leanin' H
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Been pretty slow at my day job for the last 3 weeks. So slow that i havent worked. Hard on the checkbook but good for working on my place. I built a 30 by 12 foot woodshed, welded a bunch of new gates for my working corral, put up my first crop hay and a hundred other little projects. I have snuck out a couple times to scout bucks as they are growing bone pretty fast. The paintbrushes are starting to fade.
But the lupine and colubine are in full glory!
More wild flowers on the Sheeprocks!
The quakies are doing great with all the rain we've gotten.
The view from the top of the mountain looking back to the east at our little town.
On the western slope in the head of Pine canyon is the hill-top mine. This old rock house was somebodys home.
The big fires of '94 burned the timbers and the roof. They used to drag the ore over the pass and down the east canyon on green hides. Later they built a tram system to get the ore lower into the canyon to be shipped by truck to the mill. This all happened before 1900.
Another shot of the old rock house. In about '85 or '86 my cousin and I hiked across the comb of the mountain from north-west to south-east. We spent a wild night in the old rock house during an electric storm. The lightning was close but we hunkered down and waited it out. The next morning we nosed around the old place and found a wooden ammo box full of dynamite leaking nitrate like crazy. We'd of been toast if one bolt hit!
My dad and uncle took the horses up the next weekend and disposed of it in an old shaft by setting it off!
All the bucks we saw were a long ways out and the sun was wrong for pictures through my spotting scope. Did see a nice sunset.
Looking west towards Simpson mountain.
Tonight I had the priviledge to MC the 1st annual Miss Vernon Princess pagent. We have a big to do on the 4th of July. This year 6 young ladies competed to be Miss Vernon. The crowd wasn't large but they sure clapped and yelled great! They all get to ride in a '52 Lincoln convertable in our parade.
Kaylie sang how much is that doggy in the window for her talent!
She's 11.
Antioneta danced to a Hannah Montana song! She's 9.
Savannah sang God bless the USA! She's 8.
Ashley danced a hula dance! She's 8.
MaKenzie danced to Alvin and chipmunks! She's 6.
Kalynn rode her horse through the poles and barrels! She's 7.
All the talented, smart and pretty girls right before the answer a question session. They all did fine!
And the thorn among the roses! Teaching all the princess's to curtesy! We had a Photogentic, Congeniality, Model, Talent, Personality and Miss Vernon. Told ya they all were winners! Enjoy! (And holler if your hiring) :wink:
But the lupine and colubine are in full glory!
More wild flowers on the Sheeprocks!
The quakies are doing great with all the rain we've gotten.
The view from the top of the mountain looking back to the east at our little town.
On the western slope in the head of Pine canyon is the hill-top mine. This old rock house was somebodys home.
The big fires of '94 burned the timbers and the roof. They used to drag the ore over the pass and down the east canyon on green hides. Later they built a tram system to get the ore lower into the canyon to be shipped by truck to the mill. This all happened before 1900.
Another shot of the old rock house. In about '85 or '86 my cousin and I hiked across the comb of the mountain from north-west to south-east. We spent a wild night in the old rock house during an electric storm. The lightning was close but we hunkered down and waited it out. The next morning we nosed around the old place and found a wooden ammo box full of dynamite leaking nitrate like crazy. We'd of been toast if one bolt hit!
My dad and uncle took the horses up the next weekend and disposed of it in an old shaft by setting it off!
All the bucks we saw were a long ways out and the sun was wrong for pictures through my spotting scope. Did see a nice sunset.
Looking west towards Simpson mountain.
Tonight I had the priviledge to MC the 1st annual Miss Vernon Princess pagent. We have a big to do on the 4th of July. This year 6 young ladies competed to be Miss Vernon. The crowd wasn't large but they sure clapped and yelled great! They all get to ride in a '52 Lincoln convertable in our parade.
Kaylie sang how much is that doggy in the window for her talent!
She's 11.
Antioneta danced to a Hannah Montana song!
She's 9.
Savannah sang God bless the USA!
She's 8.
Ashley danced a hula dance!
She's 8.
MaKenzie danced to Alvin and chipmunks!
She's 6.
Kalynn rode her horse through the poles and barrels!
She's 7.
All the talented, smart and pretty girls right before the answer a question session. They all did fine!
And the thorn among the roses! Teaching all the princess's to curtesy! We had a Photogentic, Congeniality, Model, Talent, Personality and Miss Vernon. Told ya they all were winners! Enjoy! (And holler if your hiring) :wink:
