overnighters

We have some high class acts come into this place. Horse fashion at its best.

new art

Here are my first couple of paintings since being back. Just a couple of small studies. Its nice to be back doing equine images where horse people abound.

winter

Lady in the snow.

just for weiwen

This blog entry is just for Weiwen. Look what you're missing Weiwen.

back in my wyoming studio

Ok, my studio is set up. I've had a six week break and now I better get to work. I'll probably be staring at the easel for a while before inspiration strikes....but maybe not! More shall be revealed.

winter looming

A view from our balcony of the Never Summer Range.Look at the snow! I use to live over there just under these magnificent mountains in Grand Lake, Colorado. Brrrr!

Finley

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Finley Cole Younger

Mernie went to Sacramento on the week end to visit our new grandson Finley.What a cutey! The one on the right is pretty cute too. Hee Hee!
Corky, Mernie's son, took some great pics of the pair. I think you have to have had babies of your own or be a nurse or something to be able to change a baby's nappy. I don't think I could do it unless it was a matter of life and death. I almost had to do it at a kindergarten I taught at and I was ready to resign on the spot.Luckily there was a seasoned Mum there who happily did it for me. I think she realised it was better than having to clean up after me as well. Give me horse poo any day!

Littl' Flambeau

Although difficult to see the horse on the right is Flambeau ,the lovely grey horse featured a few blogs back. I suppose he is about 6mths old here. My how he has changed! The other one is Domingo. He at least is still the same colour but now has the build of an army tank. Rod describes him as a gigantic weiner dog!
Don't forget you can click on images to make them bigger and that you can view previous blogs way back to Sept of last year. Just check down on the bottom right of this page.
Ooo Roo!

oops!

This is a rough poster I made to let people know about a working bee at the ranch. Click on it and read it. See if you can find the mistake!









Ok, so there are only thirty days in September. Here is the really funny part though. October the first is the day I was born! I forgot my own birthday! How's that for a blooper!

spectacular

Speccy sunset! That's Wyoming. One minute its gorgeous next minute its spectacular!

Welcome to the Native American room. Rod's roommate Bob was so kind as to give us some lovely Native American Artwork and I have put it to good use. While the rest of the house(and ranch) still needs some attention I have at least made one room look civilized.This is the guest room so come on down; we're ready fer ya!
( Rod made the bed head. Fits the theme and I love it!)

Pinedale

So, what do you think is the most popular activity in Pinedale?

Weiwen in Pinedale

Weiwen has moved to Pinedale for a new job and a fresh start. I helped her move last week. She rented a big pick up and we loaded it up and went. I think this will be a great place for her. Good people, fresh air and a decent income!

Roo Droppings

Roo Droppings
Woe our computer crash last week and mernie has been tearing his hair out to get it going again. He still has programs to load and once again I'm pictureless.I'll just have to be patient I guess.

golden staircase

I had an art professor once tell me, "ronnie never be afraid to climb the golden staircase." Last I heard of him he had a heart attack. True.

life

Just a quick note to say how much I love life on the ranch. There's lots of work to do and I'm completely exhausted by the end of each and every day.I'm up at 5.30am every day and can't wait to get going. Life is full of real things to do.Concrete tasks and satisfying rewards unlike the art world that's full of possibilities that may or may not happen and more times than not...don't! I'm happy to take a break from all those disappointments until once again I throw myself to the lions.Right now hearing the sound of horses whinnying as we drive up with their meals three times a day is all I need. It will be interesting to see if I still feel this way in a couple of months when the snow begins to fly!

'ave a banana!

'ave a banana! 48 cents a lb here in Laramie; Something like $14.00 a kg in Australia. These are mighty big ones what's more.

geriatrics

Here are two of the three oldies I'm trying to fatten up before winter. Embassy, Mernie's white arab above has actually gained a little weight I think. He was skin and bones.Tiny, the Belgium is an enormous but oh so gentle giant with a bung knee. Gotta love 'em.

flies

Here is Rod sucking up flies with the shop vac. Now that's gotta make an Aussie feel right at home. I've never seen so many flies in Laramie.These flies are much better behaved than Aussie flies however. They seldom get in your face unlike the aussie breed that all compete for that juicy little spot in the corner of your eye.See Mernie with a bloody useless can of fly spray. Now wouldn't you think a superpower like the USA would have come up with a fly spray that actually kills flies! While it asphyxiates us, it manages to simple annoy the flies. After Rod had finished his fly round up, they sprayed this stuff down the nozzle to kill the flies incase they might find their way up the hose and out again.Hmmm! Guess what. The next morning the room was full of, you guessed it, FLIES!