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- "LIFE REWARDS ACTION"
- "IT ISN'T YOUR ABILITIES THAT MAKE YOU WHAT YOU ARE; IT'S YOUR CHOICES"
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My Favourite Scripture
24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with wavesfor the wind was contrary.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night (between 3:00 and 6:00 AM) Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water,
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus,
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Matt 14:24-31
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Another Day in Paradise
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Home on the Range
Then a little farther South we saw this antelope. It reminded me of one of the few songs I knew as a child.
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Speicies at Risk
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Somehow Varmint knocked my camera on the floor and the battery popped out and now I can’t find it. (I have to look even harder). I tried to find it when the little girl from Operation Grassland Communities came so we could take some pictures of the hawks that I thought might be a “Species at Risk” Ferrugenous Hawk. And of course they were and no picture. And we saw another species, the Loggerhead Shrike, and no picture.
I think I’m going to put Varmint on the Speicies at Risk list.
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Sunday Stills-History
I had a lot of fun looking around my house for history. Here goes. The horse my grandmother in Wales sent me over 50 years ago so I’m pretty sure it’s older than 60 years. The picture frame (with one of my beautiful daughter’s wedding picture) is not a reproduction and the hand crocheted runner on the piano was made by my great grandmother.
Hand crocheted gloves from the era when no one went out without gloves. (I still always wear gloves but they are leather work ones).
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Duck Works
Another pretty day. Today we rode close to the Ducks Unlimited project. Cattle were stickin’ near the water in the heat.
The project consists of a series of sloughs connected by ditches. This is an overflow from upstream.
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Huge Grumblings
Blue and Roxy aren’t so sure. (that’s the cane my cowboy is hobbling around with since he pulled his groin muscle getting bucked off a while back)
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A happy Day
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Fastest Bull Loading Ever
Fastest bull loading I’ve ever seen. Must have taken all of 2 minutes to get him into the trailer. Too fast to even take a picture. We loaded a big white bull that was in the wrong field (again) by the dugout (above) in the Spring field. He must have known (from last time) that he had done wrong. Tonight he’s complaining outside in the corral by the house. Tomorrow he’ll get dropped off way away from those poor red angus cows that are supposed to be bred by red angus bulls.
Note how long the grass is in the foreground. Grass around dugouts is never that long. You can almost hear the grass growing it’s growing so fast with all that rain and now the heat.
Had to send home another Simmental (that makes 2) with a broken penis. I didn’t think those bulls really fought that much. They are actually pretty respectful of each other. I guess I don’t know what goes on when we’re not there.
And I mowed the grass around the trailer and sweat big time (not a pretty sight)
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My Best Friend
My cowboy and I have an odd marriage. We are everything to each other: business partners, boss and hired man, husband and wife, sweethearts and lovers, and (best of all) best friends.
Some times my business partner makes rash decisions with out my input and drives me crazy but I admire my boss’s ability with cattle. Some times I hate my boss but my husband is a good guy. Some times I’m mad at my husband but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to go to the branding with my best friend . . . you get the picture.
It’s our way of dealing with being together 24/7 and working cows which can be frustrating for anyone, never mind a husband and wife doing it together. It might be a unique strategy but it’s worked for over 30 years, for us.
Today I had to go to town for supplies and a few groceries while my cowboy had to stay home and work. I missed him the whole time.
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The Moral of the Story
Coming Home after a long day I found this little visitor on the handrail by the steps to our door. It was a cheerful little reminder that life really is wonderful and God does love me, in spite of myself.
It was just a long hard day, one of the ones I’d almost rather not discuss (which always means my cowboy and I had a ‘falling out’). The moral of that story is don’t try working cows if you don’t have enough time; the only thing that happens is every one gets grumpy and nothing good ever gets accomplished.
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