tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38678141925251280342024-03-18T21:37:09.192-04:004R RanchRANCHING IN THE EAST.4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.comBlogger3146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-37989961988600328392024-03-18T20:18:00.003-04:002024-03-18T21:14:28.156-04:00Lowe’s Kids Day, Picnic, And A Tock<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Virginia was taking Sadie and Allie to Kids Day at Lowe’s on Saturday. She asked if I would come help. I was in charge of helping Allie with her project and Virginia helped Sadie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dweyRxxE_c8B93MSRqerWLy8tN3pSpgUGDDIYVQLrAupOD68GFRlvfUeMJ01Y87GfYkmJ5w2JuE-LhXAPSyUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> Allie was scared of the hammer at first. But with a little coaxing she became a hammering machine. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVg8HHlgYw8um3fUrZYQ2GZguD90EPMSkbww9nnVAyTE3aK7NsQactOQsanH2G5HIQ73HthnvpWcQvPFBD-YtXVkQ4DL7UegsiD4uR40d-n1MhWMIugeeVCp1Guax2aBNzNMr03ZEwcr6InFWWnbr8TukTIPMTwPmzoUZ4h9zl79xI6OnV5tT-nUP-8T-P/s4032/IMG_4910.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVg8HHlgYw8um3fUrZYQ2GZguD90EPMSkbww9nnVAyTE3aK7NsQactOQsanH2G5HIQ73HthnvpWcQvPFBD-YtXVkQ4DL7UegsiD4uR40d-n1MhWMIugeeVCp1Guax2aBNzNMr03ZEwcr6InFWWnbr8TukTIPMTwPmzoUZ4h9zl79xI6OnV5tT-nUP-8T-P/w300-h400/IMG_4910.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The project was a bird feeder. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh5MzDDdyW17XZZc3x5URKrJFV-O4ry2IUDecAdTEOT53QdGTh6g5a_kpsp5x4XUAhrInYWwQ4wdmw-bcsJTY3h2e6W6orsHUmCmU_fpEcCFTpIpPav5Zfaw-1z6z7lrb2TXL1faAF06TAd0FjVZvdAJpNUDJgfAZn7VczoNsf9auasYDRfR60nEnxEvP/s2048/IMG_6610.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh5MzDDdyW17XZZc3x5URKrJFV-O4ry2IUDecAdTEOT53QdGTh6g5a_kpsp5x4XUAhrInYWwQ4wdmw-bcsJTY3h2e6W6orsHUmCmU_fpEcCFTpIpPav5Zfaw-1z6z7lrb2TXL1faAF06TAd0FjVZvdAJpNUDJgfAZn7VczoNsf9auasYDRfR60nEnxEvP/s320/IMG_6610.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I now have two new beautiful bird feeders in my tree.<br /><p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLFqVJeyNtyJ_Pu9N4StNlMzaesutzhWfgh3rt0Ykp15ddbfGOwoEEzaBLxIuaAd-INKPYtONz88uTfi9cMsvnrtFgsjUeZUo0lFyYqJpGatrvZHYKi3HopT0vL-TssboZNUdS-cpkUtfYc-5vqHiB5XRTw7e7B8j81EqDiIy9cs_cT9CCsShaHLEBrIX/s4032/IMG_4917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLFqVJeyNtyJ_Pu9N4StNlMzaesutzhWfgh3rt0Ykp15ddbfGOwoEEzaBLxIuaAd-INKPYtONz88uTfi9cMsvnrtFgsjUeZUo0lFyYqJpGatrvZHYKi3HopT0vL-TssboZNUdS-cpkUtfYc-5vqHiB5XRTw7e7B8j81EqDiIy9cs_cT9CCsShaHLEBrIX/w300-h400/IMG_4917.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p>We also enjoyed a picnic in the front yard in the afternoon. Sadie wanted to play hid and seek and squished into all of the bushes in the yard. Then Sunday afternoon Virginia brought her back because she had a tick attached to her ear. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2LH1jKFYU_SNVvfe67IUc4jUOY_rMob4wI5CkNiGuMMrszvnpTwDQ9i-JG6UGr-Htu1NJIqn8Um9lm9scVFSREZHOb7nevXmMd1Mrzp2Dog6a_jiyU0BZoE17oL9egI5g80Tr75O7OzLBO6zig5NvEl820epyk7QPBZ_Yw7cYoqeB39S25EqMyGxA9jF/s2048/IMG_6609.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2LH1jKFYU_SNVvfe67IUc4jUOY_rMob4wI5CkNiGuMMrszvnpTwDQ9i-JG6UGr-Htu1NJIqn8Um9lm9scVFSREZHOb7nevXmMd1Mrzp2Dog6a_jiyU0BZoE17oL9egI5g80Tr75O7OzLBO6zig5NvEl820epyk7QPBZ_Yw7cYoqeB39S25EqMyGxA9jF/s320/IMG_6609.png" width="320" /></a></div>Mike had already attempted the removal but part of the tick was left behind. Luckily, they know a vet that doesn’t mind family emergencies and has a lot of experience removing ticks. Sadie was a doll and earned an ice pop and piece of chocolate. And in case you are curious, a tick needs to be attached for over 36 hours before it can transmit Lyme disease. <p></p></div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-10296132728204502882024-03-16T14:17:00.001-04:002024-03-16T14:17:12.909-04:00Eastward Expansion <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The forsythias are in full bloom and were spectacular with the morning sun shining through them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuFuGJo_hIwj2FAUxb3BxgtPfuHqEV2u5WWgxUcTD79gaJIugisC1-vmqeA7jE5LBfa4xxru3E3E_8cHeTrErqwRHGH9iUkDd8Y-0AwIUQwCR8BW21JAHWik5bH21AqyaGh3q44wPsaYgjErIbnGQMZBKCchU_7MNvMVAqQAvURhoKV0_hBfIRjwxvLHW/s4032/IMG_4901.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuFuGJo_hIwj2FAUxb3BxgtPfuHqEV2u5WWgxUcTD79gaJIugisC1-vmqeA7jE5LBfa4xxru3E3E_8cHeTrErqwRHGH9iUkDd8Y-0AwIUQwCR8BW21JAHWik5bH21AqyaGh3q44wPsaYgjErIbnGQMZBKCchU_7MNvMVAqQAvURhoKV0_hBfIRjwxvLHW/w300-h400/IMG_4901.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>This is the prettiest they have been in a few years. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3rvTDGYnydt4EbLr2MkCTpGsnj5WMDiEqQ0O8ShW0KlmgKMCo24btlijFMk85P6qpFH6OL0nukXuXQHa_Dm1s1ICZFN28Q46qRdLvbMLCtDv1Zdv5S5FD0LiHIgZUDygra6AB3T0Epe795dNHBidcoR494eOdfXg5MRjSZdylHO6XN8-_SvPg9GcVZlA/s4032/IMG_4903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3rvTDGYnydt4EbLr2MkCTpGsnj5WMDiEqQ0O8ShW0KlmgKMCo24btlijFMk85P6qpFH6OL0nukXuXQHa_Dm1s1ICZFN28Q46qRdLvbMLCtDv1Zdv5S5FD0LiHIgZUDygra6AB3T0Epe795dNHBidcoR494eOdfXg5MRjSZdylHO6XN8-_SvPg9GcVZlA/w300-h400/IMG_4903.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Then I decided that I liked my rock garden so much that I wanted to extend it further to the East. That part of the yard is pretty unusable for anything else much. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03WpR2nGMuhiyWL-WB2g64og4v7Gi_vJq3v9C0N6fKw7YOk10qiZddrh2pFIfMOE2uTE_txq61Z3gBs9LJhxghAQZbdH-R55Z0zT6DID4ane2wDllOjx2_oPlqM3l-hVtfmEz-AfJ4jzCSdmAhLacrU1Dhn4DvswI-eoU_f28cTxRnnsjWpCETrdbezSJ/s4032/IMG_4904.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03WpR2nGMuhiyWL-WB2g64og4v7Gi_vJq3v9C0N6fKw7YOk10qiZddrh2pFIfMOE2uTE_txq61Z3gBs9LJhxghAQZbdH-R55Z0zT6DID4ane2wDllOjx2_oPlqM3l-hVtfmEz-AfJ4jzCSdmAhLacrU1Dhn4DvswI-eoU_f28cTxRnnsjWpCETrdbezSJ/w300-h400/IMG_4904.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>So here is my first expansion rock. As big as it is I hope it isn't my last. It will be a struggle to get this one into place. <br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-50238098091212533082024-03-12T20:35:00.002-04:002024-03-12T20:35:57.640-04:00Not A Tree This Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joe has been consistently having to repair fences. But this time the fence was not damaged by a tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_lxsp3pX2XJFjHWzd4k2L5r4fc3YTjcg1V6e0OQLglQ7bcIkD4yM4ZDriBllCOV6A00Arsj8Gu9lIE4jHfkDWU5FZBgLZpbcgdkNqH2QOMgTUGikBGwDkhycYOQemtl2NeAD68VUY-D6qzJ8wOwUEymIIf30e6mw7dGrBPqQhb2H1N4xhU13vq_ZTPap/s4032/IMG_4856.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_lxsp3pX2XJFjHWzd4k2L5r4fc3YTjcg1V6e0OQLglQ7bcIkD4yM4ZDriBllCOV6A00Arsj8Gu9lIE4jHfkDWU5FZBgLZpbcgdkNqH2QOMgTUGikBGwDkhycYOQemtl2NeAD68VUY-D6qzJ8wOwUEymIIf30e6mw7dGrBPqQhb2H1N4xhU13vq_ZTPap/w300-h400/IMG_4856.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>It was smashed by a chimney. Bet you didn’t see that one coming. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6eQZpRkJfgV4rKVuR9nzn23Bg5yq5OvH-M2zOJZFfJqXel_tjbhYqXOgp1gV4YGIG6vrTOuI7FHe5bA5NliOdpZ7vZmC9JYV30vlMvtZ8yRVj40onIIzWNrBqMZLMVfzKCnw0F0sbTr8-kUEp9ISX84-J-EBzUveR8I3TfEd_P_WqABjWtIfZjCWsx7c/s4032/IMG_4859.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6eQZpRkJfgV4rKVuR9nzn23Bg5yq5OvH-M2zOJZFfJqXel_tjbhYqXOgp1gV4YGIG6vrTOuI7FHe5bA5NliOdpZ7vZmC9JYV30vlMvtZ8yRVj40onIIzWNrBqMZLMVfzKCnw0F0sbTr8-kUEp9ISX84-J-EBzUveR8I3TfEd_P_WqABjWtIfZjCWsx7c/w300-h400/IMG_4859.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>There is an old house on our farm up the road. I thought the house would fall in not the chimney. Oh well, now I have to think of a project that can use up a few bricks. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPW3ZNhEiSsvni67g4T7evDMAKcLqN88EgTfFZNmBnJkfOZopohFu6YAnS8hFQPjRidzbd8Nlnlv9venS1avRPaQYGf8Kq3L8iAK1sslNbftN8yrHOj2GY3m3kNXxX-28iOqrPSbLJIx8_nkxR5FyliBm9D4tNDGfdvfciOgvsUcAlmkjUq59uYU85yK9/s4032/IMG_4876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPW3ZNhEiSsvni67g4T7evDMAKcLqN88EgTfFZNmBnJkfOZopohFu6YAnS8hFQPjRidzbd8Nlnlv9venS1avRPaQYGf8Kq3L8iAK1sslNbftN8yrHOj2GY3m3kNXxX-28iOqrPSbLJIx8_nkxR5FyliBm9D4tNDGfdvfciOgvsUcAlmkjUq59uYU85yK9/w300-h400/IMG_4876.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>And just kidding about not being a tree on the fence, because we had that today too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAVpPcKVqGPGb84X9eXvibQb-Gfzl2ioYSV2DxmZfLOHMwJNZAkqIp_IOjuOgsNvugIjwYf1kJj0LZrLOqqddG7QoG-ILuiyhNwxSyZkbMOOjKP07doRvqjjEF_3O_rSy07XvVKR8OwGC1KRHa5_DZQNb8UZ3EzNyS-eQ0g9E8fTEkCMalKn-4zAY_OB7/s4032/IMG_4868.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAVpPcKVqGPGb84X9eXvibQb-Gfzl2ioYSV2DxmZfLOHMwJNZAkqIp_IOjuOgsNvugIjwYf1kJj0LZrLOqqddG7QoG-ILuiyhNwxSyZkbMOOjKP07doRvqjjEF_3O_rSy07XvVKR8OwGC1KRHa5_DZQNb8UZ3EzNyS-eQ0g9E8fTEkCMalKn-4zAY_OB7/w300-h400/IMG_4868.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>This one was in the hollow, another line fence, lots of multi flora rose bushes on the other side. After fixing this this spot we walked the fence and found 4 more spots that needed to be fixed. Joe had to go back to the house to get more supplies. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkQZ6BRx-4HzsBzgUVoF-E40Wu11OmAnnvI8npChfgq_LcsqHW1e8QZuQBSHQBGRXgvVAyjBJLXCSA-y01SUN4-b994bh1hGWuDsS90sWrO6slbsdm_2c1pce6Q2L1W7YeU0hh6mNtovs-EhJUuJ7VkxNM8XhNXgOWd3Oyfuhn-CcP71ysBWgejcoDCgi/s4032/IMG_4873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkQZ6BRx-4HzsBzgUVoF-E40Wu11OmAnnvI8npChfgq_LcsqHW1e8QZuQBSHQBGRXgvVAyjBJLXCSA-y01SUN4-b994bh1hGWuDsS90sWrO6slbsdm_2c1pce6Q2L1W7YeU0hh6mNtovs-EhJUuJ7VkxNM8XhNXgOWd3Oyfuhn-CcP71ysBWgejcoDCgi/s320/IMG_4873.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>While I was waiting I found some wildflowers blooming, a small bunch of phlox,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbdEcmR2vE1_IUnVc74nyhpqYdBBj-ivva4Pg9PuIZEfSG9yYW1PDyvNM0ZoVg2zc5D1y4urzTbiJL4eLNsSr_Rj-JzkdmS73pRGYe7OAI7xXAYshMwdZJ0AOKvzae5A5gQC2fLXp9kI3YJUP2zRomAlfVkNlwzZ4X35uXLTmK9VruXCAc7ay43WD49t-/s4032/IMG_4881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbdEcmR2vE1_IUnVc74nyhpqYdBBj-ivva4Pg9PuIZEfSG9yYW1PDyvNM0ZoVg2zc5D1y4urzTbiJL4eLNsSr_Rj-JzkdmS73pRGYe7OAI7xXAYshMwdZJ0AOKvzae5A5gQC2fLXp9kI3YJUP2zRomAlfVkNlwzZ4X35uXLTmK9VruXCAc7ay43WD49t-/s320/IMG_4881.