What a beautiful Friday it is, and I couldn’t think of a better way to welcome the weekend than with this blue dress that makes me feel both confident and radiant. There’s something about the color blue

A little glass of wine, here in this lovely ranchito, and I honestly feel so, so good. There’s something magical about being surrounded by nature, where life feels slower and calmer. The quiet breeze,

In a surprising turn of events, a Tals found herself zapped by an electric eel during her fascinating journey through Colombia. Despite the shocking encounter, she is left without regrets, embracing the

Last year I waited till the end of March it was still quite cold even then. But last year I pretty much missed the boat only getting 3/4 of a jug. So hopefully a little more juice this year.

Scored some organic feed corn for the livestock. It was an amazing price and only a couple hour drive away. We have been looking for over a year.

Today wade full of activity. First we finished the new hog pen and moved the new sow and her babies into the new digs. They were loving it! Next we sprayed down the calves that we had separated for weening.

It has been a couple months since I updated on our Ranching adventure. We have been dealing with the normal winter chores like breaking Ice in the water tanks, hauling water and feeding bales. Although

Temp 13 windchill -30 f

Here are a few of my favorite sunset shots from the ranch

The last couple of weeks we have been working it. We are preparing for the the winter that we know is coming. The calves are still locked up together separated from there Moms. We are using the technique

Storm isn’t keeping these guys from making their morning rounds. With Thanksgiving safely behind them they can rest a little easier. The Northern Black Hills and foothills to receive from 1 to 2 feet of

We built a windbreak yesterday. It took us into the evening to get it done. We were preparing for the Blizzard that is now upon us. Winter storm Ezekiel is supposed to dump around 18 inches of snow in

These guys come wandering through our yard every morning. They always stop and say hi to the chickens.

The neighbor to the north has a little pond that stays open till January. The geese hang out till then before heading further south

The Temps have been well below normal but We had 2 beautiful days Friday and Saturday. We tried to use those days as best we could. We built some wind break near the front of the barns. We separated and

The moon was pretty awesome too tonight

Another beautiful Sunset at the ranch. 65 degrees today back to 0 tomorrow night.

We are cleaning up around the area where we want to build a small corral. Winter has already been rearing it’s ugly head and we need to work the calves before it gets too much later in the year. We had

It is always amazing out here!