MAY 2012…THE LAST BIRTHDAY BOY !!

TWISTER…HAPPY 11th BIRTHDAY !!
It’s hard to believe that you have been on our ranch... in our barn & part of our family for all   these years !! You are definitely the most talented…being so mature and always wanting to please..."who ever” gets the chance to ride you !! 

WAY TO HANDSOME…

“NO” BIRTHDAY HATS REQUIRED !!

“YOU ARE"……..

A Roping Horse…

A Sorting Horse…

An Awesome Babysitting Horse…

Open Range and Turn Back Horse…

A Modeling and Trail Champ Horse…

A Mountain Trail and Exploring Horse…

A Best Friend and Just Great at Hanging Out Horse !!
Twister has many…many other wonderful talents…but this post would be way to long…especially if we took the time to mention them all !! We are very blessed having him as one of our “3” Equine Boy’s !!

GREAT FIRST CUTTING… OF “2012” !!

Shop work is done…YEAH !! … at least until the next emergency phone call !Now… Steve has to shift gears and get back with the hay harvest program…never a dull moment around here !! Every season it is always a challenge to keep all the equipment running…  sometimes it is a true miracle…considering most of it is our ages !! lol! That is when they made real equipment... that would last more than a persons lifetime !! 


This has been and still is the "best" little harrow bed in town !! We bought it in Helena, Montana and hauled it all the way to our ranch. We have never regretted this purchase and it is well worth its weight in gold and then some!!  


We feel extremely blessed… being able to get all the hay…
swathed, tethered, raked, baled, picked up & put in the stack…before even a single drop of rain fell or the wind blew. This is definitely one of our “best first cuttings” !!

Hope and pray the next one goes as smooth and turns out as nice… for all our hay customers !!

Steve does a better than great job !! I’m so pleased and proud of all the awesome work he does… with every job he tackles on the ranch or in the shop !!

 Thanks Honey !!   

BIRTHDAY BOY #2 !!

GIVE ME MY HAT BACK !!

THIS IS WHERE  IT BELONGS !!

I’M NOT SURE I LIKE HOW THIS TASTES !!

LEFT SIDE POSE…

RIGHT SIDE POSE….

I DON’T THINK THIS HAT FITS ME…
OR MY PERSONALLITY AT ALL !!
I THINK IT LOOKED BETTER ON TIGGER !!
SO YOU WANTED TO WISH ME A HAPPY
5th BIRTHDAY…CAN’T YOU  JUST DO IT
WITHOUT THE HAT ??

WY WY… HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!
I WISH YOU WERE “MY” VERY OWN HORSEY !!

ALL THIS HAT MODELING  AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATING HAS TUCKERED TIGGER  AND I OUT !!
I THOUGHT BIRTHDAYS WERE SUPPOSE TO BE FUN AND RELAXING !!

STAY TUNNED FOR BIRTHDAY #3…THANK GOODNESS WE DON’T HAVE TO BUY EXPENSIVE GIFTS FOR ALL THESE EQUINE GUY’S !!

BIRTHDAY BOY !!!!

 
REALLY !?! YOU PICKED THIS “HAT” !!
ARE YOU SURE WE ARE CELEBRATING
“MY” BIRTHDAY !?!


NO MATER WERE YOU PUT THIS HAT…I STILL
THINK THIS IS NO WAY TO CELEBRATE
“MY” BIRTHDAY !!


NOT ANOTHER HAT…  I’M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF “TRYING” TO EAT MY DINNER!!

I REALLY HOPE THS IS THE LAST ONE!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK MY EARS ARE… PONY TAILS !?!
HE IS SUCH A GOOD SPORT !!

HAY TIGGER…HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY !! 


I know I’ve said this before…but doesn't this make you want to have a Tigger in your barn ????

WONDERFUL SIGNS OF SPRING… AT OUR RANCH !!

HAVING SOME FUN WITH MY CAMERA !!

WAY TO MANY CHOICES …

LOTS OF YELLOW…

A LITTLE PINK…

SOME GEORGEOUS PURPLE…

AND RED…THE BEST FOR LAST !!

I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW MANY FLOWERS  ARE BLOOMING ALL AT ONCE !! THERE IS EVEN MORE WAITING TO POP OUT  ANY DAY !! wow!! IT’S AMAZING  WHAT A LITTLE SUNSHINE WILL BRING !! SPRING HAS DEFINETELY BEEN WORTH THE WAIT !! "GOD" NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME… HOW MANY GORGEOUS FLOWERS HE HAS CREATED & BLESSED US WITH TO ENJOY !!

NOT IN RENO !!

Here are some of the reasons we are not in Reno, Nevada…
competing or attending the “WESTERN NATIONAL
CUTTING FINALS” !!

Now you can see why we are not in Reno!! Our machine shop is full
of PAPER MILL ""EMERGENCY"" REPAIRS !!


Steve always has way to much to work…more than a months worth of work and not enough time ( 2 weeks) to get it all done !! He always makes it happen and the MILLS are always pleased with his prompt delivery and awesome repairs…he keeps the  “WOW” in their vocabulary !! It sure is a big relief when the truck or trailer is loaded and ready to be delivered back to the PAPER MILL… in Southern Oregon.!!

He has amazing skills and an amazingly talented mind to get these
difficult jobs done !! It seems one of the mottoes  that we live by is….
NO WORK…NO PLAY !!  Plus!!... We feel very blessed with "every" job
that comes into our shop !!As of today... there is one Babbitt bearing done !!
YEAH !! She is wrapped up in pink shrink wrap... for her journey back to the mill !!
Then waiting for her turn... to get re-installed in the TURBINE !! 



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Then to drastically change the subject !! As you can see below…our
friend has won the $35,000  Non-Pro class. She will be taking home
a very, very nice check…which she really deserves !! She has put in lots
of years of "cutting" training!! One of the really cool things is…
that her sister Nina… raised & trained her horse & trained her!!
Plus they still are great friends and help each other out all the time…
that’s what I call a perfect sister ~ sister relationship!! 

Holly Jones wins $35,000 Non-Pro

Holly Jones on BNL Lucky Duck. Forrest Photography.
Holly Jones of Walla Walla, Washington, marked 219 on BNL Lucky Duck to win the $35,000 Non-Pro finals Thursday at the 6666 Ranch NCHA Western National Championships.
BNL Lucky Duck was bred by Lundgren Land & Livestock, by Blue Duck Okie out of Gems Co Mo Neich. The 8-year-old mare was a $5,000 Novice Non-Pro finalist with Jones at last year’s Western Nationals. She has earned more than $35,000. Jones came into the finals with the second highest score from the go-round.

It sure is nice to be able to copy and paste…especially when you need to share such a special event !! 

With all this work…maybe we will be able to play a little more !! Next Year’s Finals ??