is, the last one.  Good golly bull, take your sweet time please.  I got places to go buddy. Slowly, his entire bulk appears as he lumbers toward the feed truck. The sun itself has yet to come up over the horizon. Although …

Winter Light~

long shadows cast in golden lightclouds, rippling, across the skydancing heavenly hosts appearto bid the sun goodbye.the sound of silence interruptedthe warmth of light aglowbegging for my presenceI acquiesce in silent reposewater drips from the horse’s mouthas he lifts his head to starecornstalks rustle across the fieldthe sound gently wafting through the airthe cat purrs …

The Wind Showed Up~

The wind showed up out of nowhere.  I wonder where he's from and where he'll go?  I have a hunch the northwest holds the answer, she always seems to know. It was such a nice calm day without him.That boisterous thug roars through the branches and teases dirt to fly.I suppose he has his reasonings. …

Ranch Round up for December~

The fall cattle work is all finished. Everything is where it needs to be for the time being, and we are catching our breath.  With the pace slowing down, I am tending to things that have sat on the back burner (like the office work and laundry!), and Ty is diving headfirst into a large …

Sovereign~

Ooof, November is over, and I feel like I have been put through the ringer.  It was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs. We had highs, and we had lows, and right now, I am not sure which way is up or down. I feel a little whip lashed, and since it has …