Independence Weekend 2011
Well this weekend did not go off without a hitch - though fortunately for everyone, the only hitch was with my camera battery. Due to lack of foresight, I was…
March/April Ranch Trip – Golden Moments
The close of the day on Saturday brought a friend from across the valley for dinner. Amy had called earlier while we were hiking, to ask if she might come…
March/April Ranch Trip – Driving, Tumbleweeds, Hiking, & Cows. (And Yarn.)
Saturday morning, Paul and our neighbor Ron took Ron's truck into town to get drinking water for our nearly empty tank. That was a full morning of work, so the…
March/April Ranch Trip – Afternoon, Evening, & Night
Friday afternoon Megan and I took a drive (as we so love to do) for some practice for her, and of course a few pictures. We were particularly interested, on…
March/April Ranch Trip – Works In Progress
After the gloriously successful geo cache romp, we all came back to the cabin to rest (except the trench diggers... they did not rest.)Â On the way I snapped some…
March/April Ranch Trip – April Fools!
From the time Paul and his brother Jon were very small, their parents had an annual tradition: hiding the Easter Baskets. They would hide the baskets filled with goodies and…
March/April Ranch Trip – Friday Morning: Work
One of the unavoidable facts of ranch life is good old fashioned work. There is always something that needs doing, and it usually involves significant energy output. (And possibly $$.) …
March/April Ranch Trip – Around the Campfire
Here are a few pics of the evening, including the very serious effort that went into helping Jacob light a lantern, tasty hot dogs, dogs hoping for a taste of…
March/April Ranch Trip – Thursday
Thursday morning: Up early, drink plenty of coffee, load van and suburban, wish mother a bon weekend, and zoom northward in the rush-hour traffic to reach the north-branch office of…
**FYI**
I'm going to my happy place. Hopefully it will be a little less grey this time than it was the last. Either way, I'm good. :-) See y'all Monday!