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I knew there is some smoke around. I figured it was from the fires by Greenhorn or Anthony Lake. Turns out there is that started by the Powder river near Richland. It is now at 8,500 acres, 0% contained, and growing. It is headed up the back side of Little Lookout Mt So I looked around...

I remembered why I thought about this. I was at the sale read Western Livestock Journal before the sale. There was an obituary for Randy Kessler a Oregon Angus breeder. The name reminded me of Reg. He was a large growly man. But he remembered me after that day and treated me good when I...

The thermometer on the deck says 104. We had thought about going to the bronc riding in Baker this evening. The weather says upper 90's in Baker. Somehow sitting in uncovered bleachers in this weather just isn't appealing to me. I think the thing to do is sit in the house with the AC on...

For some reason today I remembered riding at a college rodeo at Montana State in the spring of 1971. I was in the bareback which of course is the first event. I was the first gunner out. Reg Kessler had the stock. For those who didn't know him, Reg was a very large imposing man. I was a wet...

We have nearly dried the river up taking irrigation water. Fish have to walk to get around.

I ask my dog what time is it very often. That is followed by telling her if she wore a watch she would know. She just looks at me and wags her tail. I think she figures it is time for a treat or time to get petted.

Oregon would be fine with that. Portland ..........................?

There is a computer driven site called rain drops. I don't know how accurate it is. I pulled up Baker county on it. You click on a spot and it gives you the 24 hour total for that spot. I clicked on a lot of spots around the county just now. The results varied. But it gave me by far the...

Oh yes the driveway would be good for fishing or duck hunting. That thunder storm at 4:00 really put some down. We had some the last week in June. Before that it was April. When you live in the dessert you celebrate any time it rains.

It wont affect my work day but it will be 8:00 in the morning before it gets light here. It doesn't really matter to me. I go out when it gets daylight and come in when it starts getting dark. All it changes it what the clock says and I try to avoid looking at the clock.

A friend was here yesterday evening a number of times he said it was going to rain. I said yep in about 2 months. I still had 21 bales to pick up. But it is raining!!! Go ahead and rain on my hay. It is suppose to be 90 degrees tomorrow. This 1/4 inch will dry off pretty quick. I will...

I thought my guys were high at $100 for the kill and $1.00 lb for cut and wrap.

Weather that hot is tough on them. Do they have shade. My heifer has a loafing shed which she hangs out in.

It is the reason to not buy cheap panels or gates.

The earliest butcher date I could get is late December so I am not pushing the grain to her yet. Only about 6 lbs a day. And she is eating the grass which grew in the corral Around the first of September I will significantly increase the grain. And once she gets the grass eaten she will...