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Spring Beauty, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EcHX_JRqazqeQnUw5lKfSjxCIo7IufPgKFxWx1cKKZuvRAKzgRZMSduaBl2KoUJetCjtYxL6yO50a6jkmpD3gN2nTQ49Kd4IQrBogMVRJUw-xgkYG8i7YQZjA6TrgPpBvYRHMKooYg4o4-fGQc3lyj7YK-QkLL3FDlevwSLYQHZ5vA8oykwayPuAHyaI/s4032/IMG_4884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EcHX_JRqazqeQnUw5lKfSjxCIo7IufPgKFxWx1cKKZuvRAKzgRZMSduaBl2KoUJetCjtYxL6yO50a6jkmpD3gN2nTQ49Kd4IQrBogMVRJUw-xgkYG8i7YQZjA6TrgPpBvYRHMKooYg4o4-fGQc3lyj7YK-QkLL3FDlevwSLYQHZ5vA8oykwayPuAHyaI/s320/IMG_4884.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And a little different version of Spring Beauty, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV23wa_mujGeZHvddFKydREUHgvvU8nUZEDwJKQs__oJuO8jgMFV0CzYl4iHgi-RPewK1EHoZ-mqavXu_dYHb3CaHtSe97cfUQvVMnSztO3bZqup9xIqrgBT7MtjlVwdBN0P19WBSLjxUKpNsI6Iz3ivN9PfzFkP_9iyhpKa6jvhN5Cmai207V2Fyc1sb2/s4032/IMG_4889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV23wa_mujGeZHvddFKydREUHgvvU8nUZEDwJKQs__oJuO8jgMFV0CzYl4iHgi-RPewK1EHoZ-mqavXu_dYHb3CaHtSe97cfUQvVMnSztO3bZqup9xIqrgBT7MtjlVwdBN0P19WBSLjxUKpNsI6Iz3ivN9PfzFkP_9iyhpKa6jvhN5Cmai207V2Fyc1sb2/s320/IMG_4889.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>And one Blood Root popping up. </div><div>At least the weather was nice and the ground dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8vc3u3UOuWdAhrns1veYNtOy0A33E3_mu1YZFuRK7bLaEoxlY_9v70po0yNEXZozBrR-Or3Yu3jbPUZAey5Sa1kfYfOtV5CkitMWxGU3GrgJup6L8uporwDuTaz4GONGdbHoIGgGfk6uH1XYXF9WRVNhhd0gA0wtZ8VV4KrUn1b-bBaAQMbfdTeqE8sp/s4032/IMG_4890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8vc3u3UOuWdAhrns1veYNtOy0A33E3_mu1YZFuRK7bLaEoxlY_9v70po0yNEXZozBrR-Or3Yu3jbPUZAey5Sa1kfYfOtV5CkitMWxGU3GrgJup6L8uporwDuTaz4GONGdbHoIGgGfk6uH1XYXF9WRVNhhd0gA0wtZ8VV4KrUn1b-bBaAQMbfdTeqE8sp/s320/IMG_4890.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>It’s probably just a matter of time before this one ends up on the fence.<br /><div><br /></div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-55722285018832558882024-03-10T22:31:00.002-04:002024-03-10T22:31:23.528-04:00Six<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother has season tickets for a Broadway musical series. Unfortunately for him, he was out of town on a missionary trip to Africa during one of the shows. To not let the ticket go to waste, I went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qg69iU3sAw-YVILhzqasK5nSTQINw4bYMmVkKlFjQ_ziW_abkdNPrY7MW76_FrtONooNZOGA2LGyPf1YzJ7izVJvOtEyR1V2u7VSlAS9DlQyFdXs83i9YkqLF2lisFp-vpigMOUFeL6ysNrYo_D7MACvPwDz5pG_EVwVZdSoOuNfuhGig-rm1Fxaesyd/s4032/IMG_4839.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qg69iU3sAw-YVILhzqasK5nSTQINw4bYMmVkKlFjQ_ziW_abkdNPrY7MW76_FrtONooNZOGA2LGyPf1YzJ7izVJvOtEyR1V2u7VSlAS9DlQyFdXs83i9YkqLF2lisFp-vpigMOUFeL6ysNrYo_D7MACvPwDz5pG_EVwVZdSoOuNfuhGig-rm1Fxaesyd/w300-h400/IMG_4839.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The seats were great, second row, section right, on the aisle. My sister A let me have the aisle seat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7CnGQ41GIO6PowRmYSrdABU3vr6WHi8DjI3rKZiFDvEa6AwT8ZX0juPz10jihQaowhOsPmjA00SeC6z7WnMXGI3aL6BVffM1Zm3nm1-QF1Ucg_lpPc2lkWYEWmubVu-q_bUvuDrYbfDwmzw7CsnBQOVxeIDMcR43EiD2J2myaeOe-koSvWqiDow4Xc6h/s3088/IMG_4841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7CnGQ41GIO6PowRmYSrdABU3vr6WHi8DjI3rKZiFDvEa6AwT8ZX0juPz10jihQaowhOsPmjA00SeC6z7WnMXGI3aL6BVffM1Zm3nm1-QF1Ucg_lpPc2lkWYEWmubVu-q_bUvuDrYbfDwmzw7CsnBQOVxeIDMcR43EiD2J2myaeOe-koSvWqiDow4Xc6h/w300-h400/IMG_4841.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Six is a musical about the six wives of Henry the 8th. Although I felt it was more of a theatrical concert with a bit of a story line. I did fine myself wishing there was closed captions because I had a hard time understanding some of the lyrics. But I was glad I had my ear plugs, they made listening more pleasant. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm6F5VfCagkmyJUF02OyQi_kozWNl5vuJeUROzJI9MNGyhkaB8Zu9C6BUjfCdyILpw3PlPGa_CWZbQwHWKqnpDMczckikX018PMoi3ZSOCsNy6JGmgImcn_d8wcgrypkyXv-5QnOWw3c7Ya3VC5pPmBF1u5jeCNi-x8w3aDTEHicYVSSxHFqZh2mHn3Em/s2676/IMG_4842.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="2028" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm6F5VfCagkmyJUF02OyQi_kozWNl5vuJeUROzJI9MNGyhkaB8Zu9C6BUjfCdyILpw3PlPGa_CWZbQwHWKqnpDMczckikX018PMoi3ZSOCsNy6JGmgImcn_d8wcgrypkyXv-5QnOWw3c7Ya3VC5pPmBF1u5jeCNi-x8w3aDTEHicYVSSxHFqZh2mHn3Em/w304-h400/IMG_4842.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><br /> The theater holds 3000 and it looked like it was sold out. I had a fun evening with a change of pace and a great visit with sister A. <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-72045938903683189612024-03-08T16:33:00.004-05:002024-03-08T16:33:57.725-05:00Wildlife Brush Pile<p> Emily has been suggesting that we make our farm more wildlife friendly. With the goats eating all of the brush there isn’t a whole lot of cover. I asked Emily to send me a link on constructing a wildlife brush pile. The link she sent had a lot of reading so I just googled photos and went by that. After looking at a few pictures this is what I ended up constructing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLLWZ9kxJWCNwqezWcn_aCR8xH5ztyj1_ZcQzMJH7tzXueMC9NnaqKSDi8fd-okLGpP_GvoV2X_D1tGj-xHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>I think it turned out great. Although it will probably only attract coyotes. But I can always have a nice bonfire if I don’t like it later. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIqCmmRuSYMrge5LBswOoHrhHcybVBXlj78Lb2JlXmzhTjlOBSZAW9fod-fwSNkUgonjpfZqTToila13RNF7jsaHLguzLX3nXu_eB2-SuDe27_S7mBQPgNEYp5qJ1gD42jC-660QU0Q8yrpAmwKlmA94Rhqm84QqCei6HW-6AFQr8qWCO2r5Ogocg8ioX/s4032/IMG_4834.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIqCmmRuSYMrge5LBswOoHrhHcybVBXlj78Lb2JlXmzhTjlOBSZAW9fod-fwSNkUgonjpfZqTToila13RNF7jsaHLguzLX3nXu_eB2-SuDe27_S7mBQPgNEYp5qJ1gD42jC-660QU0Q8yrpAmwKlmA94Rhqm84QqCei6HW-6AFQr8qWCO2r5Ogocg8ioX/w300-h400/IMG_4834.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The cows were looking at me like I was crazy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudi7GUo-479yfIdbNMHHN5an1pD9a8jD7N9gvVPRgO3kpT49ooTEMggIrQotbHkaeIGEprIFZ2e82NnUWsav8IWb8W77AZwwmvKneW8hixfS-jmsh4p-btneogt5yXSrxZKKqipFzQXCc3WtEKyiEsDiEtuQIgfAV1hf5cOCmCOIm1QZq88X52FMf_fzB/s4032/IMG_4835.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudi7GUo-479yfIdbNMHHN5an1pD9a8jD7N9gvVPRgO3kpT49ooTEMggIrQotbHkaeIGEprIFZ2e82NnUWsav8IWb8W77AZwwmvKneW8hixfS-jmsh4p-btneogt5yXSrxZKKqipFzQXCc3WtEKyiEsDiEtuQIgfAV1hf5cOCmCOIm1QZq88X52FMf_fzB/w300-h400/IMG_4835.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div>They are probably just waiting until I leave so they can rub it down and poop on it.</div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-52076788856143183522024-03-05T19:10:00.002-05:002024-03-05T19:10:26.812-05:00More Trees On Fences<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yet another tree has fallen across a fence. I don’t know how it is possible that we have any more trees next to a fence with the number that have fallen recently. This one was an ash tree killed by the emerald ash borer. It was in a rough area so I went with Joe to help.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1jZw94ss36y1E83NHeCs3l9_v-Vey5tS1B3Ngf6OzBQbLsS6T0rF0-XHBdYtuMtyWDGCxgpHyI3yEc4YzNMuL1tzrUxWwucJeXbTLbqI9zVPpYSPdLcWVyX9Q_5aVQodDFGYJdwApVoWtNNNt60A7fXKCLWcXZUUPDRtPNSAaQJhkOdE-AqdHlPFCGh6/s3264/IMG_6587.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1jZw94ss36y1E83NHeCs3l9_v-Vey5tS1B3Ngf6OzBQbLsS6T0rF0-XHBdYtuMtyWDGCxgpHyI3yEc4YzNMuL1tzrUxWwucJeXbTLbqI9zVPpYSPdLcWVyX9Q_5aVQodDFGYJdwApVoWtNNNt60A7fXKCLWcXZUUPDRtPNSAaQJhkOdE-AqdHlPFCGh6/w400-h300/IMG_6587.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>I forgot my camera but this is basically the same as a picture - a big tree flattening an American wire property line fence with a huge bramble of multi flora rose bushes on the other side because the neighbor doesn’t have goats to eat them. Then Joe fighting through the briars to get the chainsaw in position to cut the big trunk. You may not be able to tell from the picture but it was also on a steep hill, like most of our farm, and next to a creek. There are three more trees close by leaning the same way so I’m sure we will be here again soon.<br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-30628118007768493392024-03-04T15:39:00.003-05:002024-03-04T15:39:37.114-05:00Selling The Billies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second kid crop from our Savannan/Kiko cross Billie’s is due to start arriving next month. We didn’t want to use them for a third time so it was time to sell them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf3kJasUms_AtV8bBRIvU7lqBInYZlLVypqUjHUNbdF3JhoRckCjBFlDSNCcaxqDoYeTkJjGDFD7_AsuIkk0sYnA8ZtOI4RF2zoZ9aD60mQNShXqBQEMjb7geMo42xBbuPknbt2fIEJb4AD8BE_M9mXKxWOvtFtS1D0pKskc6RCf1sXvba6ihWlAXQqtH/s4032/IMG_4680.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf3kJasUms_AtV8bBRIvU7lqBInYZlLVypqUjHUNbdF3JhoRckCjBFlDSNCcaxqDoYeTkJjGDFD7_AsuIkk0sYnA8ZtOI4RF2zoZ9aD60mQNShXqBQEMjb7geMo42xBbuPknbt2fIEJb4AD8BE_M9mXKxWOvtFtS1D0pKskc6RCf1sXvba6ihWlAXQqtH/w300-h400/IMG_4680.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week we sold one to a man at church that has a few goats. He came to look at the two with a trailer in tow so we thought there was a good chance one would be leaving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubdu_Jlz7GbHN_jppt5c9jdKwSraMFvQFIwBwAkEiLX2Swolyhxcz2elSVD8hVGUs57xHsiIHzabha7FiE8DyLpEqYgw-ffO-zfMHgA3CV1UoBmaTCX5njIYC6Zfy6fe_sgkHImaZ3ZCX21-QvIROW6nhPYYciDaGI6zziDPYtmpxByt6Xsj00cW8ddzO/s2311/IMG_4751.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="2249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubdu_Jlz7GbHN_jppt5c9jdKwSraMFvQFIwBwAkEiLX2Swolyhxcz2elSVD8hVGUs57xHsiIHzabha7FiE8DyLpEqYgw-ffO-zfMHgA3CV1UoBmaTCX5njIYC6Zfy6fe_sgkHImaZ3ZCX21-QvIROW6nhPYYciDaGI6zziDPYtmpxByt6Xsj00cW8ddzO/w389-h400/IMG_4751.jpeg" width="389" /></a></div>Then to not have to deal with facebook or Craig lists inquiries we decided to sell the other one through the Local sheep and goat club. They had a shipment heading to Pennsylvania for the sale today. Club members can sign up and bring their sheep and goats to share a trailer. There are usually all manner of hauling contraptions. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSg4gTtKFP8jL7ZqdSpiCGky6w9Z1Oz_rbn-VDLyaBKPKYz87GCQLOwooFuBi75XMEIetxI9Rzxx1KbBQLOujPUJ0hoWzW6tRA4l5caur10DAv_pnlxndMWUilKSL4RmFDZktTyq8zjgQGbJB6WiKqGhr2DU2QIN2y-hun-WVVowhHNcfP7J7L6Gil3TqX/s2981/IMG_4752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="2981" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSg4gTtKFP8jL7ZqdSpiCGky6w9Z1Oz_rbn-VDLyaBKPKYz87GCQLOwooFuBi75XMEIetxI9Rzxx1KbBQLOujPUJ0hoWzW6tRA4l5caur10DAv_pnlxndMWUilKSL4RmFDZktTyq8zjgQGbJB6WiKqGhr2DU2QIN2y-hun-WVVowhHNcfP7J7L6Gil3TqX/w400-h396/IMG_4752.