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WPC – Abandoned (1) …

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…before my time. The galvanized casing of an old water well, perhaps a windmill, elevated to fill a tank or water trough for livestock.

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Posted on March 1, 2014 by in Photographs

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OUR WINDOW

Posted on March 1, 2014 by | 13 comments

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Have I become so hardened by this prolonged drought that I am reluctant to express much joy with our recent rains, ever vulnerable, afraid to let my guard down? A drop in the proverbial bucket when considering the bigger picture, am I afraid we may be spurned again with only two months left of our grass season—too long in a dry rut?

But none of this obstructs our evening conversations, finding lines of poetry in the space between us. I pen my name—and you hear rain like applause on the roof.

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Flower Friday – White-Veined Mallow

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It seems a bit early for wildflowers, especially with so little grass, but a few Fiddleneck and Popcorn Flowers are also starting to appear on the shoulders of the ‘long pasture’.

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Posted on February 28, 2014 by in Photographs

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Wild Cucumber (Sierra Man-root)

Wild Cucumber (Sierra Man-root)

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Not a drought-buster, but the grass is happy—and hence, so are we.

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Golden Eagle

Posted on February 27, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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We’ve been watching a young Golden Eagle since the first-calf heifers began calving in September. Everybody’s hungry in a drought and the small Wagyu X calves had to be tempting. Yesterday, it landed in a tree outside the window to watch us. I’ve often thought we were entertainment for eagles.

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WPC – Threes (2) – Good Guys, Bad Guys?

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The sound of a low flying helicopter brought us out of the house, our horses nervous and uneasy. We assume it was looking for marijuana gardens in canyons that have been bone dry since the beginning of the drought.

Camera shy, they avoided the house, then headed to a steep pasture where a 75 year-old man is gathering remnants on a young horse. We worry. The colt would damn-sure blow-up if face-to-face with a helicopter coming over the ridge—damn-sure scatter the day’s work and maybe get someone hurt.

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Posted on February 26, 2014 by in Photographs

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Promising

Posted on February 26, 2014 by | 5 comments
6:30 a.m.

6:30 a.m.

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Dry Creek 2013

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January 4, 2013

January 4, 2013

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Christmas 2013

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December 28, 2013

December 28, 2013

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WPC – Threes

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The topic for this week’s photo challenge is “threes” WPC. With the help of our neighbors, gathering calves to brand is fairly routine, few words are spoken—an order where everyone has a job to do. We usually brand one calf at a time, going ‘old people slow’, trying to make it as easy on the calf as we can.

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Posted on February 23, 2014 by in Photographs

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