May 09
I fixed all my cushions just right in my swing… The air was crisp and cool but yet the sun was warm. I got comfortable and KAT Ballou came and laid in the swing with me…She was silly at first. All happy she was allowed on the swing. I endured nosing, flipping, hinny in the …
May 06
Grandma use to say “well this is a sheep shearing rain in May!” I would ask her what that meant… She would say…Every year they sheared the sheep in May…and shortly afterwards there would be a cold rain, and a short cold spell. Well we are experiencing the Sheep Shearing Rain in May! Some folk …
May 04
Wood smoke heavy on the cool crisp breeze tonight. Sheep off in the distance softly speaking to their lambs, and the sheep bells softly tinkling. Owls speaking off in the distance to each other… A fox barking, and the darkness… damp from the moisture from the rain last night. The smell of fresh growing grass …
Apr 05
What an odd blog subject … Is this a religious blog? No…Trust and Faith have nothing to do with religion…but everything to do with how we live our lives and work our dogs… “Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen” from the Bible. Done with the definition! Trust …
Apr 03
As I watched the sun set this evening over the mountains…The trees are leafing out green and beautiful. The sun was shinning golden and breath taking. The air was cool and a bit breezy. But in all a real Springtime evening. The birds were singing. The sheep quietly grazing with their bells tinkling softly on …
Apr 02
Good friends…Beautiful weather…Sheep…Great Herding dogs, a few yard chairs, tea, soda, and Butterfinger candy bar (my current food obsession) and you have the makings of a great Saturday afternoon! We worked the lambs today. Drover does the stock handling for us…and we work our young started dogs on sheep… We have all come a long …
Mar 30
Friend: someone that cares about you , and shows you in word and deed. A person that will reach out to comfort, help, and sustain you …That will enjoy your achievements, and encourage you….Someone that you can call anytime and they are there for you… I have had many phone calls, emails from people that …
Mar 29
Words CHUCK LAWRENCE “As Creator of all things, God made everything on earth for a purpose. You see, it was always His plan that His only Son would die for the sins of mankind. So he created the minerals that, forged together, would become the spear used to pierce His side. He created the brambles …
Mar 29
We had a big rain last night…It made the grass pop green! and the trees sing Spring! The birds were busy, the sheep and all washed clean and bright! It was a beautiful blue sky day filled with sunshine and the pleasure of good friends visiting with their dogs… We herded the afternoon away! My …
Mar 27
I am writing this post… My sweet, sweet Amarillo has gone on this evening. She left just before dark. It was time…as she was starting to be in pain. Though I am amazed she has been up and about for the last five weeks. Just two days ago she was swimming in the pond! So …