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I showed up with the billy in a dog crate. <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubdu_Jlz7GbHN_jppt5c9jdKwSraMFvQFIwBwAkEiLX2Swolyhxcz2elSVD8hVGUs57xHsiIHzabha7FiE8DyLpEqYgw-ffO-zfMHgA3CV1UoBmaTCX5njIYC6Zfy6fe_sgkHImaZ3ZCX21-QvIROW6nhPYYciDaGI6zziDPYtmpxByt6Xsj00cW8ddzO/s2311/IMG_4751.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="2249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubdu_Jlz7GbHN_jppt5c9jdKwSraMFvQFIwBwAkEiLX2Swolyhxcz2elSVD8hVGUs57xHsiIHzabha7FiE8DyLpEqYgw-ffO-zfMHgA3CV1UoBmaTCX5njIYC6Zfy6fe_sgkHImaZ3ZCX21-QvIROW6nhPYYciDaGI6zziDPYtmpxByt6Xsj00cW8ddzO/w389-h400/IMG_4751.jpeg" width="389" /></a><p></p><div>Everyone else had a trailer of some sort. I saw one license plate that said BAHH. Hopefully he had a good trip. With Easter coming up hopefully we will get a good price. </div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-68696366057380229892024-03-02T21:27:00.001-05:002024-03-02T21:27:07.358-05:00Weekend Clearance Event, Couponing #86<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had a very successful Dollar General clearance event so far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNgRYIf9vrlZB6uvZ03zUQsTMch9GbF1ARZWOa0OqCpi-Ead3-Avvt5tYm4ReDgR1kdWvNnZpS8QGNiWDlUq2lhNgXWwNY2P7o6ObrHNkGJuDhkNm5UmwaYXYaHUG87lMk1pSBgICu7AVuFBoOBGgouNYHP4LNkJKt-d86YbxfDn0ei8smPKQbBgvJfEh/s4032/IMG_4811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNgRYIf9vrlZB6uvZ03zUQsTMch9GbF1ARZWOa0OqCpi-Ead3-Avvt5tYm4ReDgR1kdWvNnZpS8QGNiWDlUq2lhNgXWwNY2P7o6ObrHNkGJuDhkNm5UmwaYXYaHUG87lMk1pSBgICu7AVuFBoOBGgouNYHP4LNkJKt-d86YbxfDn0ei8smPKQbBgvJfEh/w300-h400/IMG_4811.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The manager of my closest DG talked me into two of these butterfly chairs. Regular price $40, clearance for $10. I think Sadie and Allie will enjoy these at Christmas. Virginia said she always wanted one growing up. Now she will have two. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTD45mxFeRg7u2idxXOpev7hAyR-20GUJlYYFe4qDOWtpVyIXI8UEAQt_Ao9GDema7w56Vdhu7Y1VWiuqP6GpG7zPErK5S6z5yBWrwk28l8cURqbQz_EomvxbO6bxMCpSTy0CfE8dVmM2lGx5X6E2REtDCKQkgcZXUJbXNAWYiC6i5VbfCxBH3_W9qenn/s4032/IMG_4812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTD45mxFeRg7u2idxXOpev7hAyR-20GUJlYYFe4qDOWtpVyIXI8UEAQt_Ao9GDema7w56Vdhu7Y1VWiuqP6GpG7zPErK5S6z5yBWrwk28l8cURqbQz_EomvxbO6bxMCpSTy0CfE8dVmM2lGx5X6E2REtDCKQkgcZXUJbXNAWYiC6i5VbfCxBH3_W9qenn/w300-h400/IMG_4812.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>My biggest finds were 50 penny items! Party supplies, vitamins, balloons, and Karo syrup. Not really sure what I am going to do with all the syrup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhXp4mZkOT1Jzb24BWclOjzXno6z1HexjfntDs3SkLJdcElzdRU3Z906d2OXE4XDN9V8cIhtKVLt_Ch6WEt0TEAYN15Vacvi_wPylqQH6lS7jEIHrBs7AqnHx3yPq_-5w5Q3exwRPev1_Z8FJ9Ky_SeZdXA4_0NmT600cDjgSVTRnT97NTajWkDt20Mhd/s4032/IMG_4813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhXp4mZkOT1Jzb24BWclOjzXno6z1HexjfntDs3SkLJdcElzdRU3Z906d2OXE4XDN9V8cIhtKVLt_Ch6WEt0TEAYN15Vacvi_wPylqQH6lS7jEIHrBs7AqnHx3yPq_-5w5Q3exwRPev1_Z8FJ9Ky_SeZdXA4_0NmT600cDjgSVTRnT97NTajWkDt20Mhd/w400-h300/IMG_4813.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>When I subtract out what I would have bought anyway like bread and chips, I think I spent $15 not counting the chairs. That includes $9 for a $22 nonstick pan.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexS-_VKmLMpj3GpvCov5DPKlWPb2H6J1WzDsO9BHZKGdobfJ1JEFd-rYnKKtd9H3E_yUyac_6sX3EsoBW7QO8rOSfZB0Kn_Lihwc3ovYwCN3tdYPcATfsYFNOnTOVpAM4NOLmnGHJY7Jh-9TFqD_3FPDjdOUAzCWWSDNvXESSoYdu9QNTflq_zQY9rcDs/s4032/IMG_4814.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexS-_VKmLMpj3GpvCov5DPKlWPb2H6J1WzDsO9BHZKGdobfJ1JEFd-rYnKKtd9H3E_yUyac_6sX3EsoBW7QO8rOSfZB0Kn_Lihwc3ovYwCN3tdYPcATfsYFNOnTOVpAM4NOLmnGHJY7Jh-9TFqD_3FPDjdOUAzCWWSDNvXESSoYdu9QNTflq_zQY9rcDs/w300-h400/IMG_4814.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>I bought some craft supplies.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw-JOr5n0cskZKAc1zGehyfHelgf4-tB15Fk3ZSWm-Y9J66lLr_TjTTOsBn18WMIdjwvjMl4c4rwkZUPlfvxstc3pras8lP4xpBtGxz9IrC7o47nncsAKYUVcj6C9L0UcN_tFMlkG1rxRgrRTEG3mFzzr5m0-510ygMwRR2iTjiIJWmvtTIMgcs0Skb2R/s4032/IMG_4815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw-JOr5n0cskZKAc1zGehyfHelgf4-tB15Fk3ZSWm-Y9J66lLr_TjTTOsBn18WMIdjwvjMl4c4rwkZUPlfvxstc3pras8lP4xpBtGxz9IrC7o47nncsAKYUVcj6C9L0UcN_tFMlkG1rxRgrRTEG3mFzzr5m0-510ygMwRR2iTjiIJWmvtTIMgcs0Skb2R/w300-h400/IMG_4815.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Sadie and Allie will be busy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0WgPnNMcY73RwEPqzV96uCZGTpQo47_q4YBo2m7Ou1O0No9WiCuA28k0LTknNnNO6K9fOH0HYg6bNbg5wHyk1l9UR6VQmgKawvTBa-FATJrGIm1r8G_Cj7fGYBcwTEb10FyCIy2ptxrGTZ-rZBrOgvTjHoYU_CcfxgWLM5Wdlh16FdyrL8h9ibaXZII3/s4032/IMG_4816.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0WgPnNMcY73RwEPqzV96uCZGTpQo47_q4YBo2m7Ou1O0No9WiCuA28k0LTknNnNO6K9fOH0HYg6bNbg5wHyk1l9UR6VQmgKawvTBa-FATJrGIm1r8G_Cj7fGYBcwTEb10FyCIy2ptxrGTZ-rZBrOgvTjHoYU_CcfxgWLM5Wdlh16FdyrL8h9ibaXZII3/w300-h400/IMG_4816.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> And these gift sets were 25 cents each. I couldn’t believe they were still at the store for me to pick up. Ironically, I passed up some totes because I told myself I needed to get rid of stuff not find more ways to store it. Check your local Dollar Generals, the clearance event ends tomorrow. <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-30808485283950290202024-02-29T21:25:00.001-05:002024-02-29T21:25:04.290-05:00Seen On A Walk<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went on a walk yesterday evening and caught this little one in a photograph position.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJUiecM6NOGuAubtKuJB15csWQErmKuLB39f7bpAuOACxO26NHjHBNyogYar6A3UXWK5MGHz0lcvGIfwH2lGg2d_rpw04puIcTXTcW0VFcv-BfMxTgomv__iuIBm8C6MYyCp8kbWGNvjd0lvr4xUcWBKxxPcxop1WxOTBiF3_hOako1Ru1j-IPo_yMe4U/s2872/IMG_4746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="2126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJUiecM6NOGuAubtKuJB15csWQErmKuLB39f7bpAuOACxO26NHjHBNyogYar6A3UXWK5MGHz0lcvGIfwH2lGg2d_rpw04puIcTXTcW0VFcv-BfMxTgomv__iuIBm8C6MYyCp8kbWGNvjd0lvr4xUcWBKxxPcxop1WxOTBiF3_hOako1Ru1j-IPo_yMe4U/w296-h400/IMG_4746.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div>I love the clouds behind her.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcXO8sEsZ4cxXLHgXYEpyjH7CVLnsuNIehLSrmK1Ob8mu0F7fXuAPNCyYsiL8vji56C9zX40gYeVayvE8LmSRE3jdnY2H2xrPH7NvSmQC-Fq4LE47Uy61hHau16rSUXJeFChGyiXla1pW47DapS66zYHrWsToCijUnPypXSe23aLWhqZSxrbViaa4oMzU/s1291/IMG_4747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="970" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcXO8sEsZ4cxXLHgXYEpyjH7CVLnsuNIehLSrmK1Ob8mu0F7fXuAPNCyYsiL8vji56C9zX40gYeVayvE8LmSRE3jdnY2H2xrPH7NvSmQC-Fq4LE47Uy61hHau16rSUXJeFChGyiXla1pW47DapS66zYHrWsToCijUnPypXSe23aLWhqZSxrbViaa4oMzU/w300-h400/IMG_4747.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>And how she looks like she is in such a rugged landscape. Always take a camera, you never know what you will run across. <br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-20386713898944630122024-02-27T20:26:00.006-05:002024-02-27T20:26:53.600-05:00Spring!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwr5RfwxMV82ti2s8HQniZn6qz8o_82EY-3V6omFbZo47ZM1joDIHJm3V39YxDhFDiiRCYN_Kdwa9y8TdxIBHheI1rD0B9gz_Aev4lgaR4cxigCHh_G9Oyc1UwKvRCbRBmu37-_MBsJMHI2jcKnMZdvLWeSFpmAMPy8waMBfqrzRxm7aKfScwxOKepv9R/s3024/IMG_4731.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2881" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwr5RfwxMV82ti2s8HQniZn6qz8o_82EY-3V6omFbZo47ZM1joDIHJm3V39YxDhFDiiRCYN_Kdwa9y8TdxIBHheI1rD0B9gz_Aev4lgaR4cxigCHh_G9Oyc1UwKvRCbRBmu37-_MBsJMHI2jcKnMZdvLWeSFpmAMPy8waMBfqrzRxm7aKfScwxOKepv9R/w381-h400/IMG_4731.jpeg" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWDozxz4TsXexpUOvypox_ihRUfdwh8C5kupamlg6oCHTQi8zDrC99QZMVBn-CTmalLi_V9n8rQr1POzpPiyK_KmFoiWqw7YA3eoF0wUaRINtjMzsp1Xr9ppY2nAXS7y2dvdBdWT4aGEXHvzI-eZjb3x6nSAgBf6oljdyTi6V7_zTym_7wDuOjCyM71KD/s4032/IMG_4733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWDozxz4TsXexpUOvypox_ihRUfdwh8C5kupamlg6oCHTQi8zDrC99QZMVBn-CTmalLi_V9n8rQr1POzpPiyK_KmFoiWqw7YA3eoF0wUaRINtjMzsp1Xr9ppY2nAXS7y2dvdBdWT4aGEXHvzI-eZjb3x6nSAgBf6oljdyTi6V7_zTym_7wDuOjCyM71KD/w300-h400/IMG_4733.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnnQlpsd-FQCuzuXPdhyUjfPtPRKXhWKj8c4czxLdKCwfgeJNqpVvlVbAaIQvOAPIMFQh5xQX9k_O9WqhtII8vHjmF3C9xsG5M2Irv-M3l6nAi527qP8FR12ljJCnoGNEh4iY-butIj3BaGzfy9YuuM7G4LRFquUHjBuFzBlGB_J6wVPl6e_rFOmgeAQs/s2011/IMG_4740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="1508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnnQlpsd-FQCuzuXPdhyUjfPtPRKXhWKj8c4czxLdKCwfgeJNqpVvlVbAaIQvOAPIMFQh5xQX9k_O9WqhtII8vHjmF3C9xsG5M2Irv-M3l6nAi527qP8FR12ljJCnoGNEh4iY-butIj3BaGzfy9YuuM7G4LRFquUHjBuFzBlGB_J6wVPl6e_rFOmgeAQs/w300-h400/IMG_4740.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-83082387620773046132024-02-26T08:17:00.000-05:002024-02-26T08:17:04.426-05:00Hugo's Turn<p> It was Hugo's turn to go out on a nice afternoon. Thankfully, there were no sudden changes in the weather Sunday. He was very easy to catch this time. That is a big change. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fLwTUUDJBFWHTUjsqCtGnnVkqEFC6q1PMlTobUjn09oMojzvyK0jKWbQhHAo2lvD6dh1OAkduspVfHNP4OrhEs-k938BRBdi7tjLcSzQRomHw623cZW1dRtfVUJJXmICCvcpGikojivDqSts0h11_S7hAvz3mkw6EEq0m-n-6DPSnzWLWdR4fw48wwsR/s4032/IMG_4724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fLwTUUDJBFWHTUjsqCtGnnVkqEFC6q1PMlTobUjn09oMojzvyK0jKWbQhHAo2lvD6dh1OAkduspVfHNP4OrhEs-k938BRBdi7tjLcSzQRomHw623cZW1dRtfVUJJXmICCvcpGikojivDqSts0h11_S7hAvz3mkw6EEq0m-n-6DPSnzWLWdR4fw48wwsR/w300-h400/IMG_4724.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But there is also a change in Hugo's winter coat. A lot of it is starting to end up on the ground. Shedding season has begun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzypbU_wVQg948NzylOTg06B9SynQo1sjyuq93VVKSCB4RPdGaIYPnTlQlnEtYZYQhQDIDkyO9rTT-Euj3cDfmJ8yntBzAHdaBlmHf62FPyAQmCm12Gd19am7SEgOEUkkl9zjR7O5J7nFhA1zdIqWni04cybYEEsmBD_s1l48-dmwne5s6VVR8fcjTU4D/s4032/IMG_4729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzypbU_wVQg948NzylOTg06B9SynQo1sjyuq93VVKSCB4RPdGaIYPnTlQlnEtYZYQhQDIDkyO9rTT-Euj3cDfmJ8yntBzAHdaBlmHf62FPyAQmCm12Gd19am7SEgOEUkkl9zjR7O5J7nFhA1zdIqWni04cybYEEsmBD_s1l48-dmwne5s6VVR8fcjTU4D/w300-h400/IMG_4729.