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Badger Hole Day 2

July 9, 2013 by Allison

Your anticipation is at its max, isn’t it?  I told there were two days of Badger Hole and that meant two days of pictures… So where is day two?!

Right here!

This ride I actually got to ride- like on a horse.  And completely KID FREE!  The guys where heading out at 6:30 in the am so I knew this would be my chance to go and leave my children with grandma.  Everyone was happy about that, right?

I have to admit that I didn’t take all of the pictures that I wanted.  First I was just nervous to pull the camera out on the horse.  What if I dropped it?!  Then I was afraid that just as soon as I pulled it out I would need to actually do some real work and chase a cow or two.  I mean, I was here to help so I had better pull my weight.  And I will confess that I am so afraid of The Rancher or any of the guys rolling their eyes at me for pulling it out.

But I did get some and it was so fun!  And I am thinking that The Rancher had better take me out again.  Soon.

Badger Hole Day 1

July 5, 2013 by Allison

The heifers were ready to move out of their spring pasture and up to Badger Hole.  The ranching men decided to make this a two day thing, which means two days of pictures for me.  The first day they moved them down the highway and over to a corral to hold them for the night.  The Little Cowgirl helped me follow in the truck while The Sidekick rode the motorbike with The Rancher (who is so much cooler than riding with mom in the truck of course).

Moving to Spring Pasture

June 3, 2013 by Allison

Ok friends…  I was looking through pictures and realized that there were some fun things that you have totally missed out on (my bad!).  Since I totally owe you after my long hiatus I am going to back track a bit.  I think we will all be ok with that, right?

The heifer cows were moved up to their spring pasture a few miles east of the ranch.  It really was a perfect little afternoon.  The spot that we took them to was quite beautiful (you can disagree… I used to…).  It was so green- even the sage brush is green this year!  The cows moved well and as always The Rancher was one good looking cowboy. 

The only thing that would have made this absolutely perfect was if I would have taken the camera.  Ya, Ooops!  I figured I didn’t need to this time but I was so wrong.  In attempts to still capture the day I headed up at sundown to try and snap a few pictures.  I’ll admit they don’t do it justice but at least they serve as a reminder to NOT leave the camera at home.

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