what a beautiful day for a branding....mild breeze, good friends, tons of kids, coolers of beer (yes, sw, silver bullet among others

) and a mess load of chili, cowboy chili, cornbread, salads and donuts afterwards!!
bringing them in bright and early...had everything moving by 7 am
bringing in the last of the herd and collecting dust while doing so!
waiting their turn
king of the branding iron!! :wink:
demodrivergus showing the guys "how it's done"....this is why she is soooo good at tackle basketball!! :shock:
cowboyup using the irons and smoke in the air.....do ya EVER get used to that smell :? :lol:
two of the many ropers here today...all of the riders got their chance to rope as we had over 300 head to brand and it HAD to be done today since a few of the brothers are having their brandings tomorrow!! The gentleman on the left is Jim Powers...one of the hubby's best friends and the other gentleman is one of the hubby's 11 brothers, Huey!
Demodriver and her Uncle Chief (another of the hubby's brothers) waiting for the next calf!
git 'er done!! :lol:
and at the end of the day, the littlest ones still had the energy to pick a wrestling match with Aunt Gus!! sheesh...she thought the calves were tough to wrestle...she had these kids all whipped til uncle chief came along and gave the little ones "a helping hand" :lol: :lol:
actually took over 80 pix, but ya know how dial up is :roll: :roll:
no pix of all the food, though, since I was busy grilling up hamburgers while all the rest were eating!! Sure had a great day...this is one of the few days of the year when I really do not mind the hustle and bustle of having over 50 people in my place!! :lol: :lol: