March 1 - 3, 2015

[Soapweed]

Chelsie and her kid

True love

Cute pair

Another cute pair

Brotherly love

Cousins

The newest member of the firm

John Burton, old time cowboy

Hard working modern cowboy

Dressed for a winter day

Cows going by

 

[Faster horses]

Those grandkids are sure cute, Soapweed.
I must say you have a lot of courage posting pictures of a goat on here.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Soapweed]

Those grandkids are sure cute, Soapweed.
I must say you have a lot of courage posting pictures of a goat on here.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm very proud to say, it ain't my goat.

 

[gcreekrch]

I wish it was in God's plan for me to meet Mr. Burton. I heard lots about him through the years.

All cute kids!

 

[LazyWP]

If you would put windshields on your Rangers, a person wouldn't have to attire in every article of clothing they own! :twisted:

 

[Soapweed]

I wish it was in God's plan for me to meet Mr. Burton. I heard lots about him through the years.

All cute kids!

John's first wife, Ardith, died in the mid-1990's. She was a wonderful lady, and John married another wonderful lady, Ruth, a few years later. Both John and Ruth are in the rest home in Rushville, Nebraska at this time. Ruth's son, Roger, was here visiting from Arizona, so he brought them out to our place for dinner this past Sunday. It was fun seeing them again, and rehashing some fond memories of times spent together in the past. John is very hard of hearing, so there was quite a bit of "shouting" that occurred for the rest of us to get our points across.

As I helped John into the back seat of their car, he said, "I have one more thing I want to tell you." John had cowboyed out in Nevada and Utah in his younger days. He was out "with the wagon," camping out every night and working cattle with seven other cowboys. He was a good bronc rider, and drew the "rough string" of horses no one else wanted to ride. Here was his last statement as he got in the car: "I rode the rough string all the time in Nevada, and those other cowboys never once saw me hit the ground." I don't blame John for being proud of that. He didn't say if he'd ever "hit the ground" when no one else happened to be watching, and I didn't ask.

When John returned from his experiences in Nevada and Utah, he brought back a pair of chinks like the buckaroos out in that country used. John was pretty sure that those were the first chinks to be in Cherry County, Nebraska. When I was ten years old, he let me borrow them one day. They were long enough on me to almost be full length chaps, and I wore them proudly.

If you would put windshields on your Rangers, a person wouldn't have to attire in every article of clothing they own! :twisted:

But then dust would be a factor.

 

[Ho55]

Did John ever mention what part of Utah he cowboyed in?

 

[LazyWP]

But then dust would be a factor.

I will deal with dust in the winter before I will wear goggles, facemask, and every other article of clothing I own. On mine, ,y lower part og the windshield flips up and allows the dust to blown on by. Guess I am just not tough enough.

 

[Denny]

Those grandkids look very special, Your oldest granddaughters saying on her shirt seams to suit her "Happy Go Lucky" the "Bash Brothers" Thats what I think when I seen those twins. We had some friends growing up and they had twin boys that played football and they were good at it and thats what we called them the "Bash Brothers"

 

[Kosmo1]

But then dust would be a factor.

I will deal with dust in the winter before I will wear goggles, facemask, and every other article of clothing I own. On mine, ,y lower part og the windshield flips up and allows the dust to blown on by. Guess I am just not tough enough.

Believe it or not that particular day a horse was my vehicle of choice. Blowing snow with 35mph wind can be as painful to your eyes at idle or in motion. Also, one must dress accordingly for whatever job is required at the moment.

 

[gcreekrch]

But then dust would be a factor.

I will deal with dust in the winter before I will wear goggles, facemask, and every other article of clothing I own. On mine, ,y lower part og the windshield flips up and allows the dust to blown on by. Guess I am just not tough enough.

Believe it or not that particular day a horse was my vehicle of choice. Blowing snow with 35mph wind can be as painful to your eyes at idle or in motion. Also, one must dress accordingly for whatever job is required at the moment.

I've never been too concerned with some of my weather related fashion statements either. There is a thin line between toughness and stupidity. :wink:

 

[leanin' H]

But then dust would be a factor.

I will deal with dust in the winter before I will wear goggles, facemask, and every other article of clothing I own. On mine, ,y lower part og the windshield flips up and allows the dust to blown on by. Guess I am just not tough enough.

Believe it or not that particular day a horse was my vehicle of choice. Blowing snow with 35mph wind can be as painful to your eyes at idle or in motion. Also, one must dress accordingly for whatever job is required at the moment.

I've never been too concerned with some of my weather related fashion statements either. There is a thin line between toughness and stupidity. :wink:

I have crossed that line many a time!

Great Pictures as always Soap.

 

[James]

It has a number of years since I saw John, summered some cows and calves at the Ellsworth ranch one year close to 30 years ago. He seems to wintering pretty good. Dad and John had a good visit about the old days of dances in the area when they were younger.