Soapweed's Ranch
Ramblings |
A nice rain started here about nine o'clock yesterday morning.
We were horseback trailing cattle and the herd moved along pretty good, with
the steady drizzle and cool weather. About ten o'clock we sanded Highway 20,
and crossed with the cattle. Guess ol' Saddletramp, Mrs. S. and I must have
looked a little bit colorful, because some passers-by video-taped our cattle
drive as it crossed the blacktop. Yellow slickers and soggy saggy hats always
seem to add a bit of glamour. It's been said that glamor tends to dissolve
in sweat. Other weather factors such as cold, wind and rain can also dissipate
glamour pretty fast.
Rain came down most of the night and part of the morning. By 10:00 a.m. we had
received an inch and a tenth. Late this afternoon, another little shower brought
another tenth. The total since mid-April is now 9.85 inches of rain, and the
countryside looks absolutely fantastic.
Our two sons picked this week-end to go canoeing and camping. Needless to say,
they got a bit chilled before their trip was completed. Four other boys were
also on the outing. From personal experience, such are the things from which
memories are made. They survived, and like my cousin always says, "whatever doesn't
kill you makes you a better person." Yup.
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Moreland
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