Late December 2013 and early January 2014

[Soapweed]

Christmas greeters at a friend's farm

Kosmo Kid and Sunflower

Taking bred heifers to the corral

To apply the Kosmo Kid's brand

A belated Christmas get-together

Sunflower and her niece

Sparky's family photo

Sorting bred heifers to sell

An old barn with experience and character

Kosmo Kid doing the sorting

The buyer. He looks a lot like Tim Taylor's friend, Wilson. :wink:

All sorted and headed to the corral, to load and haul to their new home

My two favorite ladies. Supper at the Texas Road House

A final neck rub at the airport before Sunflower becomes London bound

Another favorite lady

An old cowboy I've ridden a lot of miles with

A young cowboy I hope to ride a lot of miles with

Celebrating his two year old birthday party

Which was held at Sparky's shop

Party revelers

More party goers

Pizza and pop

And a pinata

Our heifer calves

At their winter quarters

I am happy with their present condition - not too fat and not too thin - just right for taking to grass next summer and putting bulls with them.

 

[Faster horses]

Thanks for the pictures, Soap. They are always interesting.

How's the cat hauling been going for your grandson lately? :wink:

 

[R A]

I enjoyed the photos! I laughed at the Wilson comment!.. ...and you pretty much aligned the elk antlers in the back perfectly on the middle party go'er....

 

[Justin]

wish we had some of your snow. :wink:

 

[Soapweed]

wish we had some of your snow. :wink:

Winter time is a good time for a drought.

 

[jigs]

wish we had some of your snow. :wink:

Winter time is a good time for a drought.

the most true thing I ever heard!

 

[Denny]

Thanks for your time wiith the photo's :wink:

 

[Hayguy]

Thank-you Mr. Soapweed for posting such a bunch of pictures,even though we are miles apart and will probably never meet, you make it seem like we're close next door neighbor's. thank's again.

P.S. Sparky could could call his knife division "Knife Commander" and fit right in with those louisiana boy's :wink: :lol:

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

I'll bet in a couple years a couple of twin boys will want that pedal car lowered from the ceiling.

 

[George]

wish we had some of your snow. :wink:

I would have given you some of ours - - - last Saturday we had bare ground and +40F - - - by Sunday night about 6" to 8" about +30F then by Tuesday we had 18" with -15F - - - back to now we have just traces of snow and it was +47F yesterday and +42F for a low last night and +49F now with mud everywhere!

If you don't like central Indiana weather just wait it will change!

 

[Justin]

wish we had some of your snow. :wink:

Winter time is a good time for a drought.

:nod:

i couldn't agree more

 

[burnt]

Your pictures show a really valuable part of life Soap.

Thanks for posting them and showing family and community are about.

So Sunflower has gone out again. So has our oldest. Don't know about you, but for me, it kinda tears a bit every time, even though he's a grown man, just as Sunflower is a grown woman.

But that's far better than not feeling that way...

 

[Soapweed]

Your pictures show a really valuable part of life Soap.

Thanks for posting them and showing what family and community are about.

So Sunflower has gone out again. So has our oldest. Don't know about you, but for me, it kinda tears a bit every time, even though he's a grown man, just as Sunflower is a grown woman.

But that's far better than not feeling that way...

You are very right, burnt, and I heartily agree. With FaceTime and computers, we do get to converse with her face-to-face on occasion, which is very nice.

 

[gcreekrch]

Your pictures show a really valuable part of life Soap.

Thanks for posting them and showing what family and community are about.

So Sunflower has gone out again. So has our oldest. Don't know about you, but for me, it kinda tears a bit every time, even though he's a grown man, just as Sunflower is a grown woman.

But that's far better than not feeling that way...

You are very right, burnt, and I heartily agree. With FaceTime and computers, we do get to converse with her face-to-face on occasion, which is very nice.

Change is inevitable. We may slow it down at times but we can't stop it.


Thanks for sharing Soap.