Float Inspection 101

Just another day on the ranch but its a cold place to be putting your hands!

Verdict is Still Out

OneCowgirl bought herself a "tome fromme" lens for Christmas. It zooms from about 18mm to 135mm. It is nice not to have to change lenses but this one just isn't sharp enough for me. As for this photo, I have since learned this cowboy hates to have his picture taken! The photog in me wants to run over and finish buttoning his vest and re-take the photo! Your thoughts?

We've Escaped!

Me and OneCowgirl escappeede from the Injuns. Isa exhausstted from gallopen! But lookee theya nowhersee in sighte! Nowsa, we can starta bloggin againee but OneCowgirl hasa gone backa to schoolee and I thinksa she hasa becomee a bookie - no she dosnot placa bets shesa readen and writen. Doya thinka I should go to schoolee?

Indian Abduction - HELP!!

Dudlley herea - OneCowgirly and meme have been abducted by Indians! Wera very happie with the Indjuns they treata us welle and they crownede me in a ceremony - we smokeed the peessa pipee!! Goody stuffe! I am nota too happy with tierra and have been promised a headdressy with feathers! OneCowgirl told meme not to complaine. The Injuns have dial up and we cante blog by smoke signals but wesa gonna try! Whata ya thinka of my headressy?

Greeting the Indians.....

What are the ladies saying?

Gertrude - why did you talk us into getting into that other pasture? Now, look at where we have to go! Mabel - quit complaining. Senah - You two sound like an old married couple. Quick what are these girls saying to each other?

Happy Birthday Hollywood!!!!!!

Here is one of my favorite birthday practical jokes - email your friends tell them so and so is having a birthday and they should call your friend to wish them a Happy Birthday. Be sure to tell them a little bit about the birthday honoree. I've got crazy enough friends that they called the birthday person all day long. It was fairly obnoxious but pretty funny. Happy Birthday Hollywood. May 2009 be the best year ever XOX!

Unique Trailer Closing!

I just love all the problem solving that goes on at the ranch. We've got a fancy new trailer closing I think Hollywood wants to patent.

Meet Will

This is the absolute sweetest horse in the world but Hollywood makes him wear the heaviest bridle. What do you think - should I hide the bridle?

Over the River

How many inches of snow did everyone get?

Working on Windmills

Pray the wind doesn't blow.....

Clouds.......

How does the weather effect your mood?

Its almost time....

We are on the look out! I love it when the babies start dropping.....soon....

Whimsical Windmill

I am just in a windmill kind of mood! Happy New Year! May 2009 be full of love, laughter and blessings for everyone! Blessings!

Wishing for Snow!

Feede Mee...

OneeCowgirlly geta outa thata warmie house and comee feede me!! Me and Duckey are hongrie. Whene are you gonna getteme a biggier keyboardes and spelle checke? Pluse, I want a heate lampe - its muchos frio! No dinnere, lotse buckes tomorrow! Wante me to rear as much as Rede Dog?

Merry Christmas!

May your Holidays be Full of Love, Laughter & Joy. Merry Christmas
Hollywood & OneCowgirl

Sky Angel Cowboy!

Merry Christmas.....

If They Could Talk.....

Wouldn't it be fun to hear the stories from these license plates - well I was on the biggest and baddest truck on the road but the gal driving had a really poor sense of direction so I saw alot of the same roads, well I had the prettiest cowgirl driver - we made such a great team in her porsche...quick what are these license plates saying to each other -

Not a Bad Shot .......

....taken from my truck at 65 mph!

He May Be A Little Young......

But he has figured out his job!

The Act of Flirting.....

can start at an early age. How well do you flirt?

Cowboy in Training

It is amazing what you can learn by watching and listening. I love learning new things - wouldn't it be fun to assist individuals in different professions for an entire year? There is guy that recently did that right out of college. What professions would you choose?

Getting Prints Made for Christmas

This is photo I took of a friend's horse when I was on the east coast a few months ago - I know its a bit soft and I wish it were sharper. I still haven't sent her a print! She has been very patient waiting for this photo and it is ready to go to the post office along with the winners from my contest. The most interesting thing is it practically reared on command! Though "Red" doesn't know how to shake hands like Dudley! I wouldn't ride this horse - would you?

Just waiting for Mary & Joseph -

Hope everyone is getting ready Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus! Does your family have any traditions you would like to share? I'd love to hear from you!

Looking for a Unique Gift

I don't have a green thumb and I don't like to garden. But I receive daily emails from wordsmith.org - the magic of words, language and quotes. I don't subscribe to many listservs but I do enjoy this one - sometimes I know the words like topiary but most times I don't. Yesterday's word topiary got me thinking if I liked gardening I would not only have a huge vegetable garden but some sort of topiary menagerie of animals. The menagerie would include a herd of horses, a giraffe, elephants - so many critters that word would spread through the Southwest - people would want to come visit from miles around and the media would call often and want to do stories about my topiary! But no topiary for OneCowgirl!

Farewell to Summer

I had many a great ride in two countries wearing that huge "sombrero" as seen in the banner photos above. Girlfriend Fredrica the professional photographer referred to as my Martha Stewart hat - it was time to say goodbye!

Imagination....

Welcome to the first giveaway from OneCowgirl!! I am looking for a unique title, phrase to accompany this photograph. Give it your best and I'll draw a winner. The winner will receive a OneCowgirl original photographic print of a horse - suitable for framing! Times Up!