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>After a warm up in the barn we rode around the farm for about an hour. No silly business today. He was fine about getting on and off but I am still giving him plenty of warning about what I am about to do. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaemgj3LCREdAUMd2kF9OUbjjFD6zw7pJsq1_9EZ7v7BYS7RcggwiCZzBrU7Zq590vCCGrnnWVAvqa2jZsS7koa5CtmPrNoza3uU_NtkUG1ktN4YRN-j2IqQMjsSgWUy1XzYrxaZKXlWY0iOxGj7CBhvU3SP90PIRDGlAKsT7_4F-iDwgyLcoDkjwi_53j/s4032/IMG_4726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaemgj3LCREdAUMd2kF9OUbjjFD6zw7pJsq1_9EZ7v7BYS7RcggwiCZzBrU7Zq590vCCGrnnWVAvqa2jZsS7koa5CtmPrNoza3uU_NtkUG1ktN4YRN-j2IqQMjsSgWUy1XzYrxaZKXlWY0iOxGj7CBhvU3SP90PIRDGlAKsT7_4F-iDwgyLcoDkjwi_53j/w300-h400/IMG_4726.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>He did get a little high headed when I wanted to stop to look at this down tree. It was pretty big to have been growing on such a steep and rocky slope. Maybe Mike can cut me a slice from the trunk for a table. That would be cool.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-70888244901509501132024-02-24T22:24:00.000-05:002024-02-24T22:24:39.528-05:00Going and Coming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily and Keiran have been job hunting since their return from Ecuador. Keiran found one in North Carolina that he was willing to try out. Emily has some prospects nearby. Today they left to go live in Brevard. Keiran’s job starts Monday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFNPQ3Iyqxo_O4lDD-TX0F5gbqRBAakG7wmco0rJfsUhR9EtDJRYHlPUGOda-lJjUzCTkbiJv90WNasJ2OEVwp8SztHReecchrwkKX93YNdQNNR2eWOPP-mqHsPevqQ602Gt5HXMO_LdUJb0749lNU3hVjfBo_2GHrjRM4b6ZltWbB2qq2ssc1g45TT2b/s4032/IMG_4702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFNPQ3Iyqxo_O4lDD-TX0F5gbqRBAakG7wmco0rJfsUhR9EtDJRYHlPUGOda-lJjUzCTkbiJv90WNasJ2OEVwp8SztHReecchrwkKX93YNdQNNR2eWOPP-mqHsPevqQ602Gt5HXMO_LdUJb0749lNU3hVjfBo_2GHrjRM4b6ZltWbB2qq2ssc1g45TT2b/w300-h400/IMG_4702.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>I will miss them terribly but at least they will be a lot closer than Ecuador. I think they are excited to be starting a new chapter. But the day wasn’t all sad. Virginia brought Sadie and Allie over for a visit. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHB30gkAcpI_Lv8TPC9Ru0EwAc_z8schF2xCwxBcEz03jYEuz2ml6IdfkVH2frJTDZ-hYHqbdlQwFo_5n3CCP9jXpO2OOuq08zFn5eAIIQhnXRBMf-7t_CBJVM-uK-QamIf7x3MVpTixaSEYmQ5m3Bowroat_oP-cdzAmkPIFRj9D9Ro-E9IhYToC4p3y/s4032/IMG_4714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHB30gkAcpI_Lv8TPC9Ru0EwAc_z8schF2xCwxBcEz03jYEuz2ml6IdfkVH2frJTDZ-hYHqbdlQwFo_5n3CCP9jXpO2OOuq08zFn5eAIIQhnXRBMf-7t_CBJVM-uK-QamIf7x3MVpTixaSEYmQ5m3Bowroat_oP-cdzAmkPIFRj9D9Ro-E9IhYToC4p3y/w300-h400/IMG_4714.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Sadie wanted me to braid her hair and play dress up. We added earrings this time to the collection. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVqlFHJrwV24-6BVZg9oYzlqJ_GWACUsZRp-7o9HaEGLLx5CpAl-6y93YjgCgGq3nC1bIBzjyAIYZrNFhiM9nJRypNzP5y8RFEGbUOcuWoivalYEHMqIqEybOm7sBvAMFBtQGtIsxe37AGs95PlRZec0mJHV4Rb0n9qlZtJv99jS7xkV2os9R__R__MgX/s4032/IMG_4716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVqlFHJrwV24-6BVZg9oYzlqJ_GWACUsZRp-7o9HaEGLLx5CpAl-6y93YjgCgGq3nC1bIBzjyAIYZrNFhiM9nJRypNzP5y8RFEGbUOcuWoivalYEHMqIqEybOm7sBvAMFBtQGtIsxe37AGs95PlRZec0mJHV4Rb0n9qlZtJv99jS7xkV2os9R__R__MgX/w300-h400/IMG_4716.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Then we went outside to run around. When Allie would fall she would say, “ok, ok.” Telling me she was ok. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvezav6PZMPP6NuJoMcE34trI_yDkgzYoU6VgSvisCTDbxRf3JQzYX19BAE9GVB43p2fp6u7g0sWKCnzrPAcIpfyEn1kFoSHQfEYuXCCbnOzAtyWC14_MZ-gHhkqaLey__uGjX4fuA_UEVRrhGU_HkV6bAEQ8aCtcRrCDJghAjhaUp1SGd-ljYLqsThsB/s4032/IMG_4717.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvezav6PZMPP6NuJoMcE34trI_yDkgzYoU6VgSvisCTDbxRf3JQzYX19BAE9GVB43p2fp6u7g0sWKCnzrPAcIpfyEn1kFoSHQfEYuXCCbnOzAtyWC14_MZ-gHhkqaLey__uGjX4fuA_UEVRrhGU_HkV6bAEQ8aCtcRrCDJghAjhaUp1SGd-ljYLqsThsB/w300-h400/IMG_4717.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Sadie wanted to know if I could do this. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUufGaLSB8QGBe1a1qv-0Qd0gNzTyWD7WU9JWWAE-kxf5qDhcKV00eCtsJbRX6HPThDrdZkE3R1KuAQVP7iBX6OwHg7zYBOLJsiQDnH2OlIS5Qvj-1we9jPp-LfglN0nCsbfmHHOnkcVafTq1bmVv2Hy5AqBJ2fxOEGnRVUDMOiMPAaiMQQYFVRUFaOTDT/s4032/IMG_4720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUufGaLSB8QGBe1a1qv-0Qd0gNzTyWD7WU9JWWAE-kxf5qDhcKV00eCtsJbRX6HPThDrdZkE3R1KuAQVP7iBX6OwHg7zYBOLJsiQDnH2OlIS5Qvj-1we9jPp-LfglN0nCsbfmHHOnkcVafTq1bmVv2Hy5AqBJ2fxOEGnRVUDMOiMPAaiMQQYFVRUFaOTDT/w300-h400/IMG_4720.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>But don’t let the sunshine fool you.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3M8cm1HBOeedUIbpwjoPTi4vxPfgrJOPFD7-dOEnhHc8uIQyeZ4NTKjMomSRZzoW959ylmd0eY-IqPr5O9LJGkA80c2ilmqsWQ-Y8v7KYsaWaKqjxMnUyoir1ElVkS6Y17KiA2v1tc5yGLgmYphITVO2xssM1HjkAqj7Lpm3CAgQ6G2WOq_GudKm7-Q7/s4032/IMG_4721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3M8cm1HBOeedUIbpwjoPTi4vxPfgrJOPFD7-dOEnhHc8uIQyeZ4NTKjMomSRZzoW959ylmd0eY-IqPr5O9LJGkA80c2ilmqsWQ-Y8v7KYsaWaKqjxMnUyoir1ElVkS6Y17KiA2v1tc5yGLgmYphITVO2xssM1HjkAqj7Lpm3CAgQ6G2WOq_GudKm7-Q7/w300-h400/IMG_4721.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>After this we went to go pet the horses and goats. Clouds blew in and it started raining and snowing with 20 mile an hour winds. We were soaked and frozen by the time we made it back to the house. After getting on some dry clothes we had to warm up under an electric blanket.<br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-57755305047805472762024-02-20T20:20:00.006-05:002024-02-20T20:20:50.185-05:00Break In The Weather <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been very cold lately. And I don’t like riding in the cold anymore. Not that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ever did but I like it even less now. But yesterday there was a break in the cold and the afternoon temperature got up to around 50 degrees. Plus, the wind was not blowing. That made a perfect afternoon for a ride on Otoelene. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kUVO0dFeu0iosr6IvZVagCFcAZEDRgw5tNTrLIKub8yv39Sv5YU7A-uaKbsCLwFaUkmBz65vF4fGfMnwPPLfFyt3uIRi2q3N_mK7diYbKHBupgkWBeyTgOmZP4fimmZX-IXFpNaKYCSb0hfmL0K4TjGnlrkmkXx2sEnLWUod23kDptV14ce5SyUpXHk1/s4032/IMG_4682.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kUVO0dFeu0iosr6IvZVagCFcAZEDRgw5tNTrLIKub8yv39Sv5YU7A-uaKbsCLwFaUkmBz65vF4fGfMnwPPLfFyt3uIRi2q3N_mK7diYbKHBupgkWBeyTgOmZP4fimmZX-IXFpNaKYCSb0hfmL0K4TjGnlrkmkXx2sEnLWUod23kDptV14ce5SyUpXHk1/w300-h400/IMG_4682.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>I decided to head down into the bottom where Joe has been feeding the cattle. Otoelene did a lovely western pleasure jog all the way to the end of the bottom and back. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64J2ugulwM6HDsZFZMeaXkEkQhK8HlNr0V-cjp-z4bD9xtTbYIXayPOkyoOGK36NHbAl95ZVrcL4kjvbGLCfUqm20LIpIzBDz2P4kv81Wi2NKiTzSilCb3D7Yhr_kjvgRomiOiGxF7xybhwqYqNWveEU1C_A58Ylyk_6P8ppteCKTKx_2O1bj09GwJY42/s4032/IMG_4683.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64J2ugulwM6HDsZFZMeaXkEkQhK8HlNr0V-cjp-z4bD9xtTbYIXayPOkyoOGK36NHbAl95ZVrcL4kjvbGLCfUqm20LIpIzBDz2P4kv81Wi2NKiTzSilCb3D7Yhr_kjvgRomiOiGxF7xybhwqYqNWveEU1C_A58Ylyk_6P8ppteCKTKx_2O1bj09GwJY42/w300-h400/IMG_4683.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The cows are still a month from calving but some are looking pretty big. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6DI_iMdD1ppwj7cH-Fl36aFAkJKmqaba5jV6X_SSlXdnTECiJO91ubMzcyAaKu59T23048y1LgzC2uiTnKVRhlp1rBcb9phpHvlu0YTDla93sDOSlTJSR-kWFmueFteGXIpatXTGq0ejnFB_jCLq15FTG6UDEdQM8-joCXQHpz3ejSvoIE9lUEtTbRtB/s2317/IMG_4685.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="1738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6DI_iMdD1ppwj7cH-Fl36aFAkJKmqaba5jV6X_SSlXdnTECiJO91ubMzcyAaKu59T23048y1LgzC2uiTnKVRhlp1rBcb9phpHvlu0YTDla93sDOSlTJSR-kWFmueFteGXIpatXTGq0ejnFB_jCLq15FTG6UDEdQM8-joCXQHpz3ejSvoIE9lUEtTbRtB/w300-h400/IMG_4685.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>There were a lot just laying around too. I think everyone was enjoying the break in the weather. <br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-74384573068425991162024-02-18T07:48:00.001-05:002024-02-18T07:48:27.629-05:00Not The Best And Brightest <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in the summer there was a crew running fiberoptic cable all over the county. There were lots of complaints. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r4W2EnGOHMgE64svhKEx6GYI9mITH2TdC99aQ-pR78ZR94f3fikPvOlGAhK9wto7XvRfBDD6akL8Hk9TuNSzGKEIA0_FyKIgtvQMoXkMVejDzuEG2EcBw5TKJYvaEGLPYGpNv9VBgIuLkvgdzNkiYELl6BMXNrtgG91v3-ktaA16rOlxihWMkyLNlfGq/s4032/IMG_4670.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r4W2EnGOHMgE64svhKEx6GYI9mITH2TdC99aQ-pR78ZR94f3fikPvOlGAhK9wto7XvRfBDD6akL8Hk9TuNSzGKEIA0_FyKIgtvQMoXkMVejDzuEG2EcBw5TKJYvaEGLPYGpNv9VBgIuLkvgdzNkiYELl6BMXNrtgG91v3-ktaA16rOlxihWMkyLNlfGq/w300-h400/IMG_4670.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>This was one of ours. Apparently, they wanted to get through the entrance at Julian's but thought the electric fence that we had strung over the gate was too low. (which is is now)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHjFVPrRXlzkzLbRsGxhxVIjuDLM88VMtRmHJ3zEKIK0wJdLVvCubvdPY0L_Fd30PBTFitGMLllNN2c3SpoJ6NJixCsuiFbLMDD2vwtAw4FWKavySRR-G2uNA4nibjvYoLpxriSIYEX9F6GyJHuovuHgslbL_C9isUO3RFnajd8kMAS29BQ0MsPN2yDr2/s4032/IMG_4671.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHjFVPrRXlzkzLbRsGxhxVIjuDLM88VMtRmHJ3zEKIK0wJdLVvCubvdPY0L_Fd30PBTFitGMLllNN2c3SpoJ6NJixCsuiFbLMDD2vwtAw4FWKavySRR-G2uNA4nibjvYoLpxriSIYEX9F6GyJHuovuHgslbL_C9isUO3RFnajd8kMAS29BQ0MsPN2yDr2/w300-h400/IMG_4671.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>And since you are out there working next to the power lines anyway, let's not touch an electric fence wire. Let's just cut the board holding it up, lay it down and drive over it. Then if we put a big bolt in one board, that is pretty much putting it back the same. Now with all the vertical weight supported by one horizontal board, the weight of it is twisting the fence board and getting ready to fall. