A hot day, and a study of a non-spectacular sundown

[Soapweed]

Good windmill fixing rig

Windmill man who knows his stuff

The tail of the windmill

Putting away the tools

Windmill job completed

Not very productive

The meadow view

Pushing cattle to a full tank of fresh water

Dust in the disappearing daylight

Dry and dusty

Drifting down the draw

Drifting in to drink

Almost sundown

Sundown one

Sundown two

Sundown three

Sundown four

Sundown five

Sundown six

Sundown seven

Sundown eight

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Very impressive Sundown in the Soapweeds. Glad ya got yer windmill back in workin order too. Shore is a short one. LOL I think ya'll could use a few drops of rain to settle that dust.

Thanks fer sharin yer day with us Soapweed.

 

[cowzilla]

Guys who think its dry around here should take good hard look at your pictures soap :!: That would open a few eyes :wink: P.S. Pretty sharp looking service truck.

 

[Faster horses]

Yes, Soap, thanks for sharing.

Made me think of that old Audie Murphy movie,
"Seven ways from Sundown Jones"... :wink:

 

[Soapweed]

You know, it's dry and dusty around here and we need a rain badly. Today that doesn't seem so overwhelming, though, as I think back five years. On July 25th, 2001, we had a rip-roarin' hail storm go through this country. It cut a swath 22 miles long and seven miles wide, completely devastating everything in its path. Buildings, wind breaks and windmills were torn up. Irrigated pivots south of us were tipped over. It was a terrible storm, and I think we will wake up tomorrow morning with the drought and still have more feed on hand than we did after the hail storm. This hot dry day has been more bearable by keeping things in the proper perspective.

 

[TXTibbs]

Sure seems like you fix your windmills an awfull lot. Why don't you switch over to solars? Especially with your shallow water....would only need one panal.....maybe two.

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Your absolutely right Soapweed. Everyday here that we go without rain, we just hafta look for other things to make it a better day. No sense in sittin and lookin at the cup as half empty. Half fulls a way better prospective. We have water for the cattle, and the grass hasn't gotten any worse. So onward we go, doin what needs done and smilin about it.

Thanks for the reminder too. Never hurts to check yer perspective on things.

 

[Soapweed]

Sure seems like you fix your windmills an awfull lot. Why don't you switch over to solars? Especially with your shallow water....would only need one panal.....maybe two.

We have seventy of them to take care of, and just changing oil once a year is pretty time consuming. There aren't too many solar watering systems in this country. Guess we are slow to catch on. Besides, they don't portray cattle country in as distinguishing a fashion as do windmills. :wink:

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Soapweed I am sure glad you didn't lose you trigger finger when you ventured over to Bull session cause I sure would have missed your pictures, plus it would have put a crimp in your piano playing and typeing :wink:

 

[L.E. Stevens]

Soapweed have ya ever considered doin a photo-journal type book? I've bought a number of books with photos from Steve Thorton and the like and your photos are as good as theirs. What's nice about yours is they're "real,everyday" portrayls of ranch life. Keep 'em comin!!