I am a Quarter Horse

Dudley will be happy to know I am a Quater Horse. What breed of horse are you? Find out!

Some go to the Gym

others climb on cattle trucks!

Rainbow.....

Perhaps it was the Thanksgiving ham in the oven that was calling him but this was a beautiful rainbow and quite the photo op but Hollywood refused to indulge me!

The Drug of Choice!

How many of you keep these little 8oz. Co - Colas in your fridge? They are absolutely addictive. Growing up my grandmother always kept these gems in her refrigerator and no doubt on every visit to her house I would have one. They are hard to find but well worth having on hand!

Intimate Conversations.......

What on earth could they be saying to each other? Hollywood, "This generator better start this time!" Smiley Dog, "I know you'll get it started you can do everything! Did you change the spark plug? Check the oil? Spray starter fluid on the choke?"

The Obsession.........

My Father, the man than instilled in me the love of travel and maps has decided he would like to visit every county in the United States - then he found this bizarre website where he can actually track it! My father is the champion of marathon car rides - his obsession with driving lends itself to many inside jokes in our family. He went to Iceland a few years ago and sent me a postcard of the country - I called my brother to see if he'd gotten the same postcard - and he had - we took bets on whether or not our father had driven the road that went all the way around Iceland - its called the "ring road." Sure enough he had! Well he's not driving his Morgan but the blue counties above represent which counties he's visited so far. I'm glad my mother is such a good sport!

Morgan: A Car or a Horse?

When I was a mere tot (not that many years ago!) - my Father told my Mother (the woman that instilled the passion of horses in me) that he had planned a trip to England and they were going to buy a Morgan. To her surprise the Morgan was a sports car not a horse! I know nothing about Morgan horses and saw this billboard in some airport a few months ago - don't you just love it? What would add quality to your life besides a Morgan?

Meet the New Addition Squeky!

Lone Cowboy.....

Movin On Without the Babies!

So quiet.....

Confession!

OneCowgirl wishes to apologize to her blogging buddies for letting you think this was Dudley! Even my mother called concerned. Here is the link to the article with the mishap and it has a happy ending! The horse survived with only a broken jaw! Smart Filly.

Dudley Thinks He is Pooh Bear!

OneCowgirl I"ma in TROUBLE.....Get me out!!....lov, Dudley (don't call me Silly Filly!)

Looking over the Fence......

Watch This!

My girlfriend over at Lucchese to Luis Vuitton posted this video about a precious American Cowgirl. Quite an inspiration.

Monday Morning

I went riding in the North Carolina Mountains - isn't this an idyllic spot? This photo was taken by a dear friend and tweaked a bit in photoshop! More of my travels to follow.

Lookee Whate 1cowgirl Did??

She pppainted me to lookee like a zeBRA! I'm furiousosy! Nowse, I knowse I loooke likee a great zeBRA but really whate ise she thinkin? First, there is my nemesis and now THIS! Perhapse shee should just see me when I'm runnin out the gatee and never to returen! She even cutted my mane! What do you thinke I should do to her? Nowse, don't say bucker off - I would nevere do such a rudee thinge - Studley Dudley does have mannerers! So, whatse the verdicete?

Doesn't this Bull Look Friendly!

Well, you are most likely wondering why is OneCowgirl showing me a pic of her saddle bag and a pic of a bull! Well, its because last time I pulled a bottle of water out of my saddle bag it was covered in dirt! Why? Well a few weeks ago - Hollywood had left me alone to move a bull while he went back for another. We had found the bull hiding out way up a canyon - for over two hours he had picked his route more or less in the right direction - for the most part he'd been fairly cooperative. As you know, its a heck of a lot easier to move bulls when they are traveling with female companionship and he had none! When we picked up the second bull - that's when the trouble started - Hollywood yelled at me to make sure the first bull didn't run back into the
Poisen pasture. Well my bull took off with a vengeance headed straight to the poisen pasture behind this tank. I got him stopped thanks to Studley Dudley that is after he got into the poison pasture - then he became very uncooperative. Sometimes, you got to chuck a few rocks at a bull to make him move - some cowgirls and cowboys are brave enough to do this from the ground but NOT OneCowgirl. So, once I got the bull stopped - I dismounted and filled my saddlebags with rocks. I am sure the bull was happy that I have never excelled at softball - he was tired and cranky - I finally left him there for the night after we played ring around the mesquite tree and I threw lots of rocks in his direction! I moved him the next day - it was much easier because we found some cows to travel along with him but thats another story!

One Room School House

I am amazed at the number of folks in the blogesphere that home school their kids. Somehow, as much as I love my mother I couldn't imagine her attempting to wrangle the kids and home school us. It is a job she would not apply for. Now, I realize there is wealth of resources available today that were not available in my day (notice I didn't say the number of years ago!) so, maybe some aspects of it would be easier for her. For a variety of reasons, I believe the home school parent is much like a one room school house teacher. I love hearing stories about one room school houses and home schooling. Life is an adventure - the curriculum and life experience that home schooling provides is phenomenal - from traveling the world to working cattle some home schoolers are living the life!

Difference in Time

Have you noticed the light changing as fall approaches? Or spring depending on where you are? It is always interesting to see how weather, time of day, light effects the landscape -