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mHUbZpNR-PmwJuQuNC9o_kN6_Df4BXpD4rtlJTFV_SyUHHUrD19NwfHvcve7-Zt5YmELq5D5au_oUFqtK_s9wu2XGpXKGr-ttzg52YZaiTwQaJyzYnK4Omf9UivICQZ8-87gzkyJxtWIp2afL5VnJDgCGTQIoscZyvexZfxpSg2rRGyEW80kyLTScjkU/s4032/IMG_4673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mHUbZpNR-PmwJuQuNC9o_kN6_Df4BXpD4rtlJTFV_SyUHHUrD19NwfHvcve7-Zt5YmELq5D5au_oUFqtK_s9wu2XGpXKGr-ttzg52YZaiTwQaJyzYnK4Omf9UivICQZ8-87gzkyJxtWIp2afL5VnJDgCGTQIoscZyvexZfxpSg2rRGyEW80kyLTScjkU/w300-h400/IMG_4673.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Joe had me charge up the drill so we could work on splicing the support board. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3_8rj8F0-xFshWMxuEaQJI-Fuc3M9TaWQ9ZnncZlyXHJrA-RqS4ouAXKPZB_-JzjGk49QcD3QcYpd8rP3TVatNS9T4yKU0kVGOmuyKWDOTmpwGN-NkuiHwkTm86WubQEUaezWJqyeV5PtdbQc8m0h60yYdx_7eZKxDnxONgBo6HnS8FS8TOA1WPBbvGR/s4032/IMG_4675.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3_8rj8F0-xFshWMxuEaQJI-Fuc3M9TaWQ9ZnncZlyXHJrA-RqS4ouAXKPZB_-JzjGk49QcD3QcYpd8rP3TVatNS9T4yKU0kVGOmuyKWDOTmpwGN-NkuiHwkTm86WubQEUaezWJqyeV5PtdbQc8m0h60yYdx_7eZKxDnxONgBo6HnS8FS8TOA1WPBbvGR/w300-h400/IMG_4675.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Maybe it will last a little longer now. As Joe said, "They weren't the best and brightest." <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-20478080093025209432024-02-15T21:17:00.000-05:002024-02-15T21:17:13.295-05:00Different Patient <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday Animal Control brought in a red tail hawk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHBCkPeg7mVZYvN6FwKg1MToXKc5NlDXJ9jfB2i4VtRqjYPSK3wC2yq9zbjf_agPD24NskN1kAHOzSYCDpn7YKug9Q_1ToVnKQtv154Gvt1sJOTXlzgiME0w-thhfCEgG00YtJ6mkOeXsggiy7PBJFNAMGVqibj0U3mkW_bRwVLICY4NWOwm4qCOx2zIQ/s4032/IMG_4659.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHBCkPeg7mVZYvN6FwKg1MToXKc5NlDXJ9jfB2i4VtRqjYPSK3wC2yq9zbjf_agPD24NskN1kAHOzSYCDpn7YKug9Q_1ToVnKQtv154Gvt1sJOTXlzgiME0w-thhfCEgG00YtJ6mkOeXsggiy7PBJFNAMGVqibj0U3mkW_bRwVLICY4NWOwm4qCOx2zIQ/w300-h400/IMG_4659.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>It had been found beside the road and the rehab center wanted a radiograph to make sure there were no major issues. With a cat muzzle on to neutralize the beak and some vet wrap to protect us from the talons, we were ready to take the radiographs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCipUynkvMOoej3fgmlgFL-Ou0uHM38aruUBhpCDFMN6KUyn32zu0AD7Fz6dcVf3wFx84wOnXQLCov13nRt6F5mFTfcGYID5mtAj1KMk8rMAwIgsoq1Rtwbw3ea2qxmjWm7XzX1Nc3JI2-JGC7ycWK0xWcYKSOfVwmYOxVLBYD2YVS0N9T8VQpr43ztig/s4032/IMG_4663.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCipUynkvMOoej3fgmlgFL-Ou0uHM38aruUBhpCDFMN6KUyn32zu0AD7Fz6dcVf3wFx84wOnXQLCov13nRt6F5mFTfcGYID5mtAj1KMk8rMAwIgsoq1Rtwbw3ea2qxmjWm7XzX1Nc3JI2-JGC7ycWK0xWcYKSOfVwmYOxVLBYD2YVS0N9T8VQpr43ztig/w300-h400/IMG_4663.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>It did not try to put up a fight.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwKLPwjNuciFgpLsAoVcgKcBhHjCdc7hmmRjJx8kUClv0kQQU8FAW5hohGTIHthCCj355wSn_ncSv53sL9vWP-Jh15fFr-ArNKVTupHsselWIrweq7E2loOXJ25kVABYAKV-0C2iOoYyJLUU8YU9fkl8RI9SYOCMUXCYRZy4eIbzsAXlLoA4Y-Euq_-vC/s4032/IMG_4667.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwKLPwjNuciFgpLsAoVcgKcBhHjCdc7hmmRjJx8kUClv0kQQU8FAW5hohGTIHthCCj355wSn_ncSv53sL9vWP-Jh15fFr-ArNKVTupHsselWIrweq7E2loOXJ25kVABYAKV-0C2iOoYyJLUU8YU9fkl8RI9SYOCMUXCYRZy4eIbzsAXlLoA4Y-Euq_-vC/w300-h400/IMG_4667.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>You can tell what a spectacular bird it is.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuiv5D4yvj2zfkugOD91dPj_vtEA6Ao7uV58uYoNE0lbeazm3_BFoZD6isHo4UbNIvZYDNSgGJPTkCD9qC6GIFL1gefJSOLa-EjD7mIvV1FQWPd2rOMGYG5QqAMnFW0MUG6LZ8U5l_xoBIeG66mJXXY0TS971_fFG0plrX3R23k3L1jaOBxQDOphmFCao/s4032/IMG_4669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuiv5D4yvj2zfkugOD91dPj_vtEA6Ao7uV58uYoNE0lbeazm3_BFoZD6isHo4UbNIvZYDNSgGJPTkCD9qC6GIFL1gefJSOLa-EjD7mIvV1FQWPd2rOMGYG5QqAMnFW0MUG6LZ8U5l_xoBIeG66mJXXY0TS971_fFG0plrX3R23k3L1jaOBxQDOphmFCao/w300-h400/IMG_4669.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Fortunately, we didn’t see any major issues so on to rehab. Apparently, Animal Control brought in another one last week. They said it was underweight but doing well and should make a full recovery. I am hoping the same for this one. <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-57938138848016335602024-02-13T10:27:00.000-05:002024-02-13T10:27:06.303-05:00Devastating Loss<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was gone, the neighbor across the gravel road with the 10 Rhodesian Ridgebacks called and said something was dead and laying in the woods. He could see a body, he didn't know goat or dog, on our property from his house and came over to investigate. He called back and left another message saying it was one of our dogs. After Joe got the message he went and found Power Puff Girl dead. She had apparently been shot, most likely by someone driving down the gravel road. She was a beautiful, sweet, gentle dog doing her job on our property. I will never understand the callous evil in some people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_neZ42W3dQ_THsRU7wXJl04Vh8RaaxRPrptS0uvw6JHmdVbP9_bejUq-zqTqhFD-lrfeo783IIsZ1v5Z-ZxlaEW5MH6m3UyH7twPEFphO1njUweWGp_JPjN42divtmSFkwejjuvl5BCjM6fPxquIo6JmXiURQP2gRgGwPgohALwXwp7rAeAHi7ip71pM/s2048/IMG_6495.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_neZ42W3dQ_THsRU7wXJl04Vh8RaaxRPrptS0uvw6JHmdVbP9_bejUq-zqTqhFD-lrfeo783IIsZ1v5Z-ZxlaEW5MH6m3UyH7twPEFphO1njUweWGp_JPjN42divtmSFkwejjuvl5BCjM6fPxquIo6JmXiURQP2gRgGwPgohALwXwp7rAeAHi7ip71pM/w400-h300/IMG_6495.png" width="400" /></a></div>Puff was only 10 months old. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9s4Sg0jQurtg2xALUYN3ljPPSZMb6SAaCPw9lrIVECLYsVrKrSDK1dcd53LtNfeAfu_jBSlpDn82kNE47avwFpvhB58G45-ZsJtOpl-CoqVh2REZECZ50xEbWyehMJFc3u8IqgKxQ_C6NvGZzJDNE2QYF-So8WaLHPJ0T63zPkHKL-nqZMtnLsbTfgaw/s2048/IMG_6496.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9s4Sg0jQurtg2xALUYN3ljPPSZMb6SAaCPw9lrIVECLYsVrKrSDK1dcd53LtNfeAfu_jBSlpDn82kNE47avwFpvhB58G45-ZsJtOpl-CoqVh2REZECZ50xEbWyehMJFc3u8IqgKxQ_C6NvGZzJDNE2QYF-So8WaLHPJ0T63zPkHKL-nqZMtnLsbTfgaw/w400-h300/IMG_6496.png" width="400" /></a></div>She was still just a puppy. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QqcluJouPO3NouIc0hUgUR4U0sM8M4fljhppFwFuapbODj_baDl8hMnEC-4XEKT_B2Be6YBAuHV8wO0NsgaUIg_Km69wokMKD6SclW7U5dJbNU1oN1gnNeSuDp_ZujNHg5rvw82fxo0-6DYTEg-o7gYet0wAdqPauA9Ps7Xxwdj7n3D2R4OpWEMYpvHN/s2048/IMG_6498.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QqcluJouPO3NouIc0hUgUR4U0sM8M4fljhppFwFuapbODj_baDl8hMnEC-4XEKT_B2Be6YBAuHV8wO0NsgaUIg_Km69wokMKD6SclW7U5dJbNU1oN1gnNeSuDp_ZujNHg5rvw82fxo0-6DYTEg-o7gYet0wAdqPauA9Ps7Xxwdj7n3D2R4OpWEMYpvHN/w400-h300/IMG_6498.png" width="400" /></a></div>And she liked doing puppy things. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf-gXNubOaZ-kAH2r3hQO2X3PBMVewJE5FjrEYBWnqTFzSkVtLM9BEq0vWiQLQZ-DkOoH1P-lLlMsohvFns1GvekdLaEBAFJObGPSi261afgLbQTzHbXrtXsKdw5Rmu9c6lh0bAJLv7Brc3soVijgWOWIiSVrV2CiEYXar5rOfvlPzOUAORw1C32VZa2W/s2048/IMG_6497.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf-gXNubOaZ-kAH2r3hQO2X3PBMVewJE5FjrEYBWnqTFzSkVtLM9BEq0vWiQLQZ-DkOoH1P-lLlMsohvFns1GvekdLaEBAFJObGPSi261afgLbQTzHbXrtXsKdw5Rmu9c6lh0bAJLv7Brc3soVijgWOWIiSVrV2CiEYXar5rOfvlPzOUAORw1C32VZa2W/w400-h300/IMG_6497.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObb2gs1vrxlcI25UM6xQI7OuPAQdtVSPUkUKwoUbj4bdvcxXlfdjJqFaklUqDugf0z5UDVxN2GzkIHNMBlJmwkunbw4Gc6N0vBZZVo3xKVkGYg_H4PU7vLzJU8o-WNlq7pCn63WIvQ3I5zZ_bB41Wkibe9OAaE9rK9BhAQy2Pr3LiGiUHTt7PJehZBpIU/s2048/IMG_6499.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObb2gs1vrxlcI25UM6xQI7OuPAQdtVSPUkUKwoUbj4bdvcxXlfdjJqFaklUqDugf0z5UDVxN2GzkIHNMBlJmwkunbw4Gc6N0vBZZVo3xKVkGYg_H4PU7vLzJU8o-WNlq7pCn63WIvQ3I5zZ_bB41Wkibe9OAaE9rK9BhAQy2Pr3LiGiUHTt7PJehZBpIU/w400-h300/IMG_6499.png" width="400" /></a></div>But she loved people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kgABWu8A6mJl1Kc_UoFEngTFGR73XGVWGmJwlvXN_N_mS5Oue3H6WnKWXky8ele_C9744Db83A9Ger8Qt1WQJyRP7qOdLSwLvTyHfY11p4CT1sDf4J3O25R1Ze-GqfqQbwNyK987RiTki3_2G7d-jnbdB2PtxSP9rSCHahI9EJhU3bavqUM1axCTNWQa/s1289/IMG_6500.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="975" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kgABWu8A6mJl1Kc_UoFEngTFGR73XGVWGmJwlvXN_N_mS5Oue3H6WnKWXky8ele_C9744Db83A9Ger8Qt1WQJyRP7qOdLSwLvTyHfY11p4CT1sDf4J3O25R1Ze-GqfqQbwNyK987RiTki3_2G7d-jnbdB2PtxSP9rSCHahI9EJhU3bavqUM1axCTNWQa/w303-h400/IMG_6500.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div>Especially children. She had been raised by a family that homeschooled 5 children. She was still growing and was most likely going to be our largest dog. I am heartsick and devastated at this senseless killing. <br /><div><br /></div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-51329714105904421752024-02-12T00:30:00.009-05:002024-02-12T00:30:00.236-05:00Unbelievable Find<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday we went out at low tide to walk on the beach. This time I wore a long sleeve shirt, two sweatshirts and my winter coat. I also had my slip on rubber boots so I could check out the shells in the surf better. I had found a few regular shark teeth but nothing special so I gave up and was getting ready to just pick up smooth rocks for a project I have in mind. I turned around to head toward the end of where the rocks were and found…..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9nLvSSqZfpojki_IGSslGTVVPJ8n49tkQHlxiRHWbVD2vk8LHqVPls1ULE4Jo0B26ydwVCMnnxEtxI3_vAVMIGY-_vbQ3KZPBafbof9Bu8dgMcNKnq96fo8S8EWrUgda7mqTz2_uYRqTTDZc6DXsDlVDze5vDZwbb2fiErXxc4gGlEd4Y2yaK1GkeU4A/s2048/IMG_6491.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9nLvSSqZfpojki_IGSslGTVVPJ8n49tkQHlxiRHWbVD2vk8LHqVPls1ULE4Jo0B26ydwVCMnnxEtxI3_vAVMIGY-_vbQ3KZPBafbof9Bu8dgMcNKnq96fo8S8EWrUgda7mqTz2_uYRqTTDZc6DXsDlVDze5vDZwbb2fiErXxc4gGlEd4Y2yaK1GkeU4A/w400-h300/IMG_6491.png" width="400" /></a></div>THIS!!!!! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZYb5BZWpXszenBDlDhrsYmBxJoTRAELrpSWW_HwhGxBggqJf7S2FebIERLsW5eZ2VeTVz60l6hoOgOA8S5h_E8tfoGbOivynf0Eq4fgqjRvtBKJ2viBB0AaatCRVUO5cPKDkoKkwqZS1Q4Hl5asqHYshVFuR7KbtfrwY0ydTL9aSw6iwznaODniIkJA0/s2048/IMG_6492.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZYb5BZWpXszenBDlDhrsYmBxJoTRAELrpSWW_HwhGxBggqJf7S2FebIERLsW5eZ2VeTVz60l6hoOgOA8S5h_E8tfoGbOivynf0Eq4fgqjRvtBKJ2viBB0AaatCRVUO5cPKDkoKkwqZS1Q4Hl5asqHYshVFuR7KbtfrwY0ydTL9aSw6iwznaODniIkJA0/w400-h300/IMG_6492.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> It is by far the largest tooth I have ever found. Just unbelievable.