June 20 and 21, 2014

[Soapweed]

Branding decorative boards for the new café in town

Artisans of the trade

91 years and hanging tough

Brands from our outfit

Getting it just right

My neighbor's good solar well system

Critters

Storm coming

Putting out salt and mineral

A cow with the Spearhead brand

Getting dark

Licking their lips in anticipation

Dark storm clouds

The natives

Seem restless

With good reason, I suppose.

The wind is going to come up in a minute.

And it did.

 

[Anonymous]

A couple of years ago a lifelong friend, neighbor, and bull customer built a new set of corrals and calving barn... When he got it finished on his 60th birthday party he threw a big blowout and barn dance-several hundred attended- and he had everyone bring their branding irons... We lined the top rail of his new barn with all the brands....
It is neat to see...