Take your kids to work day, May 2, 2013

[Soapweed]

Black birds and black cows

Here they are.

There they go.

Corralling cattle to brand calves

My grandson showed up to help.

He gets along well with his aunt.

He's kind of a man about town.

The ladies of the branding crew

Kosmo and his kid

Kosmo's wife and Kosmo's niece

Checking out the portable corral panels

Watchers of the branding

Kosmo Kid and his roan

Peach and her grandkids

Branding in progress

Reloading the vaccine guns

Slicks for the moment

The branding set-up

View from my perspective

Tall in the saddle until his blister broke

Happy father and son

Calf held captive waiting to be processed

Typical source of water in the Nebraska Sandhills

Late evening pastoral view

 

[3words]

Nice pictures as always!!

 

[jodywy]

a lot of black assed yellow birds

 

[gcreekrch]

You got any grass coming?

 

[nortexsook]

What kind of birds were those? Never seen anything like that down here.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

What kind of birds were those? Never seen anything like that down here.

We call them Yellow Headed Blackbirds, I see jody has another name for them.

 

[Triangle Bar]

A good days' work and good times. I enjoyed every photo, Thanks!