tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39019649916963132642024-03-05T08:33:51.732-07:00Wings on the RanchThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-74680592334750548202015-05-11T09:44:00.001-06:002015-05-11T09:44:13.035-06:00New BlogJessi here. As you've noticed, this blog is pretty dead, and it will likely stay that way. However, I have started my own blog for writing related things, and I'm trying to update it weekly. This week, I decided to do an update about the ranch on my blog.<br />
<a href="https://jessilroberts.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/non-writing-update/">Non-writing Update</a>The Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-75303077348288415702013-08-23T19:33:00.000-06:002013-08-24T13:09:26.377-06:00Summer 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Well, we've had quite a summer. It was really dry until mid-May then the weather changed. We got 8 inches of rain in 12 days and then a few more inches in June. It made for a lot of grass and hay. We finished haying for the year today with 2,601 bales this year. Here is a wall of pictures with captions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A thunderhead forming as we were getting ready to go to branding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our smaller branding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the crew.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding at a branding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlaw.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving cattle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was some pretty amazing dry-land hay.</td></tr>
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First of all, sorry I've been neglecting this blog. I'll try to better in the future and I will be doing a mega-post soon with the various things we have done this summer. This post however is about the storm that came through a few days ago. The storm didn't have much hail or lightning, but it sure had the wind and the rain. It lasted for 30 minutes and in that time 2.4 inches fell in the rain gauge. I say that because with all the wind, I'm not sure how much we actually got. Dad had gone to the river to get a load of hay with the truck and got a flat tire on the front of the truck. He was about five mile from our house, but he didn't get any rain down there. We had to hurry down and get him before the creek came up though. That shows just how isolated this storm was. </div>
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It was raining the hardest I have ever seen.</div>
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The day after the storm came through, Danny and I went out to fix the fences in the creeks and found this. There was trash piled up in what was left of the fence. It took us most of the afternoon to fix it.<br />
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DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-60192171604562430072013-05-31T19:01:00.003-06:002013-05-31T19:01:56.610-06:00Wet and Muddy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well in my last post there was still snow on the ground, so I guess I should give an update. Calving has been going well for us and we have been going to a few brandings. After that last snow, the moisture turned off. We didn't get anything until a couple weeks ago. But when it turned back on, it really turned on. In the past two weeks we have gotten eight inches. Four inches in the last 36 hours. It is really wet and green now. <br />
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DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-45347718400765319702013-04-20T17:05:00.000-06:002013-04-20T17:08:22.485-06:00Update<div style="text-align: left;">
I thought I better give an update since my last post was in early March. We've had quite a bit of snow since then. It normally melts off before we get more though. The temperatures have been below normal recently. About a week ago, we had a snowstorm drop about a foot of snow. </div>
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Here is a picture of Blue Mountain covered in snow.</div>
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We have just started calving as well. <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">When
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Today was pretty windy, so we rode to check the heifers instead of flying. As you can see in this picture, the snow is melting off pretty good. It is really wet though. Once it warms up, the grass will really take off. </div>
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DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-89587424382495870392013-03-05T20:36:00.001-07:002013-03-05T20:36:19.903-07:00SnowstormI thought I would give you an update about what has been going on. Saturday and Sunday were in the fifties. However, Sunday night the moisture moved in. It started out as rain, before quickly switching over to snow.<br />
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When it is nice out, Danny and I walk out and try to gentle down the heifers. These pictures were taken before the snow. <br />
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Monday was kind of a blizzard. Visibility was far worse than this at times.<br />
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We were unable to get out and feed the cattle on Monday due to the whiteout conditions. When we went out to feed Tuesday, we found some rather deep snow. As you can see, we basically buried the pickup. After quite a bit of shoveling we got it out. We had to go back, get the wheel loader, and plow a path to the cows so we could get them fed.<br />
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Looking east of the house, there is quite a bit of snow.<br />
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We aren't going to complain about the snow. It will melt off pretty soon and soak into the ground, giving the grass a good start.<br />
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The weather has been pretty good recently. We will get a few cold days,
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On bales with a lot of leaves, like this third-cutting alfalfa, sometimes we have to pitch some of it off, or it will fall apart in a pile when we try to unroll it. </div>
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DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-64705046092001307662013-01-09T19:44:00.000-07:002013-01-09T20:41:16.522-07:00Starting a New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it's been quite awhile since I've made a blog post. We had a good Christmas and New Year. The weather has been pretty decent. It was above 40 today, but it sounds like it is going to start cooling down. We finished weaning the last of our calves today. (We like to try different ideas). All the cattle looked pretty good. Since the last post, we have ridden the three-year-old colts quite a bit. We have mainly been working with Pistol(the dun) and Bandit(the mostly black one). When spring comes, we will probably start working with the roans more. </div>
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Today after we had weaned the calves we took some family pictures of us with our horses. </div>
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From left to right: Dad-Jack, Jessi-Smokey, DJ-Bandit, Danny-Dundee, Mom-Poco, Sam. </div>
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I don't see any need to re-type all that. It is really hard to get five people, five horses, and one dog to cooperate.<br />
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Yesterday it was 70 degrees, sunny, and dusty. This morning it was raining then turned to snow. By the end of the day, we ended up with about and inch and a half of
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A few days ago we picked our watermelons because the vines had frozen. You can see how dry the grass was.</div>
