Recent content by Tumbleweed

My neice and nephews rode up this afternoon and said they could see and smell smoke so I got up on a hill to see where it was comimg from then went to take a look. Turns out it was about twelve miles from home and in some breaks to the river. Just beyond these vehicles the land drops off and...

DJL this is a photo from the branding I was at the day before. It shows the nordforks pretty well. You can't see all the handle but I think it is about twenty inches long. The fork is set on the calfs neck as they come by and held there until the ropes come tight. Then you roll them on there...

I hadn't thought about it but Jinglebob is probably right about me gettin old and needin to stay a horseback :wink: Come to think of it I was to a branding the day before and the only time I got off my horse was when we took a break to drink beer and tell stories and then again for dinner :D

IL Rancher thanks for the help with the photos. I added some text before I uploaded them when I sorted them off so maybe that's what happened. I have another photo here that I uploaded with out any text so I'll see what happens this time. The img is still capitalized. Kola that isn't santa...

I'm stumped. I don't know why these pictures don't show up.

I went to a branding a few days ago and took some photos. Several of the people who visit ranchersnet were there.I thought they would enjoy seeing some of the pictures and others would too who visit here. Rawhider and friends

I don't agree with this article below but it is the other side of the debate. I believe when we take raw materials and create with "our" labor and creativity the things we need we are wealthy. If we produce more than our needs the surplus we can trade for the things we don't have and we become...

I came accross this article on the bees dieing off and thought it was interesting. Geneticly modified seeds are suspected of playing a role but there has been very little research in that area. COLLAPSING COLONIES Are GM Crops Killing Bees? By Gunther Latsch March 22, 2007 Spiegel.de A...

A loose back cinch scares me because of something no one has mentioned yet. Back quite a few years ago there was a fellow around starting colts and he told a story about a fellow he had known. He said the fellow was starting a colt in a round pen. The back cinch was to loose. The fellow was...

http://www.kenovercast.com/thecowboyshow.html Here's a link for Ken Overcasts cowboy show. It's one of my favorites and comes on the local radio station on weekends. At this web site you can listen to three of his radio programs on dial up or highspeed. He plays cowboy music, poetry and...

http://www.1880town.com/index.htm There were sure some pretty pictures in this contest. Number 1 was real pretty with those mountains in the background. It would be fun to gather and work cattle there. I took the picture of the chute and cattle car about a month ago at the 1880 town east of...

Horseshoer I've experienced similar situations in the time I was driving truck. I never did have anybody run off the road because of it though but have had them pull over and stop. You do have the right of way and they have the ditch and if they are smart they'll use it. You're right also...

I came accross this picture of Bush awhile back and though it was kind of funny. Guess the person who put the caption on it didn't like him much. You want me to stick this where?

On that day I was watching the news on tv when the first plane hit and I thought it was an accident. I was about to leave home to meet a fellow several miles away to move some hay for me. I didn't have a radio in that pickup. When I met him he asked if I'd heard the news and I said yes but then...

I came across a speech that I think was pretty good. Some may not like it but I think we need to keep an eye on the republicans too and not just the democrats when it comes to our constitutional rights. I’m going to post a quote by Thomas Jefferson again to keep in mind while you read this...