Its Spring flower time...

It is that time of year when the fields fill with these yellow flowers. They look so beautiful. Then they turn to a ball of white. As a kid I used to gather them up and blow all of the contents into the wind. I thought it was great fun. Now I am breaking out the chemicals to kill all of these beautiful flowers that are growing in my lawn. Age changes our perspective sometimes!!

When I was a child I would venture out into the field to pick these very special flowers. My Grandmother called them Rooster heads. I would pick a handful and bring them back to my Mom. They were her favorite spring time flower. I am not even sure if they are called Rooster heads for real, but that is what they have always been to me.

Rooster got really tired running behind the four wheelers today. He decided to lay down and take a break in a field of flowers and sage brush.

A close up of Rooster heads. They only bloom for a short time. You usually find them in meadows.

More Rooster heads and the beautiful yellow pest.

Not sure what these are called they are a beautiful purple flower that also grows wild this time of year.
On days like today I am just in awe of a loving Heavenly Father who gave us so much beauty to enjoy.

A day of work...fun...and water

Pulling out of a sink hole. Story below

Road covered with water from snow melt run off. But wait he will disappear soon!!!

This is usually a field where cattle graze. But not this spring and early summer. The creek is over the bush and what is showing in this photo is extra run off water.

The water in the rivers and creeks is overflowing this year. It was a heavy snow winter and it has been a late spring. Today we went up onto the summer pastures to put out salt for the cattle. The creek you see in this photo was overflowing. The first picture shows Garrett right in the middle of the stream. The four wheeler was covered with water. It was almost coming over top of the four wheeler. It was really a tough and deep place to be crossing because the current was so strong, but that is the only place to cross. My four wheeler and my dad's started to drift down the stream. I only got my straightened out because of the willow bush that you see stopping me. Then I was able to gun it and get through it without being washed down stream. We laughed and joked about it after we got through but it was pretty scary crossing. We were sure glad the four wheelers didn't did being buried so deep.

This photo shows Garret just starting into the creek. You can see the swiftness of the current because of the whiteness water splashing up.

This is another part of a road we traveled down today. The huge water splash that you see it actually Garrett coming through the water. The creek has diverted itself onto the road because it is so full.

The wave died down and you can see Garrett again. It is just amazing the amount of water that is flowing from the snow melting run off.

This is one of the creeks. Usually this creek can be jumped by a horse. But not this year. The creek is diverting itself because the regular channel cant handle the stream of water. We didn't even try to cross this one today.

All and all it was a great day!! A great adventure!! We all made it home safe and sound!!

What Rooster loves to do at the ranch...

Ride in his Uncle Dan's big semi. " My Uncle Dan let me sleep in his sleeper area"

Take an afternoon rest in Grandpa car port area.

When a guys thirst thank heavens there is a cow water trough saves time on me running to the house to get a drink from my bowl.

Went to the Snake River Ranch with Uncle Dan. Meet some country folk. But they didn't play fair. When a ball got thrown one would try and beat me to the ball and another would be biting me so I couldn't beat his friend. I just finally gave up and let them chase the ball. The biting hurt!

Janson you aren't getting that calf caught do you need me to step in and get him caught?

Ok Grandpa how many more miles of fence do we need to fix before we turn the cows out?

Please Uncle Dan let me ride in the tractor with you!!!

Ok I ready for my four wheeler ride. In my seat ready to go.

I know if they would let me get under this gate I could chase those calves and cows into where they need to be going. Why are they telling me to stay and lay here!!!

Is it really summer!!

Spring time at the ranch. I have been here for a month and a half. It has rained, snowed, and hailed. There has only been a couple of days in the 60s. Mainly it has been in the low 40. The old timers are saying they have never seem such crazy weather.

Some beautiful low clouds this morning. After our snow storm yesterday.

Rooster loves being outside in the sun, rain, or snow. But what he really loves is just being on the ranch working cows, riding in the tractor with his Uncle Dan, going for drives to the check the flooding, and riding on the back of my four wheeler.

This time of the year these mountains usually have just a little bit of snow left on them. But the snow was so deep this year and the sun can't seem to find it way through the clouds. So the deep snow just keeps hanging on.

This is my step nephew, he is part of the fencing crew. Look at this snow drift.

I am usually riding my four wheeler along this ridge and dropping down off into the trees, it may be a while before I can make this run!!

My friend in Midland probably think I have deserted them, but I am here at my ranch resting, spending time with my dad, and my brother, having my kids come sometimes for week ends. I just taking in the scenery and the view!!

Our Turtle family...

It is that time of year where the turtle are waking up from their long winter naps. Last year we had two out in the yard. We also have had two little babies one 2 years old and one 1 years old in doors all winter. We are trying to get the two little ones to wake up so we can transition them outside to learn to live, but they are just toooooooooo tired.

This guy is probably 4 or 5 years old and cruises everywhere. Tonight we found him eating the dog food on the back porch. But to his dismay the food was too big to eat so he moved onto greener pastures. Bugs, worms and flowers.

As you can see those two little ones just look like beaches turtles. The larger of the two moved a little, but he has been burrowed down in his winter home for so long he had a hard time getting his legs moving.

You know your eyes are bad...

I haven't painted my fingernails in a long time. I saw a gal a couple of days ago and loved the color of her nail polish. Opi - cajun shrimp. So I went and bought a bottle. I just love the color. I very carefully painted my nails and was admiring them and the color. Then it came time for us to read scriptures and I put on my glasses. I quickly glanced at my nails and just about had a heart attack right then and there. There was nail polish all around the edges and under my nails. I wanted to fall to my knees and weep and say why me. Not really but I was faced with a tough decision. Do I leave this awful mess on, take off the glasses and pretend that they are as beautiful as I thought they were before the glasses came on. Or do I take the polish off completely. I choose the latter to safe me moments of deep regret and knashing of teeth. The thought came to my mind it looked like a 2 year old had painted my nails.

So the big question is how many other things have looked good in my life, but I didn't put the glasses on to see the mess that had been made.

Today...

I am so grateful to wake this morning and have energy to clean the bathrooms, straighten the clutter in the house, do the breakfast dishes and a couple of loads of laundry.

Now yesterday and Saturday were different stories, but who cares they are in the past. I am just GRATEFUL for today and the energy I have.

NOW you are probably wondering why I haven't been posting any pictures lately. Well my laptop computer crashed and I don't want to load all my photos on my daughter's laptop.
Also my kids were complaining that my blogs were always about them!! Don't they realize that that is what my life is about well at least until next fall when we become empty nesters. That could be a whole blog in itself about my feeling about being any empty nester.

So for a while you are just stuck with me writing.