The {Open} Range

Go on girls! Go on!

What a day. It was a super one and for those of you who have the experience of working cows, you know you have about a fifty fifty chance of things working out in your favor most days!

Sometimes it’s easy to lose hope, but I’ve learned you can also live on hope too. Here’s a little reminder of the hope and beauty of Spring at this very challenging time in our country and around the world. I can't tell you how much I love the thought of things this time of year presents. Nature always moves forward. No matter the horrible challenges we may face. The thought of warm sunshine, cool brisk air, tall grasses, baby calves, little foals, it’s all on the horizon. Let's not forget the beauty of what's to come in the days just...

We were leaving camp and about a quarter mile from the corral, one stopped and they all stopped. Goes to show you, the power of suggestion. After a good long drink, it was off and running again and onto the horse pasture for a day of rest. Such a blazing hot morning. One where the sun was already beating down and it was barely after 9am. No breeze and no clouds for refreshing cover. Didn’t do any good to complain, because the work’s gotta be done anyways and more than that, there’s never a bad day in this saddle. Hot...