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DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-61511483238556053272012-09-14T19:13:00.000-06:002012-09-14T19:49:33.575-06:00Fiber Optics, Fires, and MoreI'll start with the fiber optics. Earlier this summer, we went 40 days without a phone. We didn't get the phone working again until they got a new, fiber optic line plowed in. We also have gone from satellite internet to internet over the fiber. It is over 4 times faster than satellite. However, we did have a bunch of problems with it, but I think we have gotten things worked out.<br />Here they are plowing in the line.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz820ADOImEWQDpmHgrqlQbVKJD8Y_Jy88q3eJ5xN6KK_mSgR18-P06AY0NkSU7R-lhYUZ8-wRZAnO125nzURkKtM78J0ke551I4Iyn3xYDGnBx15iZ0f2RinpoEAqBC7XVgbiLZRrrGc/s1600/pictures+9979.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz820ADOImEWQDpmHgrqlQbVKJD8Y_Jy88q3eJ5xN6KK_mSgR18-P06AY0NkSU7R-lhYUZ8-wRZAnO125nzURkKtM78J0ke551I4Iyn3xYDGnBx15iZ0f2RinpoEAqBC7XVgbiLZRrrGc/s400/pictures+9979.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's pretty dry now. We were trying to watch a movie one night when we saw lightning. There wasn't supposed to be any thunderstorms, but one had popped up. We went upstairs to watch to make sure the lightning didn't start any fires. I was trying to take pictures when a bolt hit less than a half mile away and instantly started a fire. Dad and I ran out and jumped in our firefighting outfit, (A pickup with a water tank and a pump on it) and headed for the fire. There was a little bit of rain, not enough to put it out, but enough to slow it down. We got there and were able to put it out easily.<br /><br />Where the fire burned.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2pEkRiiSpXWG-QRG8qzt2c7-xEqsS0gWozvSvE2cuhD3uF4I1Ln_yehISMyCEpMIuhrPZCOMClmYHYjAQ06iM3k-mq3kHUOOJZgy4B67MsdqWy1nFyHVBvt_C14YgxxHNjnUoDSh50I/s1600/pictures+10328.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2pEkRiiSpXWG-QRG8qzt2c7-xEqsS0gWozvSvE2cuhD3uF4I1Ln_yehISMyCEpMIuhrPZCOMClmYHYjAQ06iM3k-mq3kHUOOJZgy4B67MsdqWy1nFyHVBvt_C14YgxxHNjnUoDSh50I/s400/pictures+10328.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Luckily there wasn't much wind. You can see our haystack and our house in this picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuAp8lsKNDyEKiwrGnuhHWaGTEEhHgEbhE2TEO83TjmxwANwQmZqEybrtX-pxdx-21Ye-EtzIcSfG3jbHOuPPA8s4KhV_eNU2rGBUbV3x462vq2vmfx9PSJdYnv-nc03XWQXjFfkjAGM/s1600/pictures+10329.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuAp8lsKNDyEKiwrGnuhHWaGTEEhHgEbhE2TEO83TjmxwANwQmZqEybrtX-pxdx-21Ye-EtzIcSfG3jbHOuPPA8s4KhV_eNU2rGBUbV3x462vq2vmfx9PSJdYnv-nc03XWQXjFfkjAGM/s400/pictures+10329.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We finally got around to hauling our portable panels home from the mountain. We didn't want to make two trips so we were able to carry 30 at once.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnjJytuS05dPOWGsB7V8sqbTAjvzrDk50IMrYMgH2-Ob94ntcfpfjkoYdKLUrd9y98ibogaACgzv5HmGOEYXJN-jbn7OC1bgD_L0SqJ5SXnKIsZkK8tXaOpl-w59vABorIuUt7voTYZk/s1600/pictures+10186.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnjJytuS05dPOWGsB7V8sqbTAjvzrDk50IMrYMgH2-Ob94ntcfpfjkoYdKLUrd9y98ibogaACgzv5HmGOEYXJN-jbn7OC1bgD_L0SqJ5SXnKIsZkK8tXaOpl-w59vABorIuUt7voTYZk/s400/pictures+10186.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thursday of last week we sold our yearling steers in Dickinson. Their weight exceeded our expectations averaging 1,020 pounds per head. When we got home, we took off in the Bearhawk and headed to the Badlands Fly-in in Hot Springs SD. We had a really good time. This year we toured Wind Cave which was pretty neat. I created a <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/111226271530787302068/BadlandsFlyIn2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMu74-Kjudm-fg&feat=directlinkgCMu74-Kjudm-fg">web album</a> with pictures I took.<br /><br />DJ<br /><br />The Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-14119484314264011752012-07-24T16:58:00.002-06:002012-07-25T13:38:00.096-06:00LightningLast night a thunderstorm came through. 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This one started a fire about a mile and a half away, but it went out when the rain hit. Notice how it lit up the hill.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuF-SV6gw8K4JOI1BgxJWxz4hOIglBBlZXbc-MRHLN7Xp0ZsHiaFMDDjUwZgtwnaunN3_ZUM8SBc5lgTkDjd98sxq2NBTI-a11NNSjtJeNRnTnOgKC1pW3o_iei6pvMKxiHPAKwAaq-A/s1600/pictures+9996.jpg" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuF-SV6gw8K4JOI1BgxJWxz4hOIglBBlZXbc-MRHLN7Xp0ZsHiaFMDDjUwZgtwnaunN3_ZUM8SBc5lgTkDjd98sxq2NBTI-a11NNSjtJeNRnTnOgKC1pW3o_iei6pvMKxiHPAKwAaq-A/s400/pictures+9996.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-65685240685689784482012-07-23T14:22:00.002-06:002012-07-24T16:58:38.514-06:00Brandings, 2012I decided to take the best pictures from brandings this spring, and put them in one post.<br /><br />First we have Dad on Dundee.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTtQdFDoXQ62_AmQBaTFda64BVzl3AmIKzi3ZtI6VINtsUNZYcMgJMbFcE3uWL7rlwvADlS7ghJw9FfvNpok7dngin9Fl024zNUZxC9GO9iqEnMSa7JeBFbfrdbcdvPZ4EJVBQYw4vIw/s1600/pictures+8842.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTtQdFDoXQ62_AmQBaTFda64BVzl3AmIKzi3ZtI6VINtsUNZYcMgJMbFcE3uWL7rlwvADlS7ghJw9FfvNpok7dngin9Fl024zNUZxC9GO9iqEnMSa7JeBFbfrdbcdvPZ4EJVBQYw4vIw/s400/pictures+8842.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Danny and Dad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9XzTH1Yc1gHMupWe6kF0_xyVXCTu0CT9ZHvwA1LJiAhyphenhyphen9HoRVxOhT3f9lYfJoOA9qN50pqRSGkg66xQvqFwBFMuhb9EY0nH6H_vNyuJJzNOUS6IXF6EnBrE0H5mPPeKd8d34hgN6MSI/s1600/pictures+8810.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9XzTH1Yc1gHMupWe6kF0_xyVXCTu0CT9ZHvwA1LJiAhyphenhyphen9HoRVxOhT3f9lYfJoOA9qN50pqRSGkg66xQvqFwBFMuhb9EY0nH6H_vNyuJJzNOUS6IXF6EnBrE0H5mPPeKd8d34hgN6MSI/s400/pictures+8810.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zrrVqvUpqwuDlHeu0df8extRPxt1OwFbrZWXS_Vewu5GurkTzy-T45XX_aEp-YhyX928W37YV8GekECyw4zIpi4D066B09lcaqgmfzDsInlQfnrj7G_3UwrBHQmdV0l9eeVByTwgGO4/s1600/pictures+8815.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zrrVqvUpqwuDlHeu0df8extRPxt1OwFbrZWXS_Vewu5GurkTzy-T45XX_aEp-YhyX928W37YV8GekECyw4zIpi4D066B09lcaqgmfzDsInlQfnrj7G_3UwrBHQmdV0l9eeVByTwgGO4/s400/pictures+8815.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sage on Murphy.<br /><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnbiRWiV7ZR72dDNgv-3-Lz05roVORwOityQAxuhtPNDckXN7q0XbWHNQah0lENmhGhwsclhzBnX4juWeLGpehT8HrexopYBCZ2F5makr61uE1ooZWQ94jVxJWbEbcaxiA5TQWEU-qH0/s1600/pictures+9236.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnbiRWiV7ZR72dDNgv-3-Lz05roVORwOityQAxuhtPNDckXN7q0XbWHNQah0lENmhGhwsclhzBnX4juWeLGpehT8HrexopYBCZ2F5makr61uE1ooZWQ94jVxJWbEbcaxiA5TQWEU-qH0/s400/pictures+9236.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad and Jessi.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrK64Jzg4xCMltW1PpTLzgynCSyM1oYiorvJpPQaKnqze56ZaoFBXTaUUE7SamevbL19UdqNSNa2msJ0etuf0vq2rYPDEmZN6GOGSL8wRqZXI2tFwgJ_5tneYrJVdJ8PrrkfK0brgNkM/s1600/pictures+9242.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrK64Jzg4xCMltW1PpTLzgynCSyM1oYiorvJpPQaKnqze56ZaoFBXTaUUE7SamevbL19UdqNSNa2msJ0etuf0vq2rYPDEmZN6GOGSL8wRqZXI2tFwgJ_5tneYrJVdJ8PrrkfK0brgNkM/s400/pictures+9242.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNMxecKn77TzWVDyrfEJy5i__azEiuddq3ObZUS_RtYdhRb7lGxEjoJr8F57wZrkkE5KrwxFB42oeJTN-xyraz56qgP15pAbhmKrs1lqLHmvIQpg7ZPQM8crj9U3BHqsC8OdInbhYxqQ/s1600/pictures+9244.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNMxecKn77TzWVDyrfEJy5i__azEiuddq3ObZUS_RtYdhRb7lGxEjoJr8F57wZrkkE5KrwxFB42oeJTN-xyraz56qgP15pAbhmKrs1lqLHmvIQpg7ZPQM8crj9U3BHqsC8OdInbhYxqQ/s400/pictures+9244.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNEsV6EiJuMmkRX0BmsO_m-0pZbJ7CCk_avT3ADvPdWJm_6-07Q07Fd_ap_uv6PwfjlRwzh1dIUVRfoZq5tGD_GzmqF10Y9efBCq1-HdNuIBYucPZBqS0VRtJNMQk6O-bg3Vx-UiHiuc/s1600/pictures+9263.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNEsV6EiJuMmkRX0BmsO_m-0pZbJ7CCk_avT3ADvPdWJm_6-07Q07Fd_ap_uv6PwfjlRwzh1dIUVRfoZq5tGD_GzmqF10Y9efBCq1-HdNuIBYucPZBqS0VRtJNMQk6O-bg3Vx-UiHiuc/s400/pictures+9263.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRf0NPV3k5OC1hYkm30Fytwzfkn8ZHDj9XzTCAoKVRO7ZLhVeknB-W8o5NizbAwI906KnniFQVgcFgfjsEIdpBPoNSe22qPqUVh5foAKEz_oI-7rEv-TUgu5N0mkBQzeyppQ03Fa1aCbs/s1600/pictures+9268.