Labor Day weekend

                                            Brothers and a good friend....                                             

                        Pres and Nelda, their kids and spouses                         

 Does the width of the yellow stripe have any prediction on how long the winter is, or how soon it comes?

                                                         Building a fort in the forest.

                                      Clayton enjoying a beautiful fall day and the peaceful river.

                                                        Catching up on each other's life.

                                   Another cake by Kathy...60 years.                                 

                                                       George and Nadine...twins!

                                         Some of the past hay crew that came to help celebrate.

           The elder cousins had a fun volleyball team!               

                                                                                                                                     

                                                             Our grandkids.                                                              

Grandpa and Grandma...married 60 years...been on the ranch 60 years.

                                                   Orlinda taking the kids for a ride.

                                                          Amy getting the ball going!

Moms, Dads, cousins, babies, puppies, everywhere..

                                              Another lake, another day....                                           

Snacks on Grandma's deck in the shade.  Boys and puppies.

                                                                      Chase.

Fishing in the lake Grandpa built for his grandkids.... 

                                                                     Amy and Jace          

                                                                 More fishing......

                                                                                Rory

                                                                           Got one!

Hunting grasshoppers with grandpa G is great fun!    

                                         WOW, Look at this...a dragon fly!

                                                        A nice bug house to hold the bugs.

Jace also had a surprise birthday cake from Great Aunt Kathy!

 There was a big 60th ranch reunion gathering..you can see some of the tables and people in the background.

                                          5 candles and 60 plus people singing Happy Birthday.

More August

 Hazen had a surprise birthday cake from Great Aunt Kathy...she really IS a great aunt!
                                

Lighting caused several grass/forest fires around the area.  The wind made them flare up for several days.

Last week in pictures...

                     This is a random assortment of pictures from last week...amazing how time flies!

Fischer and Hazen.

                                    Jace enjoying one on one trackhoe time with Grandpa G.

                                                 Checking the yearlings in the big grass.

                                                 Following Uncle Chris to the fishing hole.

Setting the float on the cattle tank.

                                           An experienced marshallow toaster/s'more maker!

             Camping out on Grandma's living room floor with the cousins...much laughing and fun times.

                  Five out of eleven little William's boys together at Grandma Kathy's on Sunday morning.                           Jace, Rory, Fischer, Corbin, and Hazen.

All in a days work....

                                                                  Killing  rattlesnakes

Dusty checking out the gate and looking for dad.

                                                   How does this gate work, mom??

We were a half mile away, so had to zoom in with the camera...Then we could tell they were killing a rattlesnake.

Chris carrying the snake to show us...Jerm leading Chris's horse so it would not get upset.

That is a BIG one!

Jerm stepping on the rattlesnake's head, while Chris  removes the rattles.



4 little men taking it all in.  I say again...I love the dramatic clouds!

Picture time

Rory showing his rattlesnake rattle.

Jace trying to "rattle" Hazen...who is calmly sucking his thumb!



Going for a little ride before they trailer the horses and take them home.

Fischer said, "Mom, I don't feel very safe with you pulling on that halter"  (I think he meant her leading the horse.)  It IS a little scarey being so high off the ground, on such a big animal! 

Jeremy, Rory, and Jace.

Helping Grandma...

Jace and Hazen picked tomatoes in Grandma's little greenhouse.

We even made it to the house with quite a few!  Note the pleased looks!

Early Morning at the Green Bridge

Today we moved cattle at Encampment over the Green Bridge.  The sunlight was pretty on the trees.

 Looking off the bridge at the river.

Chris is in front of the cattle so they will turn into the right pasture.

Checking for a couple of foot rots...an infection in the hoof.  One antibiotic shot usually cures it.

Journal entry Aug 30, 2011

We said goodbye today to a good friend who was killed in a horse accident at the 43 Ranch at Lusk, WY.

We are reminded again of the brevity of life, and not to take it for granted....we are just here for a little while.