Tag: ranching
Tending to the flock and finding gratitude in a deep freeze
A sudden cold snap transforms farm chores into a challenge, but gratitude, holiday joy and simple winter moments bring warmth to the season.
The things that hold real value to us are never actually...
Selling calves marks a year’s work measured in a single day — a reminder that real wealth isn’t money, but meaning, community and the love we share.
Deep knowing comes from doing
An ewe named Millie surprises with twins, teaching lessons in patience, quiet knowing and the calm rhythm of ranch life on a golden late-summer evening.
Welcoming bundles of joy late in the season
From barn kittens to bottle lambs, late-season births bring unexpected chaos and joy to the farm, proving new life doesn’t always follow the calendar.
The return of rain shows us that Mother Nature has her...
Eliza Blue considers how rare and how vital rain is to ranchers and homesteaders in western South Dakota, grateful for the recent rain there.
It’s May on the prairie and all is well
May offers Eliza Blue and the animals on her ranch a reprieve from the sometimes harsh weather in South Dakota.
Sending warm thoughts for 2025
Eliza Blue hopes 2025 brings her readers peace and belonging, and sends them love from her hearth to theirs.
The juniper and me
Bryce Angell crafts a poem about how tough it is to chainsaw through juniper trees.
A place for Albert
Bryce Angell's father takes a risk, hiring a city fella named Albert as a ranch hand. However, his gamble pays off in an unexpected way.
Hope and faith are gifts born of difficulty, heartbreak
Eliza Blue holds onto hope and faith as she cares for a lamb born with Border Disease.