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRf0NPV3k5OC1hYkm30Fytwzfkn8ZHDj9XzTCAoKVRO7ZLhVeknB-W8o5NizbAwI906KnniFQVgcFgfjsEIdpBPoNSe22qPqUVh5foAKEz_oI-7rEv-TUgu5N0mkBQzeyppQ03Fa1aCbs/s400/pictures+9268.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Edward, DJ, and Dad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiYlUpVw0XsTdEXKdx_6erilOoXEWVSpWrY0imMJcAuFWwLkdGqBnhV-IKcJ72dik5BcZkASajKaEyK2bCx6cFk1ITL9cXoDvdAHQyt7smF_qPTMIswSjGGd0nCvilDDMyFXivaedAe8/s1600/pictures+9271.jpg"><img alt="" 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border="0" /></a><br /><br />An action shot of Sage and Danny. 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Today when we were flying over to bale hay, we swung by and checked it out. They had already been working on it when we saw it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoj39mW8jdsyvsHO4efQUuYSMeHiBiTPGZUbn9atIXLzSBX6CmitC6m4AoMV1wjOsj9jyxj2GI-xbasqtzrmozY04EloY3uqtFHikZ3-lwxzg2f30GkJ3JsQTRd9AA1t_3X0M0G6qIQQ/s1600/pictures+9801.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoj39mW8jdsyvsHO4efQUuYSMeHiBiTPGZUbn9atIXLzSBX6CmitC6m4AoMV1wjOsj9jyxj2GI-xbasqtzrmozY04EloY3uqtFHikZ3-lwxzg2f30GkJ3JsQTRd9AA1t_3X0M0G6qIQQ/s400/pictures+9801.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It caused a lot of damage to the fields below.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrTtpLPrloQatCbSjo_Ki6f5IjTLSPeTVIGyGSFuNFtsC3CKob9yItzjEwWTIUoVojW5gTc6gjLKP-WmWJXBErtYgAm1dLMcX9xeeozPiVavQrLPbXbNupGFEHl6zDZerFyrG9Qx0aw8/s1600/pictures+9802.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrTtpLPrloQatCbSjo_Ki6f5IjTLSPeTVIGyGSFuNFtsC3CKob9yItzjEwWTIUoVojW5gTc6gjLKP-WmWJXBErtYgAm1dLMcX9xeeozPiVavQrLPbXbNupGFEHl6zDZerFyrG9Qx0aw8/s400/pictures+9802.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc4aB0nxbPy9P_Hl950-4se4tLa9nAuXZr8zWnJ34UbNmk9Td4PCxPIrqT3MCzHF-GBF_wG9JZ5cORgGwgpMTJH9aEtUXFJb0oIm4RqwrpgZuLqwJ67cNErGZ_fo3BmouoZ5ljKy3TGU/s1600/pictures+9805.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc4aB0nxbPy9P_Hl950-4se4tLa9nAuXZr8zWnJ34UbNmk9Td4PCxPIrqT3MCzHF-GBF_wG9JZ5cORgGwgpMTJH9aEtUXFJb0oIm4RqwrpgZuLqwJ67cNErGZ_fo3BmouoZ5ljKy3TGU/s400/pictures+9805.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a hay field.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEWBiKBW0hpE3ubFWiV4g0QJ1KidqsLmG_XmOZ9ir6adRtgUp9Ub01L2xEjuFQrwNa3YUlcIsE0gTc6U7PxeVWkT5_GueQTntsRCuHXDN_udXT3m7IA34iNsIh1jdaGoII7XKshL5sTk/s1600/pictures+9804.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEWBiKBW0hpE3ubFWiV4g0QJ1KidqsLmG_XmOZ9ir6adRtgUp9Ub01L2xEjuFQrwNa3YUlcIsE0gTc6U7PxeVWkT5_GueQTntsRCuHXDN_udXT3m7IA34iNsIh1jdaGoII7XKshL5sTk/s400/pictures+9804.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So was this. It had all been cut and <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> in windrows.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07UZLydzNKWRaxxW-hk7kTgoSyr6_YQxEpu-sIRL5lcTD1Y9DAIPFF_5m7tEVZjTtlPq0Bwi6fM1azuVBVOrZt0ZEye7GLn5Xpx8LFq44OIQ46O0tGFA4blZrD7mtOPLgcpF1gjP8JF4/s1600/pictures+9808.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07UZLydzNKWRaxxW-hk7kTgoSyr6_YQxEpu-sIRL5lcTD1Y9DAIPFF_5m7tEVZjTtlPq0Bwi6fM1azuVBVOrZt0ZEye7GLn5Xpx8LFq44OIQ46O0tGFA4blZrD7mtOPLgcpF1gjP8JF4/s400/pictures+9808.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not a pretty sight.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGgjZLNAumK6yyhnjCx6fL03CLCnmQBJ75DCL211zk0XN2CskoXh4ctJk7aQEaJbLYiWCbNWEpSeL5LQ5jJRp5vWjQIMgUCLYFN5vb6INTCveXUhVZyKTf4338sJIaklyJzbFZZfZVLw/s1600/pictures+9810.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGgjZLNAumK6yyhnjCx6fL03CLCnmQBJ75DCL211zk0XN2CskoXh4ctJk7aQEaJbLYiWCbNWEpSeL5LQ5jJRp5vWjQIMgUCLYFN5vb6INTCveXUhVZyKTf4338sJIaklyJzbFZZfZVLw/s400/pictures+9810.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The hay was pushed to this side of the field.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjYs17NxlMU4ch5RI9sdQKveQdi0WrbhpRDnhJk4s6SX8pBxz4iEw-wXSUO6ZdwisN5TD6yRErX0Ju7M5a5HZQbJ1-0mb5P-epC0K-2znX8z0s1eXmagT6a36WqMEg6IbHVg2xSQloaM/s1600/pictures+9811.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjYs17NxlMU4ch5RI9sdQKveQdi0WrbhpRDnhJk4s6SX8pBxz4iEw-wXSUO6ZdwisN5TD6yRErX0Ju7M5a5HZQbJ1-0mb5P-epC0K-2znX8z0s1eXmagT6a36WqMEg6IbHVg2xSQloaM/s400/pictures+9811.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DJ<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a>The Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-88615507721334255142012-06-25T20:10:00.002-06:002012-06-25T20:36:12.354-06:00Ranch workWe've been pretty busy this month with cattle work. Getting them in for our brandings, branding, and moving them out after our brandings. The cattle work is almost done, so now we are going to be haying.<br /><br />Here is a picture I took while we were fencing. Of course, I realized too late it was going to hit us and we got wet on the way back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8JbuowufVMmQ5wQHE4Pijwauham5tIFNg1FifID0tBEiW8tCrynzwkyKVF69svKBHUTq40NNxMgeFzxONWT-jyr8CPwbZQoNUe3D2bg6oqY88eEWRUZroR45ILMxW6h3VymEEZWv5ok/s1600/pictures+9603.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8JbuowufVMmQ5wQHE4Pijwauham5tIFNg1FifID0tBEiW8tCrynzwkyKVF69svKBHUTq40NNxMgeFzxONWT-jyr8CPwbZQoNUe3D2bg6oqY88eEWRUZroR45ILMxW6h3VymEEZWv5ok/s400/pictures+9603.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here we are moving steers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhxSVXHoIcCmzjI1ASSRl-fkji2YFSQaoEypMZ75MJRhDozUpsV5F0qpjtmiwI0DvkS7VKc61WufNu_9ccPHyeFUAyHu-zQvFqMu06_lTln-BrYajEub8Ojuna3gMzcuaN0KpVOVOjFs/s1600/pictures+9615.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhxSVXHoIcCmzjI1ASSRl-fkji2YFSQaoEypMZ75MJRhDozUpsV5F0qpjtmiwI0DvkS7VKc61WufNu_9ccPHyeFUAyHu-zQvFqMu06_lTln-BrYajEub8Ojuna3gMzcuaN0KpVOVOjFs/s400/pictures+9615.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Interesting clouds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxU6b0VKwBFSDZa__IJe5irhLHK6sIL0AQ4rputNu2bsTl-rhYI1_J9TsZSwkdJRXCv407j8BCPhuoUIQgyjGpv5Ybi5e1MCowEKSJJw8hCYcROONsj5M3WNtEJfx8LiTytGetmf0l-s/s1600/pictures+9616.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxU6b0VKwBFSDZa__IJe5irhLHK6sIL0AQ4rputNu2bsTl-rhYI1_J9TsZSwkdJRXCv407j8BCPhuoUIQgyjGpv5Ybi5e1MCowEKSJJw8hCYcROONsj5M3WNtEJfx8LiTytGetmf0l-s/s400/pictures+9616.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad on Jack.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf15qMl6QTJFGpUnIKMv18AWqeOxLJoC31Wazs9pe3AUWeVsRTsxsSWCjWKCotrLDwp1Le_pHeqRPS5AAu6NDcsN2aYgwBBfHSQ2dLBkKMEUW0yLEhOjalqjylZ_kULJ_hc7UF5qvIphY/s1600/pictures+9666.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf15qMl6QTJFGpUnIKMv18AWqeOxLJoC31Wazs9pe3AUWeVsRTsxsSWCjWKCotrLDwp1Le_pHeqRPS5AAu6NDcsN2aYgwBBfHSQ2dLBkKMEUW0yLEhOjalqjylZ_kULJ_hc7UF5qvIphY/s400/pictures+9666.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Trailing the cows to the river.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9dGMM7iPQCRhU_I_y7XmC0ptO9d-kZ5ND6YYfPgpljtmkCzxHjzCDqacciuaO6CgZzOspeLbCUO9oUODRme4A9r_ybhG0AzIGBfKK1qv1WETczu2sCRdwbVXuFpf7FwBGmmWq-Ly9Pg/s1600/pictures+9669.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9dGMM7iPQCRhU_I_y7XmC0ptO9d-kZ5ND6YYfPgpljtmkCzxHjzCDqacciuaO6CgZzOspeLbCUO9oUODRme4A9r_ybhG0AzIGBfKK1qv1WETczu2sCRdwbVXuFpf7FwBGmmWq-Ly9Pg/s400/pictures+9669.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3juxIAwapHkSgfHTUU0beJB27nSu-NuSnI0yEOMnhCXtY1Iy2_wMEBtDjNsS3bwlrxNufwT6vP3Tu_fs9zv-RKXfAi-_BKgivlfvTVTA18vnViv2J7yu8TVYouRQEFocnCGGxQikwRU/s1600/pictures+9677.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3juxIAwapHkSgfHTUU0beJB27nSu-NuSnI0yEOMnhCXtY1Iy2_wMEBtDjNsS3bwlrxNufwT6vP3Tu_fs9zv-RKXfAi-_BKgivlfvTVTA18vnViv2J7yu8TVYouRQEFocnCGGxQikwRU/s400/pictures+9677.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad, Jack, Jessi, Smoky, Danny, Dundee, Mom, Poco.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJE2U1XghOWgXwBg8WJ2UAm1YtemihdWen93YHiZj7S9sErEHMpkbZ6ZFGUGuv6R92KVZobZjDB3SxVGGG_mlecGt3ZLr5QJ9PFdWbK_00umwDzXie8vIOMFou_rutm5eKhrL18xi_LM/s1600/pictures+9683.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJE2U1XghOWgXwBg8WJ2UAm1YtemihdWen93YHiZj7S9sErEHMpkbZ6ZFGUGuv6R92KVZobZjDB3SxVGGG_mlecGt3ZLr5QJ9PFdWbK_00umwDzXie8vIOMFou_rutm5eKhrL18xi_LM/s400/pictures+9683.