<p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-78296043380983902122024-02-11T08:14:00.003-05:002024-02-11T08:14:19.562-05:00Beachy Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday the weather was nice enough for an afternoon walk on the beach. I did have to wear a long sleeve shirt and two sweatshirts with the hood up, but it was still nice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjcwwFUjHve_IDVQU_-bEnBos5tc310LbT1M7BSB4VnlTCV9RSnUYboYMA_nHCURHXgpg32EpzVGXC163_L2pNJiU8w-UoK6F5tFIsCFuRaJr0_cQcWdyPKvytWkzvyVeYo1NX3r4v8DUjC_5u6Hbf_N_a75Br3821Ilk0pVzIoI4GknJfF09mQN8hrr5/s4032/IMG_4600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjcwwFUjHve_IDVQU_-bEnBos5tc310LbT1M7BSB4VnlTCV9RSnUYboYMA_nHCURHXgpg32EpzVGXC163_L2pNJiU8w-UoK6F5tFIsCFuRaJr0_cQcWdyPKvytWkzvyVeYo1NX3r4v8DUjC_5u6Hbf_N_a75Br3821Ilk0pVzIoI4GknJfF09mQN8hrr5/w300-h400/IMG_4600.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> I was surprised at how many other people were walking on the beach too. I didn’t really expect to see very many but it was at least half of what we see in the summer. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67zx-wR6sbUJqE_pAq6_ynWrB70416n74nxyRm3CxPn3YSgG4k0mZARDSMiCyltgR7pNBJtDjtH9sgH0vqJPRmf2wvHnfVG5NVBVNXJajiuzKA_5M9KW6_mGWkUBCJQVtJdxwBXMap-2lkE0lqsT5RvALmzspVfwEBgKjHOAb28LMYaD-mN9z4-V4qioz/s4032/IMG_4609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67zx-wR6sbUJqE_pAq6_ynWrB70416n74nxyRm3CxPn3YSgG4k0mZARDSMiCyltgR7pNBJtDjtH9sgH0vqJPRmf2wvHnfVG5NVBVNXJajiuzKA_5M9KW6_mGWkUBCJQVtJdxwBXMap-2lkE0lqsT5RvALmzspVfwEBgKjHOAb28LMYaD-mN9z4-V4qioz/w300-h400/IMG_4609.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>I found some new faces. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKGTuLUyCXVRmTnZlmZnNBZo5WtPxgZWl4M73grOfBfdeSUTSiLFkMnzLebBG82mMEaJwjcvAZfhU78uZ_nRH3j3tILCxUB2yrowfrUfnZJME6yJvPympiuQUgGmRJ5GYnXoDga3WE_k27RE5SFbgzkg3XP6O34noTpSVXCfk2DOQksg1toae5tshuoKi/s4032/IMG_4607.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKGTuLUyCXVRmTnZlmZnNBZo5WtPxgZWl4M73grOfBfdeSUTSiLFkMnzLebBG82mMEaJwjcvAZfhU78uZ_nRH3j3tILCxUB2yrowfrUfnZJME6yJvPympiuQUgGmRJ5GYnXoDga3WE_k27RE5SFbgzkg3XP6O34noTpSVXCfk2DOQksg1toae5tshuoKi/w300-h400/IMG_4607.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSzNwRCe0TZSuEPuEwv0KEmSvJawrlsvCxJM_KjoFqCqsBLAHdMWvl0qknaBiUADbLxSVehyphenhyphen-3v9sphHZtF90yUoqITybCBRks_a5BZIf3W9A5LPkzv9f5ZEmrsCrw0aHHao8we3gGVMvxP9xHPzyRd9LK2QT9Rmf2eAeszOErFu38cXVvY2HvHcFhxAm/s4032/IMG_4603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSzNwRCe0TZSuEPuEwv0KEmSvJawrlsvCxJM_KjoFqCqsBLAHdMWvl0qknaBiUADbLxSVehyphenhyphen-3v9sphHZtF90yUoqITybCBRks_a5BZIf3W9A5LPkzv9f5ZEmrsCrw0aHHao8we3gGVMvxP9xHPzyRd9LK2QT9Rmf2eAeszOErFu38cXVvY2HvHcFhxAm/w300-h400/IMG_4603.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituL6B7JyQsLyz68-KNLwWdhFvebYD1uQX5Q8knKJFI3mXvA4n6gDMyaf88aeoMKwarqMuWOohDjdisMv6SIhhf66fXqg4Ab2dF2222vwM_oRlh4a57UehPNvA8io0cu5j29FXLgF690-Kg66Fv_qWqPOnX0MzVaLsVFIFM-Q3i0gQtkdKlMpUjf8nqxgw/s4032/IMG_4595.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituL6B7JyQsLyz68-KNLwWdhFvebYD1uQX5Q8knKJFI3mXvA4n6gDMyaf88aeoMKwarqMuWOohDjdisMv6SIhhf66fXqg4Ab2dF2222vwM_oRlh4a57UehPNvA8io0cu5j29FXLgF690-Kg66Fv_qWqPOnX0MzVaLsVFIFM-Q3i0gQtkdKlMpUjf8nqxgw/w300-h400/IMG_4595.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFN74NWVKf7bBeoRjgzZJQJZOlDJXZIQ0dnAn2DV_DKk3vg0j_fu33jVXQXks0KIpoGXvXGpDYDqyD2A5QEN9Z2IbJB2UEucRlWEzz_uv3OOzGHeV5THXnQl1DtIBheqR3mJBmcmL3SiyxMIQp2pCcxAcz43uSoaS4NpauxDPW5U55MCO8VXq0BvupvxJ/s1937/IMG_4627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="1937" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFN74NWVKf7bBeoRjgzZJQJZOlDJXZIQ0dnAn2DV_DKk3vg0j_fu33jVXQXks0KIpoGXvXGpDYDqyD2A5QEN9Z2IbJB2UEucRlWEzz_uv3OOzGHeV5THXnQl1DtIBheqR3mJBmcmL3SiyxMIQp2pCcxAcz43uSoaS4NpauxDPW5U55MCO8VXq0BvupvxJ/w400-h389/IMG_4627.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>I tried to take some bird pictures. It is much easier with my phone camera. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6YeoJ86nkIKqdHDpRzbX6hcA-wYs3XZzwDPE_jwOKFpAfnK1q2wC8hyphenhyphenqRpXYBK638GXCxEX7qTTKR8l5V1XMGCEFLEcCXiC6oUsxtDrRkFz19Wq_pw-OOSwnDuMgy0ah-OpbY_uKCq2LMPR-Cu1Hr4kVpvyo64R3uqr5RLXsgQircdvMV2XljSuXct8/s4032/IMG_4621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6YeoJ86nkIKqdHDpRzbX6hcA-wYs3XZzwDPE_jwOKFpAfnK1q2wC8hyphenhyphenqRpXYBK638GXCxEX7qTTKR8l5V1XMGCEFLEcCXiC6oUsxtDrRkFz19Wq_pw-OOSwnDuMgy0ah-OpbY_uKCq2LMPR-Cu1Hr4kVpvyo64R3uqr5RLXsgQircdvMV2XljSuXct8/w300-h400/IMG_4621.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Looking forward to another nice walk today. 4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-9821018804780914012024-02-10T08:02:00.000-05:002024-02-10T08:02:28.337-05:00Change of Venue <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am getting a little change of scenery this weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9p1MV_Hj0dWlDXyWTQ61E_qcLcZyGYa0sM6WRuOF_HsjmdagCnbzXuaT4-DWIX3Sure1mChZ7n-fty6VsDVE3nh0_jK26oo70WxGSNJqhwJf2_4bGbeszq9lk4M9eS7l5KbnyAz0cDkWuJZQZSiMpn3F7MQnMbDXSKT-w1pLizBQq6dYZLkkBwsxRorQ/s4032/IMG_4446.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9p1MV_Hj0dWlDXyWTQ61E_qcLcZyGYa0sM6WRuOF_HsjmdagCnbzXuaT4-DWIX3Sure1mChZ7n-fty6VsDVE3nh0_jK26oo70WxGSNJqhwJf2_4bGbeszq9lk4M9eS7l5KbnyAz0cDkWuJZQZSiMpn3F7MQnMbDXSKT-w1pLizBQq6dYZLkkBwsxRorQ/s320/IMG_4446.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Unfortunately, Joe is not. I have never been to the beach in February before. It is not as warm this weekend as I had hoped but maybe it will be nice enough this afternoon for a walk on the beach. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vzh-MzX-_lShLuXc5i9lbfip8KTgfFm7dorz3640jz8rWrB3z7HCgRoqatuQlEuqWibHj_jXIMMt0plsUixiWTgd_dg-B1ubVvUDmPTUmFlJJdRz3KkU6Bp2M0IfRi1Y6vbpttPqe83_siPY4WRJESPWUP_mzwWJh9i8-IGlpsbrbtAHWqaLUMJmoVEI/s4032/IMG_4445.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vzh-MzX-_lShLuXc5i9lbfip8KTgfFm7dorz3640jz8rWrB3z7HCgRoqatuQlEuqWibHj_jXIMMt0plsUixiWTgd_dg-B1ubVvUDmPTUmFlJJdRz3KkU6Bp2M0IfRi1Y6vbpttPqe83_siPY4WRJESPWUP_mzwWJh9i8-IGlpsbrbtAHWqaLUMJmoVEI/s320/IMG_4445.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> I did have some good company on the trip down. Ann picked out a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch, Bonjour Banh Mi & Tea in Durham, North Carolina. Very tasty. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCc90YaboGbNa3-AgDq7GJTDZ3eOLY40y2iHlWNXR37C6uucTHbQnAeeML43ftIqGZp8KGBWRLXVq-qMufXJdvhf0vxdGee4XtqO6skIv6X5kHjRG7mFWLdYm_4HjkayiYQvzaAOLratG_wirUiveoEpBf-n-m_sYo_g4ED3lBrU1soXgAk6k8AZwW-ue/s4032/IMG_4416.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCc90YaboGbNa3-AgDq7GJTDZ3eOLY40y2iHlWNXR37C6uucTHbQnAeeML43ftIqGZp8KGBWRLXVq-qMufXJdvhf0vxdGee4XtqO6skIv6X5kHjRG7mFWLdYm_4HjkayiYQvzaAOLratG_wirUiveoEpBf-n-m_sYo_g4ED3lBrU1soXgAk6k8AZwW-ue/s320/IMG_4416.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>This goes along with the changing up of my birthday lunch choice in favor of The Rain Bowl, a Japanese restaurant with a Korean twist over a steak house. Full disclosure, I did get home raised steak the next day. <p></p><p><br /></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-81170701355043892022024-02-07T18:58:00.001-05:002024-02-07T18:58:09.934-05:00Sun Angles <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I caught Hugo yesterday for another ride. The last 3 times I have gone to catch him he has walked away some, but eventually stopped and turned toward me and let me catch him. A huge improvement over having to run him into the barn and running him around for 20 minutes before he would stop. Progress!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaLwcHVY89iGaWDbgYqgSLJQi7VFeNF_xjrmHnqrLxsSVd7HvOkbRypSQiqTWjH3C_OAR4QFrCIDFxnY9qu8hNkkNCpT2mXvOcIvmOdrDKjg7N3YTkYkAq3T_rX39PKJJUHJdq34fQaeCJwfDKfNCEwiPg5_NhrtN3LVZKgb-L5wAdi-LgSF_JVVdz-IZ/s4032/IMG_4420.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaLwcHVY89iGaWDbgYqgSLJQi7VFeNF_xjrmHnqrLxsSVd7HvOkbRypSQiqTWjH3C_OAR4QFrCIDFxnY9qu8hNkkNCpT2mXvOcIvmOdrDKjg7N3YTkYkAq3T_rX39PKJJUHJdq34fQaeCJwfDKfNCEwiPg5_NhrtN3LVZKgb-L5wAdi-LgSF_JVVdz-IZ/w300-h400/IMG_4420.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Anyway, the sun was hitting his hair and making it look iridescent. I thought that it looked pretty cool. You can even see some purple spots in the black. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTI6y29BSPymNYz2ZLkjUP4N814oKlnFg5hohQspRN7-dE_kLOhVIfsAfeRU4Z_6x0ihbDmRFBCCo1MJhtUf_ECIaNNaGipKH0C5guaeF9GK-f-ospehx1F-UGAqzX9IwnjGoqnS3ikdIAWupgN08ccW3Xtk3jDJW-eit64hq7zAzzzkVhB47mffBsEnL/s4032/IMG_4428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTI6y29BSPymNYz2ZLkjUP4N814oKlnFg5hohQspRN7-dE_kLOhVIfsAfeRU4Z_6x0ihbDmRFBCCo1MJhtUf_ECIaNNaGipKH0C5guaeF9GK-f-ospehx1F-UGAqzX9IwnjGoqnS3ikdIAWupgN08ccW3Xtk3jDJW-eit64hq7zAzzzkVhB47mffBsEnL/w300-h400/IMG_4428.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>We had a good ride. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ws0wFjfhErCEwctX7Cvz0AVNjGyMDhUXd4mKB5kNL9ENwGf6UjBGzwEV51XGazSWfSrBNbV_48_KLIEGxNHrmqmH0lNSn59ESpNFN4xwuvYyYBMeVbqCQlD3lzoDxJ1lELRTdYXwVrtiQqAk2kf5f7S4yZpYwPDfqG7xvhib590JXO_rDbOHi5sSP0xa/s4032/IMG_4431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ws0wFjfhErCEwctX7Cvz0AVNjGyMDhUXd4mKB5kNL9ENwGf6UjBGzwEV51XGazSWfSrBNbV_48_KLIEGxNHrmqmH0lNSn59ESpNFN4xwuvYyYBMeVbqCQlD3lzoDxJ1lELRTdYXwVrtiQqAk2kf5f7S4yZpYwPDfqG7xvhib590JXO_rDbOHi5sSP0xa/w300-h400/IMG_4431.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>And with the sun angle, a good shadow. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVzjPPh3K_VoGgEZiP8EYe3EvM2KMQmOVOP8y0wKOf14AAEY0ST9W7QaUzkZwPhsnt0ltmJhgEv1wwCGquDIxTd5iZMuFrBVu1FSQrqUqll-K-W5WdJq0JNaZEcbfdSU0elVZnRd-W6OTpJ-Kmd0G31JEjnYYxvEGtKCXrauXHqVo4huEHvoWJ18CT2K7/s4032/IMG_4432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVzjPPh3K_VoGgEZiP8EYe3EvM2KMQmOVOP8y0wKOf14AAEY0ST9W7QaUzkZwPhsnt0ltmJhgEv1wwCGquDIxTd5iZMuFrBVu1FSQrqUqll-K-W5WdJq0JNaZEcbfdSU0elVZnRd-W6OTpJ-Kmd0G31JEjnYYxvEGtKCXrauXHqVo4huEHvoWJ18CT2K7/w300-h400/IMG_4432.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The cows were unimpressed with our passing by. Hugo was also good for me to get off several times for the gates. No more jumping sideways. I guess I just gave him too much time off.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqspA5cfgMyax_E9OCqmTWIfCkUtZFDtRM4wOe1fx-2slGzJMGFF2nFOFuAoKV_eJmwk3CRXnF5lRTwDd463k9G2hGBoMmI5J6zxF_G7KlMhEczcsQWWTbigxLQeoIm3TeUYv1UqJWu-80viLxgqjEOkdYzOvjW5_MSzRP6oSJUSYMgL2zQi4kortkUSQ/s4032/IMG_4439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqspA5cfgMyax_E9OCqmTWIfCkUtZFDtRM4wOe1fx-2slGzJMGFF2nFOFuAoKV_eJmwk3CRXnF5lRTwDd463k9G2hGBoMmI5J6zxF_G7KlMhEczcsQWWTbigxLQeoIm3TeUYv1UqJWu-80viLxgqjEOkdYzOvjW5_MSzRP6oSJUSYMgL2zQi4kortkUSQ/w300-h400/IMG_4439.