Roping, Dust & Cattle

 Over the weekend, we rounded up the cows and sorted out the calves.  It was time for their vaccines.   I was just in charge of pictures. 

 With as dry as it's been this year, it was fun getting some pictures with all the dust.  It sure makes for some interesting shots.

And a mouth full of dust!  ;)

Hope you're having a great week so far!

A walk

    Yesterday evening, I decided to take a walk in the back pasture and go see the horses for a bit.  I think they are pretty hot and lazy with the temperature's pushing close to 100.

I tried training my horse Ruby, this spring to come when I call her name.  I've read novels where the cowboy whistles and his horse comes running.  Well I can't whistle... at all.  But I thought how fun would it be, to still have your horse head your way when you call.  I don't know if I just got lucky or if she's really catching on, but when I went out, I yelled Ruby, and she lifted her head up and started walking my way.  All the other horses, looked up and went right back to eating.  Yay!

 Eventually, the rest of the horses made their way over to me as well.  Once they realized that I hadn't brought them a treat, they went back to doing their own thing.

When I walked back home, the kids told me that there were elk out in the field again.  I tried putting on a longer lens, but it was getting darker by that point and the quality didn't turn out as good as I'd hoped.  But it was fun to see the babies. 

  They watched me for a little bit, but they never seemed worried about me being there.  I really wanted to walk out and get a little bit closer, but I figured it wasn't worth the chance that one of the mama's would want to take me out! 

Horses, horses and more horses

It is Spring, and that means it is time to be out riding horses and getting them tuned up again.  This is Ranger that I'm on.  He's my favorite to ride if nobody else wants to.  Especially when we are out working with the cows.  He sees the cows and is ready move them.  Makes it fun that he doesn't shy off from them.

These 3 are the babies.  They are still too young to ride, but they are fun to watch.

The sun was setting the other night when I grabbed these pics.  This is the edge of the pasture that we have a few of the horses in for now, and on the other side is the field where they have planted new seed.  It was beautiful out.  I love how green everything is in the Spring.

And this here is my Ruby.  I thought she looked beautiful with the sun shining on her mane and tail.

  I snapped this picture of one of our family friends.  He is in the Army and was home on leave.  I thought it was a fun picture.  The editing that I used reminded me of the old western pictures.