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few of the steers in their new pasture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG15v_o0Y088RgS-91uh5P6B5EdQ-rU1GFvCGibgqXRQshUC4am-xy1yzfDhhusvqZ046b5CMh71UXQdyjIMBN4VkDpj7aJBnrkBV8IwGiWcFA9t4fpwWJgOewSZ_rSLTvBrlk0N0P-Ks/s1600/pictures+9688.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG15v_o0Y088RgS-91uh5P6B5EdQ-rU1GFvCGibgqXRQshUC4am-xy1yzfDhhusvqZ046b5CMh71UXQdyjIMBN4VkDpj7aJBnrkBV8IwGiWcFA9t4fpwWJgOewSZ_rSLTvBrlk0N0P-Ks/s400/pictures+9688.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-62540142902360018082012-06-10T18:23:00.000-06:002012-06-10T17:26:30.211-06:00RainbowWe've been really busy going to brandings and getting ready for ours. I'll probably post some pictures from the brandings after things slow down a bit.<br /><br />I took these pictures about a week ago after a small shower came through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbUjALh0zn1KUHBh-P2E9UM7qUcABDzYmJ7zsUo_0HEjH6OhPeIEgr2cY4_-xJaAT7Ms567VCkN0cShqfjkofEZ2A3ZGyLHNZRGBcOPz-ucjIPFVREAyrPNKS11ZZXZvR9xqKRQ-3pgE/s1600/pictures+9490.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbUjALh0zn1KUHBh-P2E9UM7qUcABDzYmJ7zsUo_0HEjH6OhPeIEgr2cY4_-xJaAT7Ms567VCkN0cShqfjkofEZ2A3ZGyLHNZRGBcOPz-ucjIPFVREAyrPNKS11ZZXZvR9xqKRQ-3pgE/s400/pictures+9490.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752201168318774978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqLWJxmPoWoTGeGFkOvaN6sO5xMAtYlH4pOER-haLyP59TbqfT2WIASRaOOb5LVXvGltccmjqW4Sd-Yd_uAJn5bxbH8Nzh3j3K5-Sdbtl6pCMJmyrd6zPCqCz6RLFUMilhjED0ZWTxPg/s1600/pictures+9484.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqLWJxmPoWoTGeGFkOvaN6sO5xMAtYlH4pOER-haLyP59TbqfT2WIASRaOOb5LVXvGltccmjqW4Sd-Yd_uAJn5bxbH8Nzh3j3K5-Sdbtl6pCMJmyrd6zPCqCz6RLFUMilhjED0ZWTxPg/s400/pictures+9484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752201173265932722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-23783771097353222322012-05-26T21:38:00.001-06:002012-05-26T21:47:32.500-06:00More Colt WorkWe have been continuing to work the colts when we have time. I started this post a few days ago, but never got around to finishing it.<br /><br />Here is Dad sacking out Stormy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNzJ3a8vO_0I35qy3pzFwl4eeORqoJ8fU2dYnc8qF3Ke9MAssD1GKrpZeE04nJ62xj5LKUDKlQenF-2HLqc_2hEM_gDPzhMjsCpcOuM3Om3sGiNfRnRZ3yfeIc83IdDliRnk4ZLVhT2M/s1600/pictures+9046.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNzJ3a8vO_0I35qy3pzFwl4eeORqoJ8fU2dYnc8qF3Ke9MAssD1GKrpZeE04nJ62xj5LKUDKlQenF-2HLqc_2hEM_gDPzhMjsCpcOuM3Om3sGiNfRnRZ3yfeIc83IdDliRnk4ZLVhT2M/s400/pictures+9046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Bandit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ384Mgc8wB6mVnzBDg43dk7OCn1jCxnMBdJeJmUWkjpHcPB7a315tBagoU2z9ZBbgn0UNX7VZad3_5d_VzOt-olN7Piw_MQi3BO6d8zSLe6c8fWi-vPYGFAqmsC3-9MqrDIRT9GtJKk/s1600/pictures+9069.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ384Mgc8wB6mVnzBDg43dk7OCn1jCxnMBdJeJmUWkjpHcPB7a315tBagoU2z9ZBbgn0UNX7VZad3_5d_VzOt-olN7Piw_MQi3BO6d8zSLe6c8fWi-vPYGFAqmsC3-9MqrDIRT9GtJKk/s400/pictures+9069.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is Stormy's first ride.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcKQxtQkhtKLgy4_YHHfl-scuBB8AAiBHqCLWOZskKyJD4gQZ7Bp8Sw6askmW5IA5t00HL3rBG6WjuZMbqd1b-2Q4uuc8Kuf8UgfyrT2Yii9wvEc6orDOxAYklB2QkSh3iWbZZpO1sBw/s1600/pictures+9093.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcKQxtQkhtKLgy4_YHHfl-scuBB8AAiBHqCLWOZskKyJD4gQZ7Bp8Sw6askmW5IA5t00HL3rBG6WjuZMbqd1b-2Q4uuc8Kuf8UgfyrT2Yii9wvEc6orDOxAYklB2QkSh3iWbZZpO1sBw/s400/pictures+9093.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stormy did well. He really moved out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPHZV1-ucXtp1i4-8w5m9FgDDpWKCcWs4WI0G5b0_5ppOWxKlx9hvyShc53gm2ydFgiE8Nz1hQB2On76njGdVbOWcXU65TEgbpL9Xf_5flyupReQCCMTH99n2hiO-5VpBFwbepBfBsZ4/s1600/pictures+9108.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPHZV1-ucXtp1i4-8w5m9FgDDpWKCcWs4WI0G5b0_5ppOWxKlx9hvyShc53gm2ydFgiE8Nz1hQB2On76njGdVbOWcXU65TEgbpL9Xf_5flyupReQCCMTH99n2hiO-5VpBFwbepBfBsZ4/s400/pictures+9108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MuGhsEQIjNP6Aef67Yv6bCsg2eGCeHIQvo6Ml4rZw4JBxk4-Bd0cr8OFCj548ntjpSK6ZS6AhK-3O65xvc1etvQT44Z9GZ62lwXoBn5eeav9QJFK29p895MQm9P46gauWGf8iendLpM/s1600/pictures+9112.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MuGhsEQIjNP6Aef67Yv6bCsg2eGCeHIQvo6Ml4rZw4JBxk4-Bd0cr8OFCj548ntjpSK6ZS6AhK-3O65xvc1etvQT44Z9GZ62lwXoBn5eeav9QJFK29p895MQm9P46gauWGf8iendLpM/s400/pictures+9112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He did try bucking though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS6H7mX5GMLRnbXPKKfxFjy25RJ_Cz5V01s8aGJ_dcIoj6X3dJr-jW4RCfYmEjYLQMbsiJTT_R8Orft2hdTUG01TvuKfwq_5BsLmRBJnIgobJlyKQALWdSkmiy6YiPTRqTo1CWcqQn88/s1600/pictures+9104.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS6H7mX5GMLRnbXPKKfxFjy25RJ_Cz5V01s8aGJ_dcIoj6X3dJr-jW4RCfYmEjYLQMbsiJTT_R8Orft2hdTUG01TvuKfwq_5BsLmRBJnIgobJlyKQALWdSkmiy6YiPTRqTo1CWcqQn88/s400/pictures+9104.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Outlaw was a little confused.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Xtl8vA3Xc5s-HVwMB0ftNJD-9A0aKYYaQMeNtfs0JnZpP1z62zZj9yrs3a56UtihnEeC9l8svh6Aqjy8mZXp6PGfeCCEfc86rvN3Qe3j4Ujl6X2AyRNsxYozxkyzjD1281UrbSXfPpY/s1600/pictures+8981.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Xtl8vA3Xc5s-HVwMB0ftNJD-9A0aKYYaQMeNtfs0JnZpP1z62zZj9yrs3a56UtihnEeC9l8svh6Aqjy8mZXp6PGfeCCEfc86rvN3Qe3j4Ujl6X2AyRNsxYozxkyzjD1281UrbSXfPpY/s400/pictures+8981.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And tried bucking<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbByyOtFT-0V020MSP_zDRLaMAMuf6A07KTiZ8mROkgIV_3z9KiVAs5Iw8gPZYfSbHwHifZy0wF1yMLrJr1QmK9vx_S4gmLbz3h_FjJUZTVmNKqWRYjqXbS3EFiFp5oD_zTrFr5vXrUQ/s1600/pictures+8968.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbByyOtFT-0V020MSP_zDRLaMAMuf6A07KTiZ8mROkgIV_3z9KiVAs5Iw8gPZYfSbHwHifZy0wF1yMLrJr1QmK9vx_S4gmLbz3h_FjJUZTVmNKqWRYjqXbS3EFiFp5oD_zTrFr5vXrUQ/s400/pictures+8968.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Notice the hat. I have a cool sequence with pictures that came before and after. I might edit this post to add them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7q3dVAfdx7APYDEwzUCt4R1L9MfBrib9yfifVN9g14-IFXszn-Ni2llGnWAP7e3-pZ4Q8wqHzLbJG5Od5l6dgpfNVVl-mFinkMDp_QT55X48qm1nO_9_Lya5nlxaClbqNLf0gqx_A3A/s1600/pictures+8989.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7q3dVAfdx7APYDEwzUCt4R1L9MfBrib9yfifVN9g14-IFXszn-Ni2llGnWAP7e3-pZ4Q8wqHzLbJG5Od5l6dgpfNVVl-mFinkMDp_QT55X48qm1nO_9_Lya5nlxaClbqNLf0gqx_A3A/s400/pictures+8989.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pistol is doing well too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_I3yAiQaJ6nzOnArfiKqD9_bveDq96CahaM__9JV-xThbt8fITZrOYdpcGHGJFWoNAO7TjrFDfpMRXsJh3TAsiLfR_lQ7oIY2SP3mScuU0JRsGcAut7fybrhxejKf9tdIwNbYZEGekc/s1600/pictures+9211.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_I3yAiQaJ6nzOnArfiKqD9_bveDq96CahaM__9JV-xThbt8fITZrOYdpcGHGJFWoNAO7TjrFDfpMRXsJh3TAsiLfR_lQ7oIY2SP3mScuU0JRsGcAut7fybrhxejKf9tdIwNbYZEGekc/s400/pictures+9211.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A picture of some of our cows and calves.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwc4Pj4aAd4fNpSPM1XNFHcLl5lOcXCP7OSJnox1C6G9vMU2aFCT1MU6iAPiZVgr3CTpep-18DrPE4yYCnWAev3vT_6Jbt4RoQmtSXbxEDZCvSdKN_2rnTuv4In7w-_kANq5vkgXTWz0/s1600/pictures+9227.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwc4Pj4aAd4fNpSPM1XNFHcLl5lOcXCP7OSJnox1C6G9vMU2aFCT1MU6iAPiZVgr3CTpep-18DrPE4yYCnWAev3vT_6Jbt4RoQmtSXbxEDZCvSdKN_2rnTuv4In7w-_kANq5vkgXTWz0/s400/pictures+9227.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since I started this post Dad has put a few more rides on the colts and has ridden Bandit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW37Bgva8tia22YN4-Xk8p4Va0WhFjqBAPYuV_YwOr1Ybi89_nplbpkR9mwxkEkGGSMTLiq4B4PoiwQTMRHt6VY338TZBHhZSpgxCCdvBFpyayDrjo4IlRJNBa-5wYdj0PUSj17wr_Bts/s1600/pictures+9303.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW37Bgva8tia22YN4-Xk8p4Va0WhFjqBAPYuV_YwOr1Ybi89_nplbpkR9mwxkEkGGSMTLiq4B4PoiwQTMRHt6VY338TZBHhZSpgxCCdvBFpyayDrjo4IlRJNBa-5wYdj0PUSj17wr_Bts/s400/pictures+9303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747052779936191362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We have been going to quite a few brandings. I might put some pictures up of that sometime. We finally got some rain. We are hoping for more though.