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Today we gathered and sorted pairs to go to the forest. It was a balmy 35 degrees this morning with 30-40mph winds :eek: . Lets just say my help won't forget this day anytime soon... and I hope they'll come back again :D .

Meet the crew for today's sort:

My good friend Lisa and Jim aka "boss"


My neighbor Jim.


My friend Bill.


And last but not least... Bacon. Bacon had an emergency surgery this spring to remove his gall bladder. It was a close call, but you'd never know it. He's recovered well, and celebrated his near death experience by buying a new horse, new saddle, and will soon have a new wife! He's back shoeing horses, but can only do a couple a day... I believe he's 75 years old this year :) . And yes, you do see chairs in the background... I want my help to be comfortable when we take our snack break, even if the wind is howling :) .


We ended up gathering cattle and elk today :D .


Casey is back to work too. She had her enlarged spleen removed recently. The biopsy didn't show cancer thankfully :D .




Lisa and me hanging out, letting the cattle mother up before sorting. I actually shed my arctic Carhartt jacket, but Lisa stayed completely bundled up the whole time :lol: .


My count came out good, and I didn't have anymore dead cows :? . I quit losing them as soon as I moved pastures, and I highly suspect grass tetanus. The sprayed grass has a very accelerated growth rate as you can see. In an effort to save cows from dying of Larkspur poisoning, I believe I created a far bigger problem :x , and ended up killing more cows by creating an issue not common in the area. "Well done Brenda!" Someday I'll find humor in this, but not yet :? .


Tomorrow we haul to the forest!
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