Yes, this was January 2021. It was dry and dusty. We were moving cows on the North range.
What a dry dusty year it started out to be, and continued on that way.
February; The heifers were calving.
We got just a tiny bit of snow. All and all we had pretty good calving weather, even though we could have really used more moisture.
The days still got a little chilly and the desert was sparse.
Cattle on the desert in March.
Mid March we got a small amount of snow. We moved cows to new pasture.
March weather was unusually warm. Poor Gaucho.
We had an early branding in April.
It was kind of a cool day and we had a dusting of snow on the mountain.
In May we had more brandings. It was dusty.
In June we took some time to enjoy our family.
In July we weaned our calves. We weaned early this year due the drought and lack of feed.
We took a little time to do some relaxing and exploring.
On August first we had an unexpected rainstorm, causing some flash flooding.
In August we had early morning starts as we finished the weaning and sorted through our cow herds, weeding out the old and toothless cows.
In September we just tried to keep cows in feed, alternating meadows and fields.
In October we had a cold snap with even some mountain snow. It didn't calm down the dust for very long though. We moved cows onto new feed.
The vet came and preg checked our cows. We vaccinated and dewormed them.
Some really cool dude and his dog were out on the prairie in November.
We took our first desert herd out to the range for the winter.
Now it's December. We brought the heifers home from the Parker Place out North and from the Flat. We waited to bring them home until we had a good strong head wind. It was a bit cold.
I also got a new pony this year. I will train her like a big horse and get her ready for my grand babies.
We'll see how she does in 2022.
Here's hoping the new year will be a good one. Stay tuned.
Here's hoping the new year will be a good one. Stay tuned.
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