Today's take, June 14, 2007

[Soapweed]

Moving cattle this morning

Changing pastures

Cow country contemplation

Drifting along

Two-year-old bull following his harem

Cowboy poetry in motion

Above the home valley

Coming toward the gate

Trying to juggle a camera and getting ready to count the cattle through

"One........."

Moving horses

My granddog

Trespassing goat; where she came from nobody knows

 

[Judith]

As usual really nice shots Soapweed. Is it still pretty cold up your way? Everyone looks bundles up pretty tight. Brrr

 

[Canadian_Cowgirl]

Nice pics Soapweed!!! I like the goat!!

 

[cowwrangler]

nice pics Soap,nice cattle,,i likeyour office

 

[Sundancer]

Enjoy the pics as usual! Looks like you could be getting some rain. Here in SE Iowa we are enjoying some hot, humid and dry weather due to what the weather lady calls an "Omega Blocker" Apparently, a high pressure ridge over Iowa is holding up the storms just to our west. We had great haying weather this week even though the yields were about 1/2 of normal due to the Easter freeze. However, by the weekend, a nice shower of an inch of rain would be most welcome

 

[Shortgrass]

Do you use the pulling horses any? We fed with 6 abreast at Hubs. I'm grateful for the experience, and guess I'm grateful for a cab & heater now!

 

[Soapweed]

Do you use the pulling horses any?

They pull our buggy in local parades. They are a very nice team of well-matched geldings, born in Canada from PMU mares. An old-time cow trader/horseman from Yankton, SD, bought them as weanlings. He did a fine job breaking them, and did a lot of mowing in roadside ditches with this pair of Belgians. When the horses were three-year-olds, the man moved into town. He no longer needed them, and I ended up trading him a two-seated buggy and a Quarter-type driving mare straight across for his team and harness. Homer and Jethro are good travelers, and can trot along for miles. Now they are twelve years old and weigh about 1800 pounds apiece.

 

[Cal]

Sure a nice cool morning for moving cows and taking pics. We took the opportunity of no wind to get mostly finished up working on windmills today...and it was easier working up there back when I was young and good'n skinny. :wink:

 

[Tap]

Your sixth picture from the top, of Saddletramp, has to be one of my all time favorite pictures taken by anyone. That is what a nice photo is made of. If I was Saddletramp (or Soapweed) I would have that one on my wall.

The rest are very good too.

 

[alabama]

The tag on the goat says it is from the flying 8 or the flying B

 

[Miss N. The-Hills]

Soapweed,
'Love the shots taken through the ears of your horse, as it takes me right back. I can almost hear the creak of the saddle, feel the chill and the breeze in the air, and smell the sweet mix of horse, cow, and grass. It makes my heart ache, but in a good way. Thanks for the vicarious experience!

As for the goat, I think someone played a trick on someone. He's probably wondering where the heck he is, since he probably has no kin around there for 100's of miles!