We’ve had our first calf of the year…
and we’ve lost our first calf of the year.
Not a good start to the calving season but it happens.
Now we can only hope that the weather will warm up and the snow will stop falling before any more are born. Such is life on a ranch.
But enough of that. Since I am sooooooo sick of snow and ice and dirty, frozen pickups –
I’ve been dreaming of the beach.
So, I looked through some old photos and found several of my family at the beach.
You can always spot a cowboy at the beach – see what I mean?
This is a shot of my boys at Center Lake July 4th, 2007. They look like they’re really having fun don’t they? Well, at least Morgan kicked off his shoes. Usually the only time a cowboy will take off his boots is when a pretty lady wants to walk barefoot on the beach…
But even then they will usually keep their hat, belt buckle and blue jeans on.
Here’s another one.
Yes, that’s Morgan – the Redneck Lifeguard on his homebuilt Redneck Floatation Device which he built for the 4th of July celebration of 2005. I think he had as much fun building it as he did floating around the lake.
All you need is the intertube from a tractor tire, a salvaged piece of plywood, a lawn chair and a couple bungee cords and wha-lah – you too can cruise the lake in style and comfort.
Morgan and his cousin Russell look like future canidates for the Redneck Yacht Club.
And then there’s another cousin – Josh.
AKA – the Center Lake Super-Soaker Sniper.
“Go ahead, make my day.”
It doesn’t matter what type of gun it is, rednecks and cowboys love them – just like boats.
Here’s Dalton cruising Lake Superior.
And don’t think fun at the beach is just for kids. Here’s one of my favorite photos of my folks.
Wheeeeee!!!!!!!
There’s just nothing like a fast boat on a hot day – is there?
And here’s the boys, their cousins and Grandpa checking out the cedar strip canoe and speed boat they built in Grandpa’s shop.
Have you ever seen the beautiful, sleek race boat called Miss Budweiser? Well, this ain’t it! But this is their version – they named her Miss Butt-Wiper and she’s fast enough for Stockade Lake.
Cowboys and rednecks are fun at the beach but nobody does the beach and boating like the girlfriends!
Maybe it’s time for another girlfriend getaway!!! I’ll call Captain Frank!
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