what summer is all about...

I am back home in Texas, but I sure do miss my ranch. So I decided to do a few blogs on what the summer is really about...
It is about planting grain the fields. This is my brother planting barley. Of course Rooster king of the ranch is checking it out and making sure he makes his rows straight!! Unfortunately an early snow and rain made the harvest this fall not as good of a harvest as it could have been.

Its about getting cattle ready for summer pasture. Branding, Shots, fly tags and then getting them moved to their summer home. These babies are so cute. They love to go the wrong direction, buck and call for their moms. The moms know where they need to go but getting those babies to go there takes work not only on the moms part but the cowboys part also.

A son who is an amazing, gifted, creative builder of things he just happens to see on the internet. Then takes a piece of metal and makes a beauty piece of art.

And what would a summer be without a wedding!! My niece got married this summer with the Tetons being the backdrop. It was an awesome event. We love her Dear John. It was such a fun day. But more important I love the time I had with my niece through the whole summer.
I just love being at the ranch for the summer, but more important I love being with my family.

Life is so quiet now...

But there are still many fun and neat things about this summer. It has been a tradition for me to put a wreath at my mom's grave on a shepherd hook each year. She always loved flowers along the side of her house so I decided that she needs to have a wreath next to her to remember her by and her beautiful flowers by. This year towards the end of the summer I put a fall one out. This is my mom's sister who I love a adore who came with me to put it out.

Talking to wreath trying to help it to understand that it needs to stay on the hook this time especially when the wind blows.

This is an amazing picture. These are two of my most favorite people in the whole world. My daughter has such a close relationship with her grandfather. They have a very special bond. She enjoys her time with him as much as I always enjoy my time with him.

I love how he always puts his arm around her and tells her special things or gives her special advise. He has always been a man who loves each of us with all of his heart.

I hated to see the summer at the ranch come to an end.