Since spring is here and as we are making are way into warmer temps, people have showed up. It’s almost like they all got together and decided to come at the same time….or school got out.
In the last month and a half, we’ve gotten a new horse trainer (and his wife), four new interns, a horse trainer assistant (who comes back during every school break), had an influx of people here for two big brandings (more about that in a different post), ranch worker families visiting and summer camp staff rolling in to get the camp ready for the two five week sessions this summer. Some of that happened all in one day. There was a steady line of traffic down our little lane. It was exciting.
The people aren’t the only things that have made their way back….
(Our resident owl that lives in the canyon of the creek. He comes out every evening.)
(I was so excited to see the elk come back, the managers here, not so much. They eat A LOT of grass…that we will use for hay. They also bust up fences.)
(I have a love/hate relationship with this little dove. They have nests in the trees and POOP on everything. I have to clean off the windows multiple times a month because of their poop.)
(The turkey at 5:15 in the morning. He would strut…then run after the hen….stop and strut some more. The hen could care less if he was there or not. It was an enjoyable sight while having a quiet time on the porch.)
(The varmint that lives under the bridge going out to the south red hills. He’s there all day long…sometimes sitting like a little troll guarding his bridge.)
It’s exciting to see all the activity around the ranch. From the influx of people, the three bull elk making their evening rounds, the girl elk up on the ridges, the owls hooting in the canyon, the strutting turkeys, to the varmints that live under the bridge, and yes… the pooping doves, it’s nice to see things alive and moving around.