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Then when I went to feed the dogs, Maggie was enjoying the sunshine next to a large oak tree. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9nlTLmNsnO8AQmn0D2mVYfXev4rGR0v2fZl1ldIV76yicw6sX0Cy_w4D4dVFk34WtqXi8PKzjDaRz_6wHTU_gXPM_VUR0WfVsvkRpM5Q3zx25waPOlf832WFSDQ33ny8TcvFIAS2LKeLPBRLP3W7VJzl6SUKvwm5YqvfR4EdgWCJQNIatJex9zjJbPEh/s2965/IMG_4444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="1999" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9nlTLmNsnO8AQmn0D2mVYfXev4rGR0v2fZl1ldIV76yicw6sX0Cy_w4D4dVFk34WtqXi8PKzjDaRz_6wHTU_gXPM_VUR0WfVsvkRpM5Q3zx25waPOlf832WFSDQ33ny8TcvFIAS2LKeLPBRLP3W7VJzl6SUKvwm5YqvfR4EdgWCJQNIatJex9zjJbPEh/w270-h400/IMG_4444.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div>And I turned around in time to see the horses galloping up the hill with the sun highlighting their manes and tails. <div>What a beautiful world. <br /> <p></p></div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-39882449356987978862024-02-05T12:14:00.004-05:002024-02-05T12:14:31.011-05:00Surprise Horse <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the spirit of experiences over things, Virginia and Mike got us a gift certificate to the Lincoln Theater for Christmas. Joe found a show he wanted to see and we got tickets for Saturday. This was also a taping for Song of the Mountains on PBS. So stay tuned, we might be on TV. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqsNU1tJOCkZfvQuRMvMAMUTAG_z3SIW2-Zb5FPBJzzOuHVRoruCEpaC8MxBKbr_tA20WbxsnRPP9U4chSD6m223t21nyGCOAnPhemRHAx-EJjpsw4hheXFpLp54J5-FYxqf9xLJWDDkuDjifr2te8myrq7Hm_FkRZmbb-mJQRzcUPbh7X_Yn-YITG7AH/s3024/IMG_4403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="3024" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqsNU1tJOCkZfvQuRMvMAMUTAG_z3SIW2-Zb5FPBJzzOuHVRoruCEpaC8MxBKbr_tA20WbxsnRPP9U4chSD6m223t21nyGCOAnPhemRHAx-EJjpsw4hheXFpLp54J5-FYxqf9xLJWDDkuDjifr2te8myrq7Hm_FkRZmbb-mJQRzcUPbh7X_Yn-YITG7AH/w400-h368/IMG_4403.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>First up was the Kody Norris Show, a very good Bluegrass band with very snazzy outfits. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3hqR1WiyBHk1MbujmyRmjxadnN_hEZbNnK2gjsx_l5Q_tFxunHbEy1DTt4T7FtcSZDSdPD6eP0lqh0JrYh5fSluR0GAbzYPsK-KP3WDoS-R5AAUiuVKLeFh_d7WymwKLz6D6NFq77ZpLuQOH0FDbur6-7Z6FZqeSWTA0cZ40wQzQvLEEX2YrfCBTnFRi/s2361/IMG_4407.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="2361" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3hqR1WiyBHk1MbujmyRmjxadnN_hEZbNnK2gjsx_l5Q_tFxunHbEy1DTt4T7FtcSZDSdPD6eP0lqh0JrYh5fSluR0GAbzYPsK-KP3WDoS-R5AAUiuVKLeFh_d7WymwKLz6D6NFq77ZpLuQOH0FDbur6-7Z6FZqeSWTA0cZ40wQzQvLEEX2YrfCBTnFRi/w400-h308/IMG_4407.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Then came The Malpass Bothers. They sing traditional county music. But they threw in a little humor too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadbX3dq_0v3AXl4HnyeOHM8JXFDp1Vt3HGBiPldvAvj4Ho7B3i0jHggawiBwcoC48l80QdAaoup1stK1FcPD_mytkKFjZyxoAu7DsLzuv8013AxwVS7gbsANaSmiyx5RGnBAdu_v1Su2BgqvyBhEUxA7qXvQlmRJFRFWyL9W-zVM0sJT4OpLpxy1zgM1E/s2913/IMG_4408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="2913" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadbX3dq_0v3AXl4HnyeOHM8JXFDp1Vt3HGBiPldvAvj4Ho7B3i0jHggawiBwcoC48l80QdAaoup1stK1FcPD_mytkKFjZyxoAu7DsLzuv8013AxwVS7gbsANaSmiyx5RGnBAdu_v1Su2BgqvyBhEUxA7qXvQlmRJFRFWyL9W-zVM0sJT4OpLpxy1zgM1E/w400-h374/IMG_4408.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>One brother came out in a horse costume for a comedic rendition of Marty Robbins "El Paso City." I won't say anymore to not spoil it in case you want to see it on Song Of The Mountains in a few months. <br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-75971510608056047342024-02-04T10:03:00.001-05:002024-02-04T10:03:38.656-05:00An Allie and Sadie Afternoon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Virginia and Mike brought the girls over yesterday after lunch. We had a few hours to enjoy playing before we had to get ready to go to a concert we had tickets for. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZotnYeCkt0lXnunzfZo-zacEDwNMz7Fm81C7ODDcWCNR0n2NFfEx9nO36kbt_Jy1HL5ZfHW1zzwpXJVqdaoIF4KUr-uYvu6J5klSEESsnIAsUqMMCWamPzq46VlgjQkpennpZ_A4lhBZ4EnAU5ZBHbMsaoeLdnUm6cjlmnn3cQhPQWPmvuCs9S6urKmv/s2035/IMG_4372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="1207" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZotnYeCkt0lXnunzfZo-zacEDwNMz7Fm81C7ODDcWCNR0n2NFfEx9nO36kbt_Jy1HL5ZfHW1zzwpXJVqdaoIF4KUr-uYvu6J5klSEESsnIAsUqMMCWamPzq46VlgjQkpennpZ_A4lhBZ4EnAU5ZBHbMsaoeLdnUm6cjlmnn3cQhPQWPmvuCs9S6urKmv/w238-h400/IMG_4372.jpeg" width="238" /></a></div>The weather was nice and Sadie wanted to run around outside. So of course Allie wanted to too. I wanted to test out Sadie's new sparkle brush and stirrups that we gave her for her birthday. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZpoTouF2LqkrOZ5Kf1OcGdVLbnQ81VEFM_S9zDNZ3RLpEb-VLn2QBu2jqEOLkznTkcseh4d3f_qetu_BeXoachdVlDnsKucFZ62bZsbXSjmo9at4RHkUiBBP_RqXKh26Us52MKBJikng9tn54-IeQcZyVunF9-R8thIDHaLbHhY16sIf3Zqlvb6TIW1N/s4032/IMG_4374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZpoTouF2LqkrOZ5Kf1OcGdVLbnQ81VEFM_S9zDNZ3RLpEb-VLn2QBu2jqEOLkznTkcseh4d3f_qetu_BeXoachdVlDnsKucFZ62bZsbXSjmo9at4RHkUiBBP_RqXKh26Us52MKBJikng9tn54-IeQcZyVunF9-R8thIDHaLbHhY16sIf3Zqlvb6TIW1N/w300-h400/IMG_4374.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Sadie said the brush worked good. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30M9lh68smKbRHoSkVH3ZfSa8kDDBhRxH9EM3JT8O0-jHyakXXSMProWkA5DrQPTMwkQlEUEH4qQfvoEYtUJgOX3g6u6uEyOSdchQEaCWy6YsGLonlu6diXK-aEI2Qru-PLuNlGjcSjr8Jmyfp239eY0_kH8n9EFTsslZC5-rvCEBYzsmR_U90m4eyd27/s4032/IMG_4379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30M9lh68smKbRHoSkVH3ZfSa8kDDBhRxH9EM3JT8O0-jHyakXXSMProWkA5DrQPTMwkQlEUEH4qQfvoEYtUJgOX3g6u6uEyOSdchQEaCWy6YsGLonlu6diXK-aEI2Qru-PLuNlGjcSjr8Jmyfp239eY0_kH8n9EFTsslZC5-rvCEBYzsmR_U90m4eyd27/w300-h400/IMG_4379.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>And I think the stirrups worked too. I tried to get her to stand up to test the length better but she just didn't understand what I was asking. She thought I wanted her to stand up on the seat of the saddle. Oh well, the length looked fine for the limited riding we do. And she seemed more balanced. I even let her trot some by herself. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTB9Qje3Efs4It2MNF5kQHtL-hLV99eqIf6AJXYoq4j7VQRVob5CN2NAUype6dbOByo8DmaDu3X8RxeJNKWAMHP0WuVyAnEzwtmHpqoFa3lT_Ed3JeR3sEtQzdly8lmsbwYEyJoradXgHvaBN2iyWcKf5ycA2wAWuTHWUtOFZrFSzuXRQMmiEtY3pFDT0/s4032/IMG_4383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTB9Qje3Efs4It2MNF5kQHtL-hLV99eqIf6AJXYoq4j7VQRVob5CN2NAUype6dbOByo8DmaDu3X8RxeJNKWAMHP0WuVyAnEzwtmHpqoFa3lT_Ed3JeR3sEtQzdly8lmsbwYEyJoradXgHvaBN2iyWcKf5ycA2wAWuTHWUtOFZrFSzuXRQMmiEtY3pFDT0/w300-h400/IMG_4383.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Allie is still scared of the horse and didn't want anything to do with her. She played in the shop and on the tractor with Virginia and had a ball. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLpGSv-Pk7lzOLcjBusKL13IYHxumP1ieBppw32RU4R1VCmRN6NmXA5_kdZkX07FlZeowdiqaj9Yr0gRX3io9Zq_VFisHOJqkPLoaMxHVKb78HA_KojOsLjv5Ir9CbbVgpnw7u5bMYrXOUbCWeEw0T1WcoNsAud3bKNTUBa6vGKY-hojswnskj1dXPY4J/s4032/IMG_4385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLpGSv-Pk7lzOLcjBusKL13IYHxumP1ieBppw32RU4R1VCmRN6NmXA5_kdZkX07FlZeowdiqaj9Yr0gRX3io9Zq_VFisHOJqkPLoaMxHVKb78HA_KojOsLjv5Ir9CbbVgpnw7u5bMYrXOUbCWeEw0T1WcoNsAud3bKNTUBa6vGKY-hojswnskj1dXPY4J/w300-h400/IMG_4385.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Otoelene was a good girl so two treats from Sadie. Next up was going to visit Glitter and Gold. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bniiT6j59VfAbTPGWEMsrUmZmsNEEkIP-_i7w3ba5j6XPq_V0emn-gTzfSfqTh5VzqUULkTvBBIU6AX90qNV1_y47GEgzuTOPC24ImJ_aRp8xVbI6qUz_LV-NM8f_54TNLz92c2pR02gcvcoq_NYHIj5d_yjQ7HbLTQYr2IPVNKTpzgyBf0b0le2dr9a/s4032/IMG_4387.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bniiT6j59VfAbTPGWEMsrUmZmsNEEkIP-_i7w3ba5j6XPq_V0emn-gTzfSfqTh5VzqUULkTvBBIU6AX90qNV1_y47GEgzuTOPC24ImJ_aRp8xVbI6qUz_LV-NM8f_54TNLz92c2pR02gcvcoq_NYHIj5d_yjQ7HbLTQYr2IPVNKTpzgyBf0b0le2dr9a/w300-h400/IMG_4387.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>But we had a greeting from Power Puff Girl along the way. Surprisingly, this did not scare Sadie in the least. She petted her and talked about how silly dogs are. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pavD12Qnc64LQYtdQJlEtfWq2Fu74vqBZvMaYiF53Td5hBs_zUasnrHvo618sqRxgIO94W_bpKkTVkq_MOgqJY0ZVpFucRkDZwW1h8bfs4sE02A8AMsgUt5eO4HeAr67N0xVwUQL6HBZatLnaMLf-DL9zmgUjhsJCBspnUT0w5YBLRY_Br4VAo0ihKbn/s2379/IMG_4393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="1099" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pavD12Qnc64LQYtdQJlEtfWq2Fu74vqBZvMaYiF53Td5hBs_zUasnrHvo618sqRxgIO94W_bpKkTVkq_MOgqJY0ZVpFucRkDZwW1h8bfs4sE02A8AMsgUt5eO4HeAr67N0xVwUQL6HBZatLnaMLf-DL9zmgUjhsJCBspnUT0w5YBLRY_Br4VAo0ihKbn/w185-h400/IMG_4393.jpeg" width="185" /></a></div>We made it to the goats. Sadie talked about how their mothers didn't give them milk but we did and now they are getting big like their mothers. (Notice the stuffed horse she is carrying around.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnmd94UgwuWIfuPHGGvqcPqYHXx5aOhRB8NcSFOfbwOf8ANBCqfyrwbkapeZzJ20UNZQ1LUnrVZ8OkH3OIQCzHGIjmzQzMdxgjit03HKWJghXDKvX2XsKLCoxBwJe2BFM-DmD3jOh3Sg2FoUP7JAjY-q4jVAcMsUkpH8pFOyrIfMZZAPbccS4uq96FdsI/s2948/IMG_4401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="2211" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnmd94UgwuWIfuPHGGvqcPqYHXx5aOhRB8NcSFOfbwOf8ANBCqfyrwbkapeZzJ20UNZQ1LUnrVZ8OkH3OIQCzHGIjmzQzMdxgjit03HKWJghXDKvX2XsKLCoxBwJe2BFM-DmD3jOh3Sg2FoUP7JAjY-q4jVAcMsUkpH8pFOyrIfMZZAPbccS4uq96FdsI/w300-h400/IMG_4401.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Next came playing dress up. Allie did not want to participate in this activity either. Virginia worked on getting her to take a nap instead. I ended up changing Sadie's dress 3 times. She really likes this one I made for Virginia when she was 2. Sadie ended up wearing it home. