Tim has had a love of ranching in his blood since childhood. He always dreamed of owning a ranch but his dream never came to fruition. At best, he had a small herd of his own cows form time to time that grazed small pastures on our farm in Bayard and then again on our current acreage near Scottsbluff. Thirty and forty years ago he loved checking his cows on horseback. But more recently, he checks them on foot or in the jeep.
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| Tim feeding his cows about 22 years ago |
There is something so calming about watching cows graze on pastureland. It makes for beautiful pictures. Below are a few pictures of our cows grazing. The following pictures tell the story!
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| fall calving |
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| beautiful early morning capturing the rolling fog |
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| cows grazing in our front pasture |
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| Cows just came in for a drink on a pasture out in the hills |
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| Joe and Mattie checking cows with Grandpa |
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| Josh feeding the cows and wanting to make friends with them |
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| Mattie leans to lure a cow closer and talk to them. |
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| Ben and Grandpa feeding hay off the back of the jeep. |
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| Heading out to feed the cows. They all want to grow up to be cowboys! |
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| Tim has had his own brand since high school days. |
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| Janel even helped brand in 1984 when she was 12 years old. |
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Now the whole family - kids and grandkids - enjoy the branding.
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Grandpa instructing Jakob how to prepare to rope a calf.
Yep, having cows doesn't mean we own a ranch. But it does pacify the cowboy who has always wanted to own a ranch. Our small little acreage is our little piece of heaven on earth where cows can graze and grandkids can learn the ropes of rural life, livestock, and the great outdoors, not to mention a whole lot of hard work. Cows can be an eventful time, that's for sure!
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1 comment:
Oh, cows. I remember trying to herd them with my mom. Not fun. I did enjoy feeding the bottle calves, though. I loved to mix the milk for them and have them drink it - they were quite noisy and messy!
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