Sunday, February 20, 2011

The cowdog union

Trig is starting a cowdog union. The first order of business is to pressure cowboys to start using small squares again instead of large rounds. The elimination of pickup loads of small squares makes it much less fun for cowdogs riding atop.
Somedays Trig gets lucky and we pick up some horse hay in small squares.

The second order of business will be automatic dog doors in the winter time.

Tessin' Around

Life is NEVER slow with a five year old in charge. We do a lot of Tessin' around. Here is Tess at a school program celebrating the 100th anniversary of Platte County. The kids sang and showed pictures they had drawn representing all the things they love about Glendo.
She had her 100th day of school in January.

She still likes birds and owls. This is a big bird nest we found up in the corral pasture.


Lots of cool trees to climb on.



And ponds to explore.




Clean up and go to town

My mother won the Governor's Arts award for her contribution to the arts in Wyoming. Many of our friends and relatives joined us for a glamorous evening.
Mother on stage

E & T and Mrs. Chambers in the background.



The weather

Around here has been rather strange. We've had -27 the first week of Feb, then again on the second. My folks thermometer said -36.

Then 4 days later, it was 60. This creates floods.

But, strange weather also makes for spectacular sun rises.

Which sometimes make the morning trudge to the school bus worthwhile.