Sand Box Play...

The boys...

 Are busy...

Enjoying...

 The sensations...

Of sand!!!

Our First...

Peonie...

Mom's Favorite!!

Phineas...

A Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasant...

 Seems to have delineated Gilbert's Mountain...

As his territory!

Welcome, Phineas!!



Who Could They Be?

These beautiful waifs...

In the Black Butte forest...

1977

You Gotta...

Wear you're new hat...

When you build a fire for Grama Donna!

Too Cute!!!

Branding...

After the calves are roped...

The ground crew...

Wrestles them...

Secures the ropes...

Vaccinates, knotches the ears, castrates the bulls ...

And burns the hide (Taylor's line)... 

Once again, many hands make light work!!!

Roping...

It starts...

With practice...

And then...

It becomes...

A skill...

Three generations...

Working...

Together!!!

Riding...

To train...

 To find...

 To bring...

To travel...

To separate...

 To catch...

Amazing Horses!!



Helping...

Move...

 Water...

 Clean...

 Train...

 Prod...

 Hold...

 Gather...

 Tend...

Many hands make light work!!!



They Wait...

On the Ranch...
To get down...

To rope...

To play

 To help...

For instructions...

To load..

To ask...

To be done...

A patient lot, these!

Crooked Creek Ranch...

The ..

 Wonder...

 Of...

 It...

 All!!!

 Beauty...

Abounds!!!