Tag: ranching
No shortage of surprises on the farm
Eliza Blue is reminded that dealing with livestock and weather are two entities only a fool would claim mastery over.
Britches in a dither
Bryce Angell's tries to get his money's worth from a new pair of jeans.
The barnyard parade
Eliza Blue's outdoor pets love to wait at the back patio for their morning breakfast. She finds it endearing. The man of the ranch is not as amused.
Selling my saddle
Bryce Angell writes a poem about selling his old saddle.
The best plans never rely on the weather
Eliza Blue attempts to plan a concert around the unpredictable weather on her ranch.
Dude Horse’s View
Bryce Angell crafts a poem from a dude horse's point of view.
Battling the swarms
South Dakota's mosquito season is typically gentler than other places Eliza Blue has lived, but this year has been a different story.
Who let the horses out?
Eliza Blue shares a horse-wrangling story that proves her ranching skills are both improving and still need work.
Rain, sweet rain
Eliza Blue's ranch recently got over six inches of rain in just a handful of days, which is almost half the yearly average in her part of South Dakota.
Remember it could be worse …
Maybe, winter chores aren’t so bad. Maybe they are the antidote to the malaise of modern life. And maybe, just maybe, Eliza Blue will make it through March.