<br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-66893973389165549372012-05-09T22:34:00.001-06:002012-05-09T22:46:43.409-06:00Working ColtsYesterday we brought in the horses and started working with the three-year-old colts. There are four of them so it is a bit of a job.<br /><br />Here Danny is sacking out Pistol, the dun colt. Pistol is next to impossible to spook, as you can see.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH7SSio326sa9Pjd_KQAvkPwcarAl9TuLFw8mnpnsXKvhnmxaAKcoLqSfrORi_GJ-bAzeym0odGqipRU3tO-vM0Fzrul3R5ciNmjpGQsTaBw6iFymI0tvdg8pzgYMF0Eduvu36PdTfRA/s1600/pictures+8469.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH7SSio326sa9Pjd_KQAvkPwcarAl9TuLFw8mnpnsXKvhnmxaAKcoLqSfrORi_GJ-bAzeym0odGqipRU3tO-vM0Fzrul3R5ciNmjpGQsTaBw6iFymI0tvdg8pzgYMF0Eduvu36PdTfRA/s400/pictures+8469.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We tie the colts' back foot up so they learn to stand still and not to be afraid of having a rope around their feet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismP3Sj209KSnmxcIq_f3enS31y_G1830H344KjWK8Cpj6auy8reN1qFIHQkFvIwg3K9A5Nvd0ZVckNam4Ie-LJzMOsXe5KPxQUWbjOXoQXL5fDgxAC7nFQ2PFz4uZ47Mut4yZS4zB_co/s1600/pictures+8516.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismP3Sj209KSnmxcIq_f3enS31y_G1830H344KjWK8Cpj6auy8reN1qFIHQkFvIwg3K9A5Nvd0ZVckNam4Ie-LJzMOsXe5KPxQUWbjOXoQXL5fDgxAC7nFQ2PFz4uZ47Mut4yZS4zB_co/s400/pictures+8516.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad sacking Outlaw out with a jacket. We are also working with another bay roan named Stormy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtXYHuRPkUmY9zXeJ_A6ydw4iJ5NWlBnk8ZBEw40LQd4cmzMaWeBgwfYaQUjK6Y9Gf7_shmOdxKmPZQaXyi81WRh70rWcIZsybvtfjs-YJMEopYypSytGyNAs0gIIGdn82l44WiMUxPk/s1600/pictures+8524.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtXYHuRPkUmY9zXeJ_A6ydw4iJ5NWlBnk8ZBEw40LQd4cmzMaWeBgwfYaQUjK6Y9Gf7_shmOdxKmPZQaXyi81WRh70rWcIZsybvtfjs-YJMEopYypSytGyNAs0gIIGdn82l44WiMUxPk/s400/pictures+8524.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And lifting his feet up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGG9JSUa0hKt-3-90mpQe3OZQEMJQZ2BdU4q4rNvxI4nkP-SjajxOboQLnJnUW5KxBkavw5D-Aa0CpU52D3-nrWpqrztR43BLfLP6zV9KVNTRDMVhhTnzGGHWNpSboOV6IBXc_BFpKVFQ/s1600/pictures+8531.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGG9JSUa0hKt-3-90mpQe3OZQEMJQZ2BdU4q4rNvxI4nkP-SjajxOboQLnJnUW5KxBkavw5D-Aa0CpU52D3-nrWpqrztR43BLfLP6zV9KVNTRDMVhhTnzGGHWNpSboOV6IBXc_BFpKVFQ/s400/pictures+8531.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad is also working with Eagle, the five-year-old who still needs some work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn86PWdWHKRf7qKZ0eaaXExThJhjSACARqGrhDg5wF_GVDkx7inygOF1mHQjSAw9wbf6oj72n4nCrfJuMemR9JJQpRkMprUYr2xdqkiiKxr8j8yd58H23ybIz899Xh6hBBSEJ5Gt1V_s/s1600/pictures+8482.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn86PWdWHKRf7qKZ0eaaXExThJhjSACARqGrhDg5wF_GVDkx7inygOF1mHQjSAw9wbf6oj72n4nCrfJuMemR9JJQpRkMprUYr2xdqkiiKxr8j8yd58H23ybIz899Xh6hBBSEJ5Gt1V_s/s400/pictures+8482.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today we saddled all the colts except for Bandit, who isn't coming along quite as fast.<br /><br />Outlaw didn't like the saddle very much and started bucking before Dad had it cinched down properly.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4V_delHnCfZmttkrNDA1hKbL787M5P51H-NWYuw-C-lWsciKVAoeGWDTHizNr4J4XwP3WM6K8DkGfTqjTHMyjZksp99TBnJdOO0XC4CLMp7yHzplBpJVyskU9pUvABzFx7PCmrnwClo/s1600/pictures+8622.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4V_delHnCfZmttkrNDA1hKbL787M5P51H-NWYuw-C-lWsciKVAoeGWDTHizNr4J4XwP3WM6K8DkGfTqjTHMyjZksp99TBnJdOO0XC4CLMp7yHzplBpJVyskU9pUvABzFx7PCmrnwClo/s400/pictures+8622.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We saddled Pistol yesterday because he was fairly quiet. Today Dad rode him. He did well for his first ride.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpTxWCXraSsr-c76QiCUbWlY9yf8jyNzLEwKInq9XS-DR76sSRydF4kfBgl0GXRWIXrIEp07rmzprjrjaUqk1xor1JnLqfgH-g1oso0kinTDRwCdztmMmHiUSHGMWJjYD4eT7CyF0Svw/s1600/pictures+8563.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpTxWCXraSsr-c76QiCUbWlY9yf8jyNzLEwKInq9XS-DR76sSRydF4kfBgl0GXRWIXrIEp07rmzprjrjaUqk1xor1JnLqfgH-g1oso0kinTDRwCdztmMmHiUSHGMWJjYD4eT7CyF0Svw/s400/pictures+8563.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5QGuArxoIs4cHQJwKjsofH3IG71pREIMK46QWBGdu3S0IFvjce-mphA9Xv5N5FiOTG4BWSxZi3U4sapN0SovBU10-g-W74NoAvvER6BcYbIuCuT1N-Km5ZYUSCVicxUZ4-H896RIVLE/s1600/pictures+8575.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5QGuArxoIs4cHQJwKjsofH3IG71pREIMK46QWBGdu3S0IFvjce-mphA9Xv5N5FiOTG4BWSxZi3U4sapN0SovBU10-g-W74NoAvvER6BcYbIuCuT1N-Km5ZYUSCVicxUZ4-H896RIVLE/s400/pictures+8575.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Danny even got on him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips_6SmnLRfQVCw5T4VzIgAaXASFZ1NW47fddGQ5RNV3SUPjTGHI6k3xZ4ED8HLkute5_Bw3WhyphenhyphenO6N5w-EyXyuJs-Cxto7CNg5sDE8cUoG7J4lYMOUxisoFBfp7y6aA8H8mIRASg4zXM0/s1600/pictures+8581.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips_6SmnLRfQVCw5T4VzIgAaXASFZ1NW47fddGQ5RNV3SUPjTGHI6k3xZ4ED8HLkute5_Bw3WhyphenhyphenO6N5w-EyXyuJs-Cxto7CNg5sDE8cUoG7J4lYMOUxisoFBfp7y6aA8H8mIRASg4zXM0/s400/pictures+8581.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We are enjoying learning and gaining experience working with the colts.<br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-45324832211979868082012-05-06T10:45:00.012-06:002012-05-09T14:51:19.368-06:00New camera and other thingsRecently, we got a new camera since the old family camera was failing after taking thousands of pictures. The new one has 20X zoom, which is really nice because I like to take pictures of wildlife.<br />A blossom on one of our berry bushes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscvnkSKuNO4A_0SVBQUcWjgFy2NiE1rAz0_XBwBCM8Y-Gpd6k6mTW8XL63CVrE3t0sxjDbnR1t0aGPyGBgAg0BzTdzs8ffrRn_fu1RxyfRXBZeFAD62xGacr7wyBchNyrtiFvAm1OSyo/s1600/IMG_0537.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscvnkSKuNO4A_0SVBQUcWjgFy2NiE1rAz0_XBwBCM8Y-Gpd6k6mTW8XL63CVrE3t0sxjDbnR1t0aGPyGBgAg0BzTdzs8ffrRn_fu1RxyfRXBZeFAD62xGacr7wyBchNyrtiFvAm1OSyo/s400/IMG_0537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739466202754614066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A curlew who was being photogenic, even if it was rather hard to spot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b6QOD3QqdzT5XKLbfDTQnR0mMN7W5raGBuuQPupiSOMzOOanBgub4TdpX2VeMdX8z6El9Jn2pOQN8SIA2lOP_KlHKukk3YRtr4t1ahLzJWJbnNgW5ygEvFuYpg41l-LywGDkfxqdXXI/s1600/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b6QOD3QqdzT5XKLbfDTQnR0mMN7W5raGBuuQPupiSOMzOOanBgub4TdpX2VeMdX8z6El9Jn2pOQN8SIA2lOP_KlHKukk3YRtr4t1ahLzJWJbnNgW5ygEvFuYpg41l-LywGDkfxqdXXI/s400/IMG_0577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739466210930751410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Blue wing teals. For some reason, the bird book says they're shy but they're not as wild as some other duck species in the area. (Perhaps less people hunt them?)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPA1wgJKmMizsZ5m2VsD9-JC3DJDRjkcrAF-5bLFsWPoa8WXTxch_zH4YCPn4-k7MdBg5pLDyMHTdZwkFquQL8mcc1oSNAP9ERXRjfgNxchlXym0hfrsn_r1fQ5Ta-zNhsHha7I5e69A/s1600/IMG_0603.JPG"></a><a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/129/f/e/blue_wing_teals_by_rebel_rider-d4z5506.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 627px; height: 249px;" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/129/f/e/blue_wing_teals_by_rebel_rider-d4z5506.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It works well for taking pictures of the moon too. I got this one when I went to let the chickens out a little before dawn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtAe-aQ0o0Z67ge12mLPBVqKC8I0Qyzsuutbt94LJuMviIMujo3wyLCxgBF1HGr38m9l3L4aC5h7PGQYpgo223hRtRENeEDqQcIYlAJnf0Ih7pSBywLJPONK0BQAleDdkUR7NolhJb08/s1600/IMG_0867.