leanin' H
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We spent one last couple of three days at the ranch. I start the new job and Little H goes back to school tomorrow. It's been a wonderful summer with the family. Having money will be pretty wonderful too, but we've had a summer of miracles. Friends, family and lots of ranch trips. Who could ask for more? 
I spent some more time on my fence. Down to the last quarter mile of rocks. It's a personal challenge now! I'll finish that bugger on weekends for free if I have to, but i WILL finish it! The second to last strain brace in the bottom of the middle creek draw.
A little less than a quarter mile that'a way is the finish line. Yipeeeee!
A slimmer silouette next to a hole needing a cedar post planted in it.
On Friday at 5 pm it was still plenty warm. The challenge is packing enough water to keep ya runnin' on all cylinders. I don't want to know how hot it was on the fence all day.
I got in the truck Friday to go meet the guys to replace the damaged gate I showed ya in another post. They were some very repentant young men. Must of thanked me 50 times for not pressing the issue in court. They jumped in and dug two good postholes and set the two new big gate posts I cut. Then they hung the new gate they bought. It ended up being a great deal. They learned something and I did too. Even though people can drive ya crazy sometimes they can surprise ya also. Here's the new gate. Hope it lasts as long as the one it replaced.
Last night the monsoon moisture came cruising in from the south. We went from super dry and triple digits to an all night rain and the 60's today. The ol' clouds hanging on the mountain looks like fall.
Nothing freshens and renews the desert like rain! Wish ya'll could smell this picture. Sage brush, Cedars and Wet Dirt! Makes fencing a pure pleasure. Even the rocks were agreeable today! :wink:
Another shot of the remnants of last nights storm.
After finishing the section of fence i was working on this mornin' we went up the canyon for a little jaunt. You may remember the pictures of the fire i took a couple weeks ago and the helicopter that helped put it out. Littlest H has been begging to go hike up to the burnt trees and see it for himself. So we did today. It was a good 1/2 a mile up a cedar ridge and pretty steep. But the 4 of us made the climb. Here's 3 of the 4 posing with the ashes.
Littlest H was pretty excited to be at the spot. He's either going to be a wildland fire fighter or a pyromaninac! :shock: Either one beats a bullrider!
The kids had a pretty fun summer. What else matters?
This tree was much warmer the last time i was here! :shock:
And this afternoon we discovered this written inside an old grain bin at the Henry Ekker Ranch. It was written by one of my Mom's cousins in 1945. She has since passed away. Hope ya'll leave your own little marks on life so folks will know you were there. Especially through acts and deeds and words. Thanks for including this goofball from the desert in the Ranchers.net club and thanks for all the thoughts and prayers while we were looking for work. They have meant the world to us! I am mighty proud to know ya and count many of you as close friends. I'll try hard to not let WORK interfere with checking in with ya! :roll: Be good!
I spent some more time on my fence. Down to the last quarter mile of rocks. It's a personal challenge now! I'll finish that bugger on weekends for free if I have to, but i WILL finish it! The second to last strain brace in the bottom of the middle creek draw.
A little less than a quarter mile that'a way is the finish line.
Yipeeeee!
A slimmer silouette next to a hole needing a cedar post planted in it.
On Friday at 5 pm it was still plenty warm. The challenge is packing enough water to keep ya runnin' on all cylinders. I don't want to know how hot it was on the fence all day.
I got in the truck Friday to go meet the guys to replace the damaged gate I showed ya in another post. They were some very repentant young men. Must of thanked me 50 times for not pressing the issue in court. They jumped in and dug two good postholes and set the two new big gate posts I cut. Then they hung the new gate they bought. It ended up being a great deal. They learned something and I did too. Even though people can drive ya crazy sometimes they can surprise ya also. Here's the new gate. Hope it lasts as long as the one it replaced.
Last night the monsoon moisture came cruising in from the south. We went from super dry and triple digits to an all night rain and the 60's today. The ol' clouds hanging on the mountain looks like fall.
Nothing freshens and renews the desert like rain! Wish ya'll could smell this picture. Sage brush, Cedars and Wet Dirt! Makes fencing a pure pleasure. Even the rocks were agreeable today! :wink:
Another shot of the remnants of last nights storm.
After finishing the section of fence i was working on this mornin' we went up the canyon for a little jaunt. You may remember the pictures of the fire i took a couple weeks ago and the helicopter that helped put it out. Littlest H has been begging to go hike up to the burnt trees and see it for himself. So we did today. It was a good 1/2 a mile up a cedar ridge and pretty steep. But the 4 of us made the climb.
Here's 3 of the 4 posing with the ashes.
Littlest H was pretty excited to be at the spot. He's either going to be a wildland fire fighter or a pyromaninac! :shock: Either one beats a bullrider!
The kids had a pretty fun summer. What else matters?
This tree was much warmer the last time i was here! :shock:
And this afternoon we discovered this written inside an old grain bin at the Henry Ekker Ranch. It was written by one of my Mom's cousins in 1945. She has since passed away. Hope ya'll leave your own little marks on life so folks will know you were there. Especially through acts and deeds and words. Thanks for including this goofball from the desert in the Ranchers.net club and thanks for all the thoughts and prayers while we were looking for work. They have meant the world to us! I am mighty proud to know ya and count many of you as close friends. I'll try hard to not let WORK interfere with checking in with ya! :roll: Be good!
