Paksworld

My computer monitor died this afternoon, but thanks to Rancherfriend and his habit of not throwing things away, I have a replacement.  YAY!  (I call both my friends at this ranch “Rancherfriend” online.   A remarkable couple we’ve known for decades,  having met at a small church right after they’d bought the ranch and before there was a livable building on it.    They invited us out to celebrate, as they’d just had power restored to one light pole.   Plugged a crockpot into the socket on the pole (meant for power tools) and we all ate sitting on an old blanket.   E- and I loaded and moved hay a few times; we worked cattle in the chutes with them a few times;  I bought my cows from their herd and traded off calves for pasture lease until the drought.   We have enough shared experiences and shared jokes to go on with.  Good people.  Read the rest of this entry »