Saturday, December 29, 2007

The Cowgirls!



Hi, I'm Lilly. I'm a hard core cowgirl. This is one of the few shots I'm caught without my cowgirl hat, spurs and boots, because I practically sleep in my attire. To the left is a classic picture of me hanging on the gate next to one of the best horses in the world Dakota.
To the right is my very best friend Morgsie. She too is a hard core cowgirl! There is seldom a moment you can catch her without her wranglers and belt buckle on. Her signature look is a long piece of straw hanging out of her mouth.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Baby Calf

Morgsie and I took the baby calf on a walk one day. He didn't so much want to walk, so we ended up played on the grass. He's so cute! Just for future reference to all those out there who might one day get the chance to take a baby calf on a walk, don't take him near the old mom cows. They will stampede.
Here's the calf. He's the smaller one of the two we have on the farm. He's just such a skinny little guy. Check out his ribs. I think his little hip bones are the cutest though.



Here I am with him. We planned our outfits to match, cute huh!?






And here's Morgsie with the calf.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Baby Chicks

A bunch of chicks!


These baby chicks fell asleep in my hands! It was so cute!


Here I am holding some chicks.


And here is Morgsie holding a chick.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Ode to Joe

At this time I must be serious. March 19, 2007, Joe the horse died. Joe was a great horse! He was never mean, not to the other horses, and not to his riders. He was always a loving kind horse, and he will forever have a place in my heart. Joe suffered from hey fever, and cribbing. This was damaging to his lungs. We believe he died of a heart attack. The important thing is that he died surrounded by the ones he loved, and ones that loved him. To quote Long Horn Jack, "he died in his boots," doing what he enjoyed. I believe that Joe is in horsie heaven. Here is a picture of me on Joe.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

The Blacksmith Shop

Here are some pictures of Morgsie and I hard at work in the blacksmith shop. We have to make horseshoes for the horses poor hooves. It sounds quite tedious, but you know us, we make it fun! The hardest thing for us to avoid is branding ourselves. Sometimes when you get lost in the moment, and you least expect it, you can get burned. At first glance all the tools and nick nacks may seem overwhelmingly hard to understand, but with alot of patience and long hours of lost sleep, we have become comfortable with it all. The blacksmith shop has turned into a sort of second home for us. The picture at the top is of me, Lilly, and the bottom is of Morgsie, my partner in work.

An inspiration to all

This is a picture of one of the greatest cowboys ever to walk this earth, although he is hardly walking because he is always driving a tractor. From his knowlege of slaughtering cows, to his awesome skills in pitchforking hay, he is an inspiration to all. He is great with all the animals, and knows them all by name. Although he is a supurb farmer, Long Horn Jack also has other skills. Some of those skills include telling great stories about what kind of men we cowgirls should marry. I also hear he is a diligent Boy Scout! He even goes to Boy Scouts when he could be home watchin American Idol! Talk about outstanding. The last great quality of Long Horn Jack I'm going to mention is his great ability to quote John Wayne movies. I am amazed at his acuracy in acting out these great movies! As you can tell by the expression on his face, and the fact that he is giving himself bunny ears, he sure does like to have fun. We all do love our Long Horn Jack.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Seeing a man about a horse.




This shot is kind of a little embarrasing, but I just couldn't resist. It's just so...cowgirlesk. Just to even the score I also uploaded a picture of Morgsie in the same situation.