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtAe-aQ0o0Z67ge12mLPBVqKC8I0Qyzsuutbt94LJuMviIMujo3wyLCxgBF1HGr38m9l3L4aC5h7PGQYpgo223hRtRENeEDqQcIYlAJnf0Ih7pSBywLJPONK0BQAleDdkUR7NolhJb08/s400/IMG_0867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739469572508988706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On another note, I've been letting my chickens out at dawn, which seems to have helped increase egg production. I've read some things that say not to let hens out until they're done laying since they could lay outside, but from what I've seen, chickens seem to eat less feed and lay better if they're allowed out early. I think the benefits are greater than the risks, even if I got some surprise chicks last year for the first time. Here's some pictures of the hen and her chicks that I never got around to posting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4oV7lrqxPO0QQG-6_Wm-dn4kS3Ej9EpipljPau8TkXK6dnnjt7ABpWFvHCxQfmyu6rpqcDLOZiOCYYpmDikrWxxPvodGRDdyiHd-bXTRisBIeZOo9j-martHTCbL3Pki288Oj6PtfEw/s1600/IMG_7644.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4oV7lrqxPO0QQG-6_Wm-dn4kS3Ej9EpipljPau8TkXK6dnnjt7ABpWFvHCxQfmyu6rpqcDLOZiOCYYpmDikrWxxPvodGRDdyiHd-bXTRisBIeZOo9j-martHTCbL3Pki288Oj6PtfEw/s400/IMG_7644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646314425269771410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since I hatched some chicks late last year, I haven't hatched any this year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t4BZvV_0gfUv1p6JMdXe4EL7Zc_XxIChyphenhyphenitKg9p0PPXFaEjHtzF1Vi7N574bjZ7xjxHAvEUGnQaQ3G6t1gGzP8R9-YOrKwPC9KJg1vdzFgvZdfK-XQzrCyFcAB5nqBiDWeZSAgGdliM/s1600/IMG_7636.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t4BZvV_0gfUv1p6JMdXe4EL7Zc_XxIChyphenhyphenitKg9p0PPXFaEjHtzF1Vi7N574bjZ7xjxHAvEUGnQaQ3G6t1gGzP8R9-YOrKwPC9KJg1vdzFgvZdfK-XQzrCyFcAB5nqBiDWeZSAgGdliM/s400/IMG_7636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646314432340499938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's another picture taken shortly before we got the new camera.<br /><a href="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/103/0/b/rooster_in_sunset_by_rebel_rider-d4w0yw2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 296px;" src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/103/0/b/rooster_in_sunset_by_rebel_rider-d4w0yw2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now for a little cartoon I drew.<br />The real reason aliens abduct cattle.<br /><a href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/064/6/b/the_real_reason_aliens_abduct_cattle_by_rebel_rider-d4r3fpw.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 311px;" src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/064/6/b/the_real_reason_aliens_abduct_cattle_by_rebel_rider-d4r3fpw.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />JessiThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-82605558534893300982012-04-30T16:02:00.005-06:002012-04-30T20:55:40.563-06:00Update<blockquote></blockquote>We started calving about a week ago and quite a few cows have already calved. It started raining Thursday night and by Sunday, we had gotten 1.2 inches of rain which we are extremely thankful for.<br /><br />This is a picture I took of our cows after we moved them about a week ago.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwyX9X4_3s6fjLcYtL8c0Q0hg8EVjaR97THshgRwnLVtYkbBAW4DdDmWrfCKwfD80UsjqkDarHTFYpOZZtmnbC7GU8M-VQZZ7TkTUQk5YnQO1_PvZVlx_VIvE_SbulZMRdFL6OiTSj4U/s1600/pictures+8391.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwyX9X4_3s6fjLcYtL8c0Q0hg8EVjaR97THshgRwnLVtYkbBAW4DdDmWrfCKwfD80UsjqkDarHTFYpOZZtmnbC7GU8M-VQZZ7TkTUQk5YnQO1_PvZVlx_VIvE_SbulZMRdFL6OiTSj4U/s400/pictures+8391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737323578031084514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And a picture of our steers that was taken at almost the same time. They seem to be enjoying the river.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRio-hDve5iLGV22zqZiv7ObKFVaqczv9diBs0UZ9HzcEs-LrrfxQ9dnqqDVsNSw49U33mpELwrCEEKl8dH9MtQxHffTz8XN0wb22eBD-_Gb4xFN40P0YZW8h5VFMQbSLoV93CHdbD2w/s1600/pictures+8404.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRio-hDve5iLGV22zqZiv7ObKFVaqczv9diBs0UZ9HzcEs-LrrfxQ9dnqqDVsNSw49U33mpELwrCEEKl8dH9MtQxHffTz8XN0wb22eBD-_Gb4xFN40P0YZW8h5VFMQbSLoV93CHdbD2w/s400/pictures+8404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737323586831346306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We fly almost every day to check on our cattle. I took this picture from it today. You can see some calves in it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJZ5PhjjlcGT72m5cz2TZb5Xdag_50iDGQOD2oIxVGaeOoAex6GGmtf5l1o2T1d8Ld__iQGlH6dvocMlrt0ZCnWmq7c1qzDYRHzrKhKvohRDcq2cwXCIr6eewqZiDSliRInMI_l4QjSY/s1600/pictures+8429.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJZ5PhjjlcGT72m5cz2TZb5Xdag_50iDGQOD2oIxVGaeOoAex6GGmtf5l1o2T1d8Ld__iQGlH6dvocMlrt0ZCnWmq7c1qzDYRHzrKhKvohRDcq2cwXCIr6eewqZiDSliRInMI_l4QjSY/s400/pictures+8429.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737323571368622290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-88458555446922997452012-04-18T19:48:00.006-06:002012-04-19T12:44:23.080-06:00StuckYesterday wasn't a very productive day. It started off with Dad hauling rock to creek/draw crossings. On his last load, his truck got stuck in reverse and he couldn't get it out. If he had tried backing out, he would have gotten stuck in the crossing. Mom and I went looking for him and found him walking. We went back and got the wheel loader and pulled him out, but we still couldn't get it out of reverse, so we deduced it needs a new transmission. He went over to smooth out the creek crossings with the loader and we went to get tools so he could take the drive-line off so we could pull him home. We got back and waited where he was supposed to meet us, but he didn't show up. Then I got a call from him on the cellphone. When I asked him where he was he said, "Stuck." The day was almost over though, so we picked him up and then pulled the truck home.<br /><br />Dad had pulled in here with the loaded truck, and it didn't sink or anything. He had smoothed it out with the loader, but when he was backing up, it just sunk. The odd thing is, it is dry on top.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhrc3m6blVtJ8Fm6pDn04e982ifM4zI1snlwZWcxai-cbL1W6eMYBcP_Ck73lNQpcYwRzL5JYZvHIjhovztwXV_ghCczB4PH5bLK9TRlf1rk_xZj3uyzSsZfamsrb20-dGuCaqF-HCoE/s1600/pictures+8350.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhrc3m6blVtJ8Fm6pDn04e982ifM4zI1snlwZWcxai-cbL1W6eMYBcP_Ck73lNQpcYwRzL5JYZvHIjhovztwXV_ghCczB4PH5bLK9TRlf1rk_xZj3uyzSsZfamsrb20-dGuCaqF-HCoE/s400/pictures+8350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732555299900176130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SruCGz8RAbwinCNhcXJD7EKliBWPlL9Boech4JYizkUQfDxYarx1zm6IE0OPeZwMN9ATTTyJPWU72Bkm5oEXiPvzTfBs3Oqy0V2fV9ZiTcuhx2JHWXt_L8h1-LybEM2VRuBUCxtefTk/s1600/pictures+8353.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SruCGz8RAbwinCNhcXJD7EKliBWPlL9Boech4JYizkUQfDxYarx1zm6IE0OPeZwMN9ATTTyJPWU72Bkm5oEXiPvzTfBs3Oqy0V2fV9ZiTcuhx2JHWXt_L8h1-LybEM2VRuBUCxtefTk/s400/pictures+8353.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732555310636229602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can see where the ground just gave way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D6TzbcbMIwNoc__0okUREXH85dr6Z4REe6NyZZwZMKC9OxO8fOUaVGWrkHn9kn-4-ZXcoMYC2Ub2CGCK3qZEfMxO6p-Wg_86_xskOHVT2R8JuVXU0o29glFBf2Ib5DQwAFXydT1Qqxk/s1600/pictures+8354.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D6TzbcbMIwNoc__0okUREXH85dr6Z4REe6NyZZwZMKC9OxO8fOUaVGWrkHn9kn-4-ZXcoMYC2Ub2CGCK3qZEfMxO6p-Wg_86_xskOHVT2R8JuVXU0o29glFBf2Ib5DQwAFXydT1Qqxk/s400/pictures+8354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732555316642813266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today, we just had to figure out how to pull the 30,000 pound loader out. The only thing we figured we could get it out with was our D7 CAT. We had to replace a fuel filter on our other truck, hook up to the trailer, get the CAT started, and hauled over. Once we got it there, we were able to pull it right out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8YfonPkRn3vftD_XH2LOM4jLbRK4P9MuZij-sMFmtyR7ymH1JMzGZAlyCW9t-gGdyFpwfX9sRao8kmyPjr8b2Fn9ElQG8UXumDKJSVNqNUSsaRv3lZ4Ozjk3klXtYeUPzR7mMTIuihE/s1600/pictures+8356.