Category: The Ranch

<a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000513.html">This morning</a> I jokingly made mention that tthe government knowingly sets out to harm people and the country. Well I guess somebody heard me, in fact the whole <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000501.html">conspiracy</a> thing might actually have merit. Today in the mail I recived notice from the US Dept of Justice that the Federal Government was filing…

Smoke, smoke everywhere but not a fire near me, at least that I'm aware of. The smoke rolled in here heavy yesterday and it still looks like it is hanging around this morning. I'm not sure where it is from but there is some fires in <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WESTERN_WILDFIRES?SITE=MTGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Washington</a> that may account for the smoke.<br />n<br…

I am not a big fan of conspiracy theories but I am begging to think there might be something to some of them. Yesterday afternoon while out checking water after preg checking the heifers I saw a helicopter flying towards me. We are off the beaten path and don't see many helicoptors so I watched…

Busy this morning. Between the back spasms, which are finally on the decrease after 3 weeks fighting back problems, and getting ready to pregnancy check the replacement heifers was just too busy/uncomfortable to post anything. Kind of wish there was something exiting to talk about but afraid not.<br />n<!–more–><br />nThe Pregnancy check went well and…

A quick update on the ranch. Finished putting up the barley hay a couple of days ago. Was I ever glad that chore was done. Got about 1 3/4 ton per acre. Damn good yeild if you ask me. Considering that from the time I planted it until the middle of June it had no…

Well, the worrying begins again for another year. Our stretch of heat we have had, which <a href="http://wulfgar.typepad.com/a_chicken_is_not_pillage/2004/07/im_a_pod_person.html">some</a> perversely like, but many (<a href="http://www.sbpoet.com/2004/07/pod_people.html">here</a>, <a href="http://duck.hekhet.net/index.php?p=268">here</a>, <a href="http://www.davidmsc.com/archives/001615.shtml">here</a>, <a href="http://www.para-bellum.net/archives/000199.html">here</a>) rightly find it oppressing, has lead to one of those reasons I hate hot weather.<br />n<br />nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT<br />n220 PM MDT SUN…

I hate hot weather!! It is just too hot if you ask me. The hired man asked me what he was supposed to do today and I lined out some things for him and told him "when it gets too hot quit and go home, nothing is that pressing to get heat stroke over." I…

As dry as it has been around here I have not been seeing very many flowers around. What few there have been have been stunted and not real pretty. In the past week this has changed though. A new flower has shown up that whenever I see I really think is beautiful.<br />n<!–more–><br />n<img src="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/cactii.jpg"><br…

Have been busy the past few days putting up what little hay I have.<br />n<br />n<img src="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/hayfield.jpg"><br />n<br />nThis is really sad if you ask me. On ground that I normally get 5000 little square bales of hay, I managed to get 1500. Unbelivable. The insurance adjuster was supposed to be out today to finish…

Question of the day (QOTD). Actually it might be question of the year or lifetime or some such.<br />n<br />nWhy is it when my cattle get out on the neighbors place they call me and want me to get them out, but when their cattle get into my place and I tell them about it…