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November 16 - 21, 2014

Soapweed

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northern Nebraska Sandhills
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Late afternoon of a cold day
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The cows got some cake.
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Later in the day
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Windmill at sundown
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One grandson dressed, and one to go
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My little baby sitting project
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What was supposed to be ten or fifteen minutes turned into almost an hour and a half. They were good kids, and the only one about
ready to cry was grandpa. :-)
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Frost
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Lots of it
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This many trees in Nebraska is almost what we call a forest--a frosted forest.
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Road to the ranch
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Old telegraph pole in the shadow
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A gate on the meadow
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Windmill, cell phone tower, tree, wire, post, and grass all in the same picture
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Another tree
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Same tree from the shadowy side
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Frost on the wire
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Trying to sight in on the wire to see if her back is straight
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Big cottonwoods on the meadow
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They are very old trees, pretty good sized at the base, and could probably tell lots of good stories.
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Ready to feed a little hay
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They'll be brand new mommas in just a very few months.
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A geezer with no ears. How in the world does that hat keep from falling down over his eyes?
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Heifers are scattered out eating cake
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Taking off the net-wrat
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A 39-gallon garbage bag comes in handy to keep net-wrap consolidated and from making a mess.
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One bale scattered out for quite a ways, fed small enough to not cause much waste.
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Caker and across-the-bed tool box. There is still plenty of room for two bales of hay.
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Later in the day feeding another bunch hay
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A lert cow. The world needs more lerts.
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Same old geezer with no ears visible here either.
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Number Black 277. Her mother is Yellow 598.
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Number Black 266. Her mother is a rip.
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String of hay
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Blue 195
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Brown 868--alias Wilson, looking over the black fence.
 
There are quite a few "lerts" at this location. Caused by ever being watchful for the next wolf or grizzly to appear in their midst.

Lerts are just fine as long as the weather allows them to attend their own business.
 

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