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#353 FRIENDS AND FANCIES by Bob Moreland IN KEEPING WITH INDEPENDENCE DAY 2010 The Prime Minister of Australia has the backbone to come out in the open with ideas the rest of the free nations in the world need to heed and demand that their...

Three horses stand out in my life above all others. They were all paints. Roxy was my loyal little Indian pony that I had when I was a kid. If I fell off she would always wait for me. We drove her on a cart down to Leander Creek, picked wild fruit and took it in to Merriiman and peddled...

We had fun both driving and riding Roxy BobM outgrew Roxy and turned her over to his little brother Spot before she became a kid horse Sybil, at 4, could do a man's work on Spot "JR", my top saddle horse the last 10 years before I retired Cattle drive on Leander Creek Coffee Break...

Big Swede and JF encouraged me to continue "Memories." If any of you good people see more Moreland land, cattle and people than you think is our share please let us know! Bob M's dad in about 1921 Bob M's mother in 1920 shortly after their marriage. Buster, the dog, got to go along...

Bob M in May 1979. Photo by Margaret A. MacKichan Green Valley Branding Crew 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Shorty Barr. Homesteaders on the Niobrara mid 1930's "Bud" taken on my dad's ranch about 1938 Saddle horses on the Green Valley Ranch 1990 Mid-morning break on the Niobrara south of...

This picture was also used on the 1964 Nebraska Hereford Directory with the following dedication. The Nebraska Hereford Association dedicates this Cover Page to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Belsky, Merriman, Nebraska. The Belskys have just recently retired after serving many years as lovers and breeders...

Soapweed and JF a few years ago on a cattle drive. Soapweed and his mule team, Bonnie and Clyde Trailride on the head of LaCreek Noon stop on Leander Creek "Here comes trouble." Sparky in his younger days Moreland reunion on top of Courthouse Rock. Middle kid on the ground is Bob M...

Soapweed. when he was a kid, used to, every time we went to a restaurant, turn his placemat upside down and draw a picture. They were definitely one of a kind, The waitresses used to squabble to see who got them. I wish I had retreived more of them but if anyone might be interested I will try...

#341 FRIENDS AND FANCIES by Bob M Last Tuesday we went to long-time friend Alan Rice’s funeral. Despite stormy weather and the fact that it was the forepart of the week, before any of the local papers had even announced his death, the old American Legion was nearly filled with relatives...

#340 FRIENDS AND FANCIES by Bob Moreland The Farm Ranch Magazine publishes diaries every month from farm-ranch people. Twenty-two years ago, in April, they published one that I wrote. I will only list a few of the more interesting days to fit into the available space. Here is...

#339 FRIENDS AND FANCIES by Bob M Arliss’ daughter, De Ann, asked me if I had just started writing recently or if I liked to write since childhood. I looked for a poem that I wrote at a pretty early age which Mom saved. I didn’t find it but it concerned...

#338 FRIENDS AND FANCIES by Bob Moreland “Carroll County Cattletales” is a book that was put together by cattle feeders from that county in Iowa in 1997. Lawrence Schmitz wrote to me asking me to contribute a story about our relationship with cattle...

#337 FRIENDS AND FANCIES by Bob M I left three pictures in Rapid City at the Hobby Shop to be framed two or three weeks ago. They are a bit rare and unusual in that they are old pictures that were taken with cameras which were set in the center...

Soapweed entered my story about being proud of my grandson's enthusiam for ranching and the parallel of his start with 50 two year old heifers and mine with the same number at the same age 66 years ago.

It is a beautiful morning here on the Green Valley. 1.4 inches of rain came during the night. I opened up the windows to let the fresh air in. A Mourning Dove is cooing (or whatever they do.) I always like their music but for the first time paid closer attention. They sure know how to...

Kosmo and his bride of 10 days pulled into the ranch from their Carribean Honeymoon and the bride's home inear Lewiston, Idaho, with the Excursion pulling a Uhaul both of them loaded to the hilt. My bride and I just arrived back after a long city block's walk home in the moonlight after...

This is my first time on Ranchers Net since the format changed although I have enjoyed reading and looking at pictures. My step daughter, Patty, is here from Texas and helped me register again so I expect to exchange conversations in the future. Soapweed is a familiar name on this webste and I...

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Jersey Lilly: Your story reminded me of a church experience that we had many years ago. My daughter, Sandra, was two or three. She took her slightly soiled, unkempt rubber doll, with a robust squawk when you pinched it, everywhere and, of course, it went to church with us that Sunday morning...

Had a call from my only son, Soapweed, awhile ago. He said his youngest son, that he pictures wearing a cosmopolitan cap or leaning on a $200 Cadallac, was headed for the National FFA Convention. Soapweed ran across the coach in town and stated he was sorry the cosmo kid wouldn't be playing...