Rained Out

Today started off pretty normal. I did the morning chores with no problems and then the day started in. We decided to go and get the 2 steers that Merle had found the other day that were left overs from when we rounded up. Ross and Merle and I saddled up and went down towards Dicks. We got out about halfway there in Kevin's pasture and decided to ride his spayed heifers and see if we could find the third and last missing steer that he told Merle he saw up there. Ross took the pickup on down to Dicks and rounded up the two steers we knew were already in that pasture. Meanwhile, Merle and I split up and he came across the steer. I kept on with him and he rode back and found a missing bull of his too. Once we got them sorted back out of the cows and headed in the right direction things went pretty well. We got them down in the corral, where Ross already had the other two locked up, and loaded all three and left the bull in the bull pasture he belonged in.

Loading took about 20 minutes and Ross still hadn't shown up. So...Merle took Jonni's (the lady that lives on the place where the corrals are) four wheeler and went out and found him- he was looking for us- we were looking for him...that's how it always seems to go. But, we all got rounded back up and headed out of there. On our way out we came across another one of Merle's misplaced bulls. Him and I got out and pushed him back onto the road and started him back in the right direction. At that point, Merle went down to find the hole in the fence that the bulls were getting through and I took the bull down the road. Well, as you know men have a mind of their own- and so did this bull. He ran Dan and I way down through the pasture until I finally got the sucker to stop and cool down. The whole time my horse was being a butthead and trying to buck (I don't know what his problem is with me). So, it was a little frustrating, but I got him turned around and headed back right about the time I met back up with Merle and later Ross. We sent him along the fenceline and I got him back through the gate he needed to go through- although he did get caught up in the gate that was layed down the wrong way- but made it out.

After that little fisco we got back in the pickup and went home. We unsaddled and unloaded the steers in the corral. Then, it was time to get the pesky auto gate back in. Ross had drove it home this morning with it's new bar and patching. I went to get dinner ready while those two dug for a while. After dinner we all went back out and got that darn thing down in it's sill. It took quite a bit of time, but I think it was worth it for a nice, smooth ride over that thing.

By now it was like 1 or 1:30, so we decided it was time to hay. Where we are going is to so thin that it needed a dump rake. So, Ross and I went up and hooked up and serviced the rake while Merle went and found a round bale for the steers in the corral.

We got greased adn ready and headed out. We only hayed for like an hour or so because we got rained out...not to mention it was super wet and we were leaving ruts and almost gettign stuck.
So- I'm sure someone will cuss me and my tracks sometime down the road. But, it decided to rain so we got out of there and sat around until it quit.

When it stopped we went down to do the chores. I was kindof entertained for a few seconds. Ace and Joe were in the corral and I was feeding calves by and open gate (I do this all the time with no problems) and all of a sudden I hear Ace prancing in behind me all high headed and snorting. Of course Joe was following right along side... it was funny while it lasted. I got them turned around and headed back to their grain troughs. lol those two! After chores I went in and showered and got ready for the fireman's meeting. The food was good tonight but the meeting took forever and ever it seemed. In fact, during the meeting a bat flew in because the door was open. The chief said that the first one to catch it or shoo it out the door would get a new pair of fire pants...so (if you can imagine) they were all trying to get it with their caps- it was hillarious. Eventually it flew out of the meeting room and into the bays.

But, that's about the extent of it. I need to get some sleep- big day tomorrow, wer're hauling out all of those steers!