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FOElqnJPrwonImvRcN9SZSguhQbyLnzVVS5h5YmWiI7z7kPuVIkYrjBAtAwHi0aU5k8dhEfT4WYcYICUH4vEAtnJbQYG6KGfAkf-6TKl1YL_T4eaf3JOxuRdmQogXYMKTzV8o1QCL50Uifg6n9LHZMUZu3gVTSQAeA3xfqFWpWdDXlLtWQOFf-pU5gBG/s1772/IMG_20240204_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1772" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FOElqnJPrwonImvRcN9SZSguhQbyLnzVVS5h5YmWiI7z7kPuVIkYrjBAtAwHi0aU5k8dhEfT4WYcYICUH4vEAtnJbQYG6KGfAkf-6TKl1YL_T4eaf3JOxuRdmQogXYMKTzV8o1QCL50Uifg6n9LHZMUZu3gVTSQAeA3xfqFWpWdDXlLtWQOFf-pU5gBG/w400-h275/IMG_20240204_0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Virginia didn't get any chocolate stains on it at her birthday party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvoiPDdCIKlsx8gPJHz6J__SPQXSgwAHXP8e8ch9nqmPeIvHQsgN0kLWof3Jk6xCjoumd6JV6YjEHeBK8p6xN5ARTeuwj26qpVsjp6kBgV3kEyBteBOm9WRrXI4Ej_J1iLpRhZiXAHITRLMUZIs7c0RF_zxMf4q8q8h_6AaMTpuCe3wfIJzj_z5PnovDq/s1740/IMG_20240204_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1740" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvoiPDdCIKlsx8gPJHz6J__SPQXSgwAHXP8e8ch9nqmPeIvHQsgN0kLWof3Jk6xCjoumd6JV6YjEHeBK8p6xN5ARTeuwj26qpVsjp6kBgV3kEyBteBOm9WRrXI4Ej_J1iLpRhZiXAHITRLMUZIs7c0RF_zxMf4q8q8h_6AaMTpuCe3wfIJzj_z5PnovDq/w400-h363/IMG_20240204_0001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think Emily was 4 when she wore it. It will probably fit Allie next week. <br /><div><br /><div><br /> <p></p></div></div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-82433486716400326752024-02-02T08:16:00.001-05:002024-02-02T08:16:34.806-05:00New Helper<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday we worked the cattle that will be going to the feed lot in a couple of weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE43jI3HQSzZUqWPy3pEB3X3m41a7hBgDo6MRyr5dYMqqk-ebGdzpI-7oUrk_0h9OVUqOXDCkfTrt3nEa01Eq4bkvudusAGXr9BjLhqsND6oS6dJVH6c18jgUsPC_XUPQC7sf_Ppheq4sVo_3qrlE1sKDLLpHOKQy0beXhlRL4QMFfNxddvBgYX14Dl6e-/s5152/IMG_5285%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE43jI3HQSzZUqWPy3pEB3X3m41a7hBgDo6MRyr5dYMqqk-ebGdzpI-7oUrk_0h9OVUqOXDCkfTrt3nEa01Eq4bkvudusAGXr9BjLhqsND6oS6dJVH6c18jgUsPC_XUPQC7sf_Ppheq4sVo_3qrlE1sKDLLpHOKQy0beXhlRL4QMFfNxddvBgYX14Dl6e-/w400-h300/IMG_5285%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Joe was wonderful with the pre work as usual. He had already gotten one group from another field in and was working on towing this group in with the tractor and hay. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdZLc0_qFCmLQ2CUZEYr4OX5OGvApy-Er75y17ErkS9e-KGHxTfRyy_otigp7Ger4rKnXtfAA5Fy4CY2Y11sZdfGjbuyul6qJK01LyxtYh8IypeKLfSTLMcQWJyslZdd2q-IFDyxX1iFsPt1FQfKdJ27J5UKG9bafKRf6rVV2MGhLSFgNb9c5rsm7XQxs/s5152/IMG_5286%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdZLc0_qFCmLQ2CUZEYr4OX5OGvApy-Er75y17ErkS9e-KGHxTfRyy_otigp7Ger4rKnXtfAA5Fy4CY2Y11sZdfGjbuyul6qJK01LyxtYh8IypeKLfSTLMcQWJyslZdd2q-IFDyxX1iFsPt1FQfKdJ27J5UKG9bafKRf6rVV2MGhLSFgNb9c5rsm7XQxs/w400-h300/IMG_5286%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course when I show up they all have to stop and stare. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0WA2BNLuWFUCngDXATU3HUnjtLnsVi6-S8PnpVW2ESdVrju6iOsJBFJh_HIQXOPsE61aRaWBzTbO5W2xg7pGkvszk9jY6dRTG6UdhZiWS8QKevwjjBpbbAj5uefP0cIGXxV-ywuNhW0fG8dCQAc44sefdUPBOkDLVusAzQZ2PLg18sx2jZLSBZaghciM/s5152/IMG_5287%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0WA2BNLuWFUCngDXATU3HUnjtLnsVi6-S8PnpVW2ESdVrju6iOsJBFJh_HIQXOPsE61aRaWBzTbO5W2xg7pGkvszk9jY6dRTG6UdhZiWS8QKevwjjBpbbAj5uefP0cIGXxV-ywuNhW0fG8dCQAc44sefdUPBOkDLVusAzQZ2PLg18sx2jZLSBZaghciM/w400-h300/IMG_5287%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was on to the sorting, little ones and replacements out, feedlot ones in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5prGshukypHAQRtYfQkB0PAZqFsFKVEG5TZOdC7tJhBwFmaxL4_5guKs1pCj10mEy3Njpf9PgMY4DZUNpicELK7YnhrDztcUkq0dp33BYc1Rsqwrr0l8kS48ZUE07hp47Gj9A-hPFiQqQxdx8yVq5xw-i2QYyfT8T5MbTSLszIqpp8feaRyUoA4sZiLG/s5152/IMG_5288%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5prGshukypHAQRtYfQkB0PAZqFsFKVEG5TZOdC7tJhBwFmaxL4_5guKs1pCj10mEy3Njpf9PgMY4DZUNpicELK7YnhrDztcUkq0dp33BYc1Rsqwrr0l8kS48ZUE07hp47Gj9A-hPFiQqQxdx8yVq5xw-i2QYyfT8T5MbTSLszIqpp8feaRyUoA4sZiLG/w400-h300/IMG_5288%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ones from the first field had to stare too. </div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9SkqQuwGTnEWzGFCKoM5XHx6wOrPCUQf7G9Ye9nRuVcuGDrj4eBFg2oJODniK-V8F9ItI8vOIettTaFV2BnlurqwtTzzXwc40T4B4wv_mtYZ_nVA1bUfRvAFv9EfgZ50wZ8WZzFa_S595tX23VZVuqS4VqENKMIV8cBK-NUJKmuufxOmXOqIzqHbtjAz/s5152/IMG_5291%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9SkqQuwGTnEWzGFCKoM5XHx6wOrPCUQf7G9Ye9nRuVcuGDrj4eBFg2oJODniK-V8F9ItI8vOIettTaFV2BnlurqwtTzzXwc40T4B4wv_mtYZ_nVA1bUfRvAFv9EfgZ50wZ8WZzFa_S595tX23VZVuqS4VqENKMIV8cBK-NUJKmuufxOmXOqIzqHbtjAz/w400-h300/IMG_5291%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></p>Next stop, the barn. Emily is a wiz at the headgate so she took up position there. Joe brought the calves up the chute and I gave the shots. But we had a new helper...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHOR3XRUXzbrLZM3dF6Kg2Lx2z3ZUVxnVrX5Mye9iQ35zl6eHySe9VsyWl4Xtx80CJ6IT-BJGihl13JiRzpmW1a2kU1x9eklTT8Xy1Ra_UX0wR88pUGoStamQV7g0Yv-dsRHc83Py-elAjvNKmF2FoHjgWFeeSs_o2wEbb1-6lJpqOehZ_6VtM2SHtLM8/s5152/IMG_5293%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHOR3XRUXzbrLZM3dF6Kg2Lx2z3ZUVxnVrX5Mye9iQ35zl6eHySe9VsyWl4Xtx80CJ6IT-BJGihl13JiRzpmW1a2kU1x9eklTT8Xy1Ra_UX0wR88pUGoStamQV7g0Yv-dsRHc83Py-elAjvNKmF2FoHjgWFeeSs_o2wEbb1-6lJpqOehZ_6VtM2SHtLM8/w400-h300/IMG_5293%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Keiran was eager to learn. Under Emily's tutelage, he too became a wiz at the headgate. I don't think he liked giving shots as much. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQW2byjQCdtW3JPM10Yix2bjI1UuHwoonfDMCFIAkZkc6g_s3iVlSvjdhcC60OYcN8nZ00mEd7cVeyBkcA977koSPWVSauTqG0kqIhbECljZXtxZmRv84-KBZbc0vcK_K-CTk0fej56bEGzjxg4K-L7e_9F1H6U5_AA0EO4OBzI8mUdVbeEoxzd6mky00/s5152/IMG_5296%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQW2byjQCdtW3JPM10Yix2bjI1UuHwoonfDMCFIAkZkc6g_s3iVlSvjdhcC60OYcN8nZ00mEd7cVeyBkcA977koSPWVSauTqG0kqIhbECljZXtxZmRv84-KBZbc0vcK_K-CTk0fej56bEGzjxg4K-L7e_9F1H6U5_AA0EO4OBzI8mUdVbeEoxzd6mky00/w400-h300/IMG_5296%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Work done, cattle sorted and turned out. February 14th is the appointed day for the long trip to Nebraska. <br /> <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-89552798422063302602024-01-30T10:10:00.001-05:002024-01-30T10:10:58.564-05:00Still Riding<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not much for riding in bad weather anymore. I have gotten wimpy. But we did have a couple of nice-ish days recently. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaE4RCuRJr65Q5xirSvGDzNNttx8d4NC3cg7GQasSMjZgvcBykHaVXlGWgLgyo1Og4QnMGed8DwueOqSZVYnNOUF-maOdUhcsZWptF_4byxgvAHALV0NmLn7McWtCglXwikW7msG4WrLuf-OIzAbxciUHJcYqtG7B3l3ybL2we4QQxn_-Za5Iwxe8Vcvj8/s4032/IMG_4364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaE4RCuRJr65Q5xirSvGDzNNttx8d4NC3cg7GQasSMjZgvcBykHaVXlGWgLgyo1Og4QnMGed8DwueOqSZVYnNOUF-maOdUhcsZWptF_4byxgvAHALV0NmLn7McWtCglXwikW7msG4WrLuf-OIzAbxciUHJcYqtG7B3l3ybL2we4QQxn_-Za5Iwxe8Vcvj8/w300-h400/IMG_4364.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Saturday I caught Hugo. Surprisingly, he wasn't too difficult to catch this time. I spent about half an hour combing his rats nest of a tail. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenwkRyF53YsvqXoAAbJNbU90utqOiG30dzMUCjRT0aLLM4w85gC4ZNrPMiHqeeIV8IeInlz7LhFlJzaVASTRZOYXbsLUCQr6PTOxt_bVpyg4KjvRNrfyrkYqnyxZPgWYxDYr65_bIRnyuQH9clKKm01Henw9jJrrhbeIr_aaAwSyUhnbHzEnBMOLwRLpQ/s4032/IMG_4365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenwkRyF53YsvqXoAAbJNbU90utqOiG30dzMUCjRT0aLLM4w85gC4ZNrPMiHqeeIV8IeInlz7LhFlJzaVASTRZOYXbsLUCQr6PTOxt_bVpyg4KjvRNrfyrkYqnyxZPgWYxDYr65_bIRnyuQH9clKKm01Henw9jJrrhbeIr_aaAwSyUhnbHzEnBMOLwRLpQ/w300-h400/IMG_4365.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Once he was all cleaned up I went ahead and saddled him up. I lunged him for 5 minutes, he was acting fine so I got on. There were no issues until I went to get off. He acted like my right leg coming up was the spookiest thing ever. It took quite a bit of desensitizing for me to be able to get back off without him scooting sideways. Not really sure what that was all about. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoylN0hVoW_15Wi9wbtUM0YFZIZvNpK3RajSpZzlfvpKjiiZhIVPvaAPx6MYTi9y-OHcnktlkAiQ74qly7ZvqnHAaqNgkKf-F4MnQqviXKAuU_fiop_r7niHDoNRGnS59nKVTJ8jESp9vqFJqijNFxyKHRF52TMEJW8dhKKhw7rqYPXw-D8BRBrN8r-5vf/s5152/IMG_5298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoylN0hVoW_15Wi9wbtUM0YFZIZvNpK3RajSpZzlfvpKjiiZhIVPvaAPx6MYTi9y-OHcnktlkAiQ74qly7ZvqnHAaqNgkKf-F4MnQqviXKAuU_fiop_r7niHDoNRGnS59nKVTJ8jESp9vqFJqijNFxyKHRF52TMEJW8dhKKhw7rqYPXw-D8BRBrN8r-5vf/w400-h300/IMG_5298.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Then the farrier came Monday to reset Otoelene's shoes. So while I had her up I went ahead and rode her around. I want to keep her tuned up in case Sadie or Allie want to ride. She did perfect. I could just jog around on her all day. <p></p>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867814192525128034.post-75766611627180257972024-01-26T12:35:00.002-05:002024-01-26T12:35:34.916-05:00Cattle Obstacle Course <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Earlier this week we moved the cows off the rented land across the road and took half to the house and the other half a mile down the gravel road to our other farm. We ran into a bit of an obstacle that the cows really didn't want to go past. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjtm57pPZ701AsTxcmuMObSFce7dOWJtII77BYVOt7iMOFHqYY27NdfSxpoWqO3EbDYXe6QiWsZQCR4nk5-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <span style="text-align: center;">With some whistling, yelling and stick waving I finally got them to go past the barking pack of Rhodesian Ridgebacks. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHzh7mfF80GTnAspdCYxN78ESylBcwS0CWK4zyMjzOLQyUYmhyphenhyphenm2bMFzDP5gPIncbXroS26cKFoz_X3s0gXMHy1MeqXnkrW0r4j2uMrjAxHbkCfScSBJyQ5VboJQVT_CMRrUTCBhbq2oIvrILJjNf7riayXq9X2ut6AwXX8NNEqNRjMES88Ro-5y7ZUdu/s3167/IMG_4341.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3167" data-original-width="2269" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHzh7mfF80GTnAspdCYxN78ESylBcwS0CWK4zyMjzOLQyUYmhyphenhyphenm2bMFzDP5gPIncbXroS26cKFoz_X3s0gXMHy1MeqXnkrW0r4j2uMrjAxHbkCfScSBJyQ5VboJQVT_CMRrUTCBhbq2oIvrILJjNf7riayXq9X2ut6AwXX8NNEqNRjMES88Ro-5y7ZUdu/s320/IMG_4341.jpeg" width="229" /></a></div>From there it was easy sailing. And we didn't even met a car. <br /><div><br /></div>4RRanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.com2