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8YfonPkRn3vftD_XH2LOM4jLbRK4P9MuZij-sMFmtyR7ymH1JMzGZAlyCW9t-gGdyFpwfX9sRao8kmyPjr8b2Fn9ElQG8UXumDKJSVNqNUSsaRv3lZ4Ozjk3klXtYeUPzR7mMTIuihE/s400/pictures+8356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732902879258866802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And that is how it is done.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL02628ow9snB5SDKGrbQAatiVqLvDfQ81Nz5NHovdBlEPM7nMKTz50rMMJyazQEE-2E2LFiuHHLcMT7z22frkq7FD0KcUeTr_lHwnh9SjbDMSHLZatJXXcV0cNPCwPb7_dTJccTxLDHI/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL02628ow9snB5SDKGrbQAatiVqLvDfQ81Nz5NHovdBlEPM7nMKTz50rMMJyazQEE-2E2LFiuHHLcMT7z22frkq7FD0KcUeTr_lHwnh9SjbDMSHLZatJXXcV0cNPCwPb7_dTJccTxLDHI/s400/IMG_0096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733177911677900978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is the hole the loader made.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRi2K7nBMV0NCN6Deg0D5xEhb_ETNN7xvjcNtUiyEmge5kuKn_eiiX8iKqlsTAF6mAD03xE8AfxBjrOVWF5lSpZgADwn1HFkeDFEtPjcrO7a__48prAi5fVuwWiZ441vY2xuy2VXd2NI/s1600/pictures+8366.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRi2K7nBMV0NCN6Deg0D5xEhb_ETNN7xvjcNtUiyEmge5kuKn_eiiX8iKqlsTAF6mAD03xE8AfxBjrOVWF5lSpZgADwn1HFkeDFEtPjcrO7a__48prAi5fVuwWiZ441vY2xuy2VXd2NI/s400/pictures+8366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732902889756895490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the last couple of days, we have gotten a quarter inch of rain. More rain would be nice, but at least it settled the dust.<br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-69165132177992730962012-04-06T08:14:00.005-06:002012-04-06T21:19:43.111-06:00Ranch WorkTuesday we brought the yearling heifers in, Bangs vaccinated them, sorted off the replacement heifers, and hauled them over to fresh pasture.<br /><br />This picture was taken from the top of the stock trailer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtZNP4W8akGdRd3EpqLlUH5TcYhaaWnjvA5aaG650F3MQpzNFTBpRVDNxMo1OymdtJM7yJEDVNJI8zRB7fr9rQhERWGriqpTXDlTz5c5L1_3INxMRKan4ov66LfbBhJbycqRwJzMexQc/s1600/IMG_3422.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtZNP4W8akGdRd3EpqLlUH5TcYhaaWnjvA5aaG650F3MQpzNFTBpRVDNxMo1OymdtJM7yJEDVNJI8zRB7fr9rQhERWGriqpTXDlTz5c5L1_3INxMRKan4ov66LfbBhJbycqRwJzMexQc/s400/IMG_3422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728294208534240642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Letting them out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVavG1MlXfzNFo_aZeOYRPlbfMf3NIkCcIhysyGD9brokaXUg7W_TRZqhGzySR4Yeh-RCtYCwvy0tKPAeAeGdyFG939IO5rppZ2_D8md1pmXnuMgY2y-d4eib6zWMR1xxKgR35t25Rs3Y/s1600/IMG_3425.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVavG1MlXfzNFo_aZeOYRPlbfMf3NIkCcIhysyGD9brokaXUg7W_TRZqhGzySR4Yeh-RCtYCwvy0tKPAeAeGdyFG939IO5rppZ2_D8md1pmXnuMgY2y-d4eib6zWMR1xxKgR35t25Rs3Y/s400/IMG_3425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728296381881393938" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG0HAkF-DaeZLGcTSUTt-Gqd2iGVpq44-mWPRsXwUA6hvlF5joN8yBgHfmOgu6IRy6zxm5dDVCWSwb5tmhRNLgcTNtTYAN2SaXLfXwv8mVcIM6XY7nnrEWj7-Y4hgb0F3Mskx0GVX5KA/s1600/IMG_3432.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG0HAkF-DaeZLGcTSUTt-Gqd2iGVpq44-mWPRsXwUA6hvlF5joN8yBgHfmOgu6IRy6zxm5dDVCWSwb5tmhRNLgcTNtTYAN2SaXLfXwv8mVcIM6XY7nnrEWj7-Y4hgb0F3Mskx0GVX5KA/s400/IMG_3432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728296384707447826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBLkxDYcDWKC8vfH0q3nf15zSZriopxto1aO23arp7jjirjjmMzcgYtzAxR_bbGPiQQ2Aree5UHpVUDwYF205wJT1P5EDxTMnYo3NzhDYR3pXnsmKbaROFgCsTEAIOZqQ_cockDrvMAM/s1600/IMG_3436.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBLkxDYcDWKC8vfH0q3nf15zSZriopxto1aO23arp7jjirjjmMzcgYtzAxR_bbGPiQQ2Aree5UHpVUDwYF205wJT1P5EDxTMnYo3NzhDYR3pXnsmKbaROFgCsTEAIOZqQ_cockDrvMAM/s400/IMG_3436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728296394575861026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a picture of some steers that was taken a few days ago.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzkAH3ZYabGhwcUS4kGQUubCfrBISi0JuETDRP-nMR1MieUve7seBkF1vRZRZ5jrzQOAF-l3UMq84zVAsTRrkHyvHPXOr1ou_FeuVBpW8P4qsLnDXNZsjHkhdZe-aduMwmU8ctZaebRw/s1600/IMG_3418.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzkAH3ZYabGhwcUS4kGQUubCfrBISi0JuETDRP-nMR1MieUve7seBkF1vRZRZ5jrzQOAF-l3UMq84zVAsTRrkHyvHPXOr1ou_FeuVBpW8P4qsLnDXNZsjHkhdZe-aduMwmU8ctZaebRw/s400/IMG_3418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728294193345961698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The crocuses are blooming.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi869V8VQD90m-KzRrQWf42ptLEpGq21U3J8nC9NdJd-pE6WRtdn0sOQTEuWGjRtfU0gxVdhjx0cqiQ4oWHL8Ud1q1Y2TwHcHwROuC1XHt37DEbl4SAN3EtUwklQX8IcvGXUWoMK_LqfQM/s1600/IMG_3413.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi869V8VQD90m-KzRrQWf42ptLEpGq21U3J8nC9NdJd-pE6WRtdn0sOQTEuWGjRtfU0gxVdhjx0cqiQ4oWHL8Ud1q1Y2TwHcHwROuC1XHt37DEbl4SAN3EtUwklQX8IcvGXUWoMK_LqfQM/s400/IMG_3413.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday we brought the cows home from the river. It was a pretty long ride, but it was a nice day. We still haven't seen any rain. Some moisture would be really nice.<br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-8722490787625262372012-03-28T09:58:00.006-06:002012-04-05T18:43:54.127-06:00FarmingRecently we have been trying to smooth out our hay fields by lightly disking them and dragging a harrow behind. The worst part was the mole hills; it seems to be leveling them out quite well. We have done about 450 acres and are through on this side of the river, but have 160 acres left on the other side of the river.<br />
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A couple of pictures.<br />
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Here is what happens when you leave the windows down on the pickup.<br />
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DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-43110158723506166062012-03-13T18:44:00.000-06:002012-04-05T18:46:19.556-06:00Beautiful MarchIt feels more like May though. Today was 73 degrees. I guess by the end of the week it is supposed to cool down into the 50's, but then we have a chance of rain, which would be nice.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlykshqp4yVH4PMvfVHOLjKsbOUZq1WaLOa5Y3AcPzL7_dzuFtYqr8yYK_7hf5sKunhPdzAxCe6a7BqcpKJW4Yyta4SMgtW6fIQTH3VMFnPN8-7kOVS1pD38X4iz6QH1FvEc4mgk9ZYo/s1600/pictures+8082-1.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlykshqp4yVH4PMvfVHOLjKsbOUZq1WaLOa5Y3AcPzL7_dzuFtYqr8yYK_7hf5sKunhPdzAxCe6a7BqcpKJW4Yyta4SMgtW6fIQTH3VMFnPN8-7kOVS1pD38X4iz6QH1FvEc4mgk9ZYo/s400/pictures+8082-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />About a week ago we moved the steers to another pasture. They seem to be pretty happy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWHjb4UuOEgMTeudL199PigbO7b4H4HTHtnqun6dPuPtZiNjfpWot4nscyPxBcme3HnNZZneDY3xR4hCzsJSK1gvcntLS10WAp6prku0I4Q_JlapygGR7B4R0BwKnQrusxC4KL2efirs/s1600/pictures+8040.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWHjb4UuOEgMTeudL199PigbO7b4H4HTHtnqun6dPuPtZiNjfpWot4nscyPxBcme3HnNZZneDY3xR4hCzsJSK1gvcntLS10WAp6prku0I4Q_JlapygGR7B4R0BwKnQrusxC4KL2efirs/s400/pictures+8040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGpNm18YJJnLPL1TOuxo8VqOi856NY4Zft_z50qNhXh-0GChydQNzYBlbvocjEOHBFLeyI8Xd8r30EDQOlVry1JAFuWeyqFNzoejWj0FMREREVaSSq9FCK1QQd-DdmF_fuHDd2Kc51GQ/s1600/pictures+8045.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGpNm18YJJnLPL1TOuxo8VqOi856NY4Zft_z50qNhXh-0GChydQNzYBlbvocjEOHBFLeyI8Xd8r30EDQOlVry1JAFuWeyqFNzoejWj0FMREREVaSSq9FCK1QQd-DdmF_fuHDd2Kc51GQ/s400/pictures+8045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0hSE_jEbZnBatKZdf7pOfixV0OWEaHHyk4K0nNQsDONZTx23dA3rPAzTjP-3Exl4gxOlueDFS4usYjOaGFsVK_gx3luZQYSeWcdpiCgm0TUxv8quMufJSqLZUbycasq7qdJ5RW1o0TI/s1600/pictures+8047.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0hSE_jEbZnBatKZdf7pOfixV0OWEaHHyk4K0nNQsDONZTx23dA3rPAzTjP-3Exl4gxOlueDFS4usYjOaGFsVK_gx3luZQYSeWcdpiCgm0TUxv8quMufJSqLZUbycasq7qdJ5RW1o0TI/s400/pictures+8047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAxV66srtorwGYr5JilpiDKdw7ij0jH-ZH1qC69FWs5s-6lOxFkl6M_W8zZsAgWcQYsQ4MbGsRDOzPQOARUfLFCs8drL0CmBYEDH2AaTc-hBuiGjilBdrkAVuW9SI6JrJfSkd9FyAnuA/s1600/pictures+8048.