Life on the High Plains

Irv and Mr. Bean delayed their man trip by a day when a friend offered us tickets to the rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days.  We jumped at the chance to go up to Chevenne and watch this rodeo.  It was really hot in Cheyenne.  I was wishing I could trade my jeans and boots in for some shorts and sandals.  If we go back next year I'll be sure to dress more appropriately. Mr. Beans was the photographer for the day.  He must have likes this beautiful Priefert hitch of Percherons. He got a good action shot of the saddle bronc riding.  I've never seen so many pickup men before (the guys in the purple shirts). A close up of Grammy sweltering in the heat. Wow!  Did he ever get a good shot of the calf roping. He must have liked this pretty gray roping horse. Hmmm...there seems to be a lot of shots of these girl trick riders.  I wonder why he took so many pictures of them??  He e...

It's Sunday morning at 9:59 and the men just left on this year's "man" trip.  Woohoo!  That means I get a whole week just to myself. Unfortunately, it also means I get to do all the chores and care for all the animals by myself for a week.  Hmmm...doesn't sound like much of a vacation for me. Irv has new wheels for this trip--a 2012 Sonata. Have fun men!

It has been awhile since I posted an update on my veggie patch.  We've been getting rain almost every evening and it has certainly made a huge difference with my veggies.  They've been growing like weeds! Irv took a look deep inside my tomato plants and found several little green tomatoes.  How exciting! I came home from work and took a good look through the zucchinis and summer squash.  It won't be long until they appear. The leaves are as big as my hands.  Look at the corn in the background.  Some of them are more than knee high.  My pumpkin plant has a ton of blossoms on it.  Won't it be exciting if I can grow Mr. Beans a few jack o'lanterns this year? Look how pretty my lettuce is. Time for a fresh salad straight from the garden to the table. My camera did a great job capturing the water droplets as I was washing my fresh radishes and lettuce.  I know for a lot of ...

I wonder who's going to get a firearm for Christmas this year???  I'm pretty sure Irv's rifle comes in pink. Actually, her birthday is next week.  Maybe she won't have to wait until Christmas! 

Our monsoon season started a couple weeks ago.  It has been real nice having daily afternoon showers to break the heat.  Today we had the biggest rainstorm yet, two inches in less than half an hour.  It was great.  Rain in this amount creates other problems though--flash floods.  Colorado Springs experienced a real tragedy this week that was due to a flash flood.  A local doctor and his family were camping in the Medicine Bow area of southern Wyoming when they had to evacuate the camp in the wee morning hours because of torrential rainfall.  They quickly packed up and left camp.  Little did they know that a bridge had washed out on the road they were traveling.  They plunged several feet into a creek that had swollen in size due to the heavy rain.  Their van was washed downstream.  The mom and three little girls drowned.  The dad was able to save himself and when he realized he couldn't save his family he came to the aid of a...

Happy Birthday Darlin! I love you!

Wanted:  One goose to go with our very lonely goose who has learned to climb on the deck and stare in the window at us.  This wouldn't be so bad except that she poops on the deck.  Dirty, disgusting bird needs a mate before she decides to join us by going through the dog door.  If you know of a goose who needs a home, please call ASAP!