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAxV66srtorwGYr5JilpiDKdw7ij0jH-ZH1qC69FWs5s-6lOxFkl6M_W8zZsAgWcQYsQ4MbGsRDOzPQOARUfLFCs8drL0CmBYEDH2AaTc-hBuiGjilBdrkAVuW9SI6JrJfSkd9FyAnuA/s400/pictures+8048.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The geese have returned.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibu2QGabpc4XpEr6T1wXNJUG40tk7WQh-Qv0_NhDHCpiQBZ8eDiDzneuN8XDJFURtKMgpxo8_mpIQsls5vb570pkLYn8FF_YKwJn2WTYNZf7yomw5ULT8Q8M31PKHiVRiULtFadXvDXbo/s1600/pictures+8035.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibu2QGabpc4XpEr6T1wXNJUG40tk7WQh-Qv0_NhDHCpiQBZ8eDiDzneuN8XDJFURtKMgpxo8_mpIQsls5vb570pkLYn8FF_YKwJn2WTYNZf7yomw5ULT8Q8M31PKHiVRiULtFadXvDXbo/s400/pictures+8035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We tried burning a small island on Cottonwood Creek to get rid of the weeds, but it didn't burn very well.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jPZmhQlyy-ERzLHCPOhJqrcLIkCBOfYYpkbEujheB6ySxBpjuYo_KhWe6Z3p7xQOgaaZa3dlEa7eUARGcE4n_f51KdH0_dX5PQgvYwdmQMm3iSR1gKiSOg25ktePp_CfRsVfOU9dUK0/s1600/pictures+8020.jpg" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jPZmhQlyy-ERzLHCPOhJqrcLIkCBOfYYpkbEujheB6ySxBpjuYo_KhWe6Z3p7xQOgaaZa3dlEa7eUARGcE4n_f51KdH0_dX5PQgvYwdmQMm3iSR1gKiSOg25ktePp_CfRsVfOU9dUK0/s400/pictures+8020.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosDWDJGh9GAQQvdjcdRPeH0SmF5rDaGbAOwqnpV3DSLTjTraE2bdh2paxC2U4kHaArC8pXWdobApjGQ16_jA-tofliaskvIUBR0CbqptScNmdouGlwQCTbe0B-KqWRu4e2o_MIp66vb0/s1600/pictures+8017.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosDWDJGh9GAQQvdjcdRPeH0SmF5rDaGbAOwqnpV3DSLTjTraE2bdh2paxC2U4kHaArC8pXWdobApjGQ16_jA-tofliaskvIUBR0CbqptScNmdouGlwQCTbe0B-KqWRu4e2o_MIp66vb0/s400/pictures+8017.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>DJ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div>The Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-79876766044532685212012-02-29T21:10:00.004-07:002012-04-05T18:50:04.471-06:00Cattle Pictures.It cooled down a bit and we got some snow. It is warming up again now though.<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of some of our cows.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1PbN4LfdjrJkBGGbIoQh3Nnhj8u9MoL0gNEixjvMii7JdlvVjRoqysF8EBXMkdTjzDDSY9ZWkJAXyUeedz9ipomp6mBVMq-YhYJNNJfl-OpVjJxmnozOVssAdtmHPOEoe4MlwcPF_7U/s1600/IMG_2920.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1PbN4LfdjrJkBGGbIoQh3Nnhj8u9MoL0gNEixjvMii7JdlvVjRoqysF8EBXMkdTjzDDSY9ZWkJAXyUeedz9ipomp6mBVMq-YhYJNNJfl-OpVjJxmnozOVssAdtmHPOEoe4MlwcPF_7U/s400/IMG_2920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714780485469263426" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViIkPrWTmSh4xYIzxTg7n0aiSuNx6QDuziRjWjVszlwkZxil2VtYTgHSzbNn5rkrU-lHxM8swZTonGb_mOnE_OmLIyuntU6J_WHUcKtiv_-9vAcqfIuIwM59vlAwSLAqc89Y23dbCyWQ/s1600/IMG_2926.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViIkPrWTmSh4xYIzxTg7n0aiSuNx6QDuziRjWjVszlwkZxil2VtYTgHSzbNn5rkrU-lHxM8swZTonGb_mOnE_OmLIyuntU6J_WHUcKtiv_-9vAcqfIuIwM59vlAwSLAqc89Y23dbCyWQ/s400/IMG_2926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714780488010663154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our heifer calves (coming yearlings)...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1TCPhZ1hASKxO38dWBeGXQO9lEEmYiJF4c4uYdYa5w9P0_ro3cZLGfjDNZpnp4ggSnIIuQm4JnFWqTuT1eBPGsRfGCAE_rRi9-scblbyV-csZ1fBS4oOZEWE0bPMxM5JQafp6bS2xIw/s1600/IMG_2958.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1TCPhZ1hASKxO38dWBeGXQO9lEEmYiJF4c4uYdYa5w9P0_ro3cZLGfjDNZpnp4ggSnIIuQm4JnFWqTuT1eBPGsRfGCAE_rRi9-scblbyV-csZ1fBS4oOZEWE0bPMxM5JQafp6bS2xIw/s400/IMG_2958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714780495217162994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The steers had to chase Sam. (Click to enlarge)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_05IGElndTfj-ZAa-U2MV11Kw9Sz8JDLBFOvBlSffWYLAWlSQhyphenhyphenw1oNQatk1nNQowUW6X9_trQAotHkYbhGFa3WMZZ7b0H63iyRIIyuxOzS-DCR3v-JRW3pY-R_BTmOoXkEYU3RYzHgQ/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_05IGElndTfj-ZAa-U2MV11Kw9Sz8JDLBFOvBlSffWYLAWlSQhyphenhyphenw1oNQatk1nNQowUW6X9_trQAotHkYbhGFa3WMZZ7b0H63iyRIIyuxOzS-DCR3v-JRW3pY-R_BTmOoXkEYU3RYzHgQ/s400/IMG_2976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714780504495789250" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKHo5Wd9IaGc-biAW-isxGEpGn3As0aT9dGkKt7YLGlgVKMy-ISFpsHcOVICeDcT7SWXbAl8KdUaDqPZFgsjmgj8u2CbbT7DrK8nZMQ_tvAgJTJkJ79nP1-2o5PrvY8qYfDivynwgvSo/s1600/IMG_2979.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKHo5Wd9IaGc-biAW-isxGEpGn3As0aT9dGkKt7YLGlgVKMy-ISFpsHcOVICeDcT7SWXbAl8KdUaDqPZFgsjmgj8u2CbbT7DrK8nZMQ_tvAgJTJkJ79nP1-2o5PrvY8qYfDivynwgvSo/s400/IMG_2979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714780508722623650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901964991696313264.post-36441801315148397142012-02-13T14:16:00.004-07:002012-04-05T18:50:20.453-06:00Another UpdateWell, it is the 13th of February and it got to 40 degrees today. The forecast shows upper 30s for the next 7 days. There is no snow to speak of. We are really thankful for this weather.<br /><br />Here are some pictures that were taken a little over a week ago.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcrDZa371FSSjPRyyJVgYtn1I8pqVbbZGF-Cmw-yW5eTTkArPygWwXl2lHyDN-O8xiP6ImFKOEB_Yyy-yxvIPuBFzmVMQjkbs20I0iVZlWsyztCJCEKVc4l13_uhrUZ0jJkCI-XpzrWE/s1600/pictures+7840.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcrDZa371FSSjPRyyJVgYtn1I8pqVbbZGF-Cmw-yW5eTTkArPygWwXl2lHyDN-O8xiP6ImFKOEB_Yyy-yxvIPuBFzmVMQjkbs20I0iVZlWsyztCJCEKVc4l13_uhrUZ0jJkCI-XpzrWE/s400/pictures+7840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708737422597518034" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKDfBazUXDLfcjx_nOKsQ6YaLUOCtUY0u8RdodctswzLdWydF47nHtRxPiK7xN12b6F7_GbS9SjW87-3UO7yYRflUUAoKW5qoqVYm_eiCldzRGsKDV539xlm2uKVcHeIQnnvknnK6J8w/s1600/pictures+7850.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKDfBazUXDLfcjx_nOKsQ6YaLUOCtUY0u8RdodctswzLdWydF47nHtRxPiK7xN12b6F7_GbS9SjW87-3UO7yYRflUUAoKW5qoqVYm_eiCldzRGsKDV539xlm2uKVcHeIQnnvknnK6J8w/s400/pictures+7850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708737452344187186" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQINJePraX7pC563xlNtA0r6yxQwY-RKZqAhM9GsbrkQL6zVMqZNi1e3JXGorW3M0rbBxgLQxFqIoqCCkGUpMWnCQqlewLLtJAx3acizwN1f3jtQnDHpQtiagT7MsXocEbz4tNz0-KtZU/s1600/pictures+7851.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQINJePraX7pC563xlNtA0r6yxQwY-RKZqAhM9GsbrkQL6zVMqZNi1e3JXGorW3M0rbBxgLQxFqIoqCCkGUpMWnCQqlewLLtJAx3acizwN1f3jtQnDHpQtiagT7MsXocEbz4tNz0-KtZU/s400/pictures+7851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708737461732785298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These were taken yesterday when I fed the calves with Dad. (We feed with a pickup with a bale-unroller on it) The calves in the pictures are some of our heifer calves.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGutWjhQIByNf4H5Jnx5K3CKJ90SP04ufqK7upGblj4k79SDt0DgfN7slSe18OuC-CxNyVfIhj6VhdnCcIY63ZN71zPPXj6IF174pVxAsNqIKVbee_nibrstsCXy8VQeHPkL0Lw750q1A/s1600/pictures+7863.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGutWjhQIByNf4H5Jnx5K3CKJ90SP04ufqK7upGblj4k79SDt0DgfN7slSe18OuC-CxNyVfIhj6VhdnCcIY63ZN71zPPXj6IF174pVxAsNqIKVbee_nibrstsCXy8VQeHPkL0Lw750q1A/s400/pictures+7863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708737408630190866" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTGubVIEJYBpXKm8Q_w22Q-4qTz68fb9MqYzLq_ph8oKARKsY7-lPOlSCjHF_89zTfCh3nsQFG9R5P06szKSko_u81G9vH-tA8xyu8QeK-GTK-02z90pKP5fPwZ42dZ8jRJ6bT8d5Xdg/s1600/pictures+7857.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTGubVIEJYBpXKm8Q_w22Q-4qTz68fb9MqYzLq_ph8oKARKsY7-lPOlSCjHF_89zTfCh3nsQFG9R5P06szKSko_u81G9vH-tA8xyu8QeK-GTK-02z90pKP5fPwZ42dZ8jRJ6bT8d5Xdg/s400/pictures+7857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708737401280630626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DJThe Roberts Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07011469058031159192noreply@blogger.com0