More finery on another beautiful paint horse. I love American Paint Horses...there were at least 4 of them there at the Ranch Roping Clinic for me to oogle at...the Cowboy (Scott Grosskopf) teaching the clinic had such a beautiful paint horse! This is his horse in the picture.

Another close up...chinks, rope on a paint horse. The mare looks white, but she was a sorrel paint horse with blue eyes.

Here's a close up of a saddle and a rope from the roping clinic. I love seeing all the different tack each cowboy has. The detail and style of saddles, headstalls, bits and even stirrups is amazing!

This is a picture of a group of Cowboys taking a Ranch Roping Clinic up at Yamsi Ranch in Central Oregon. The sky goes on forever up there. It's one of the most beautiful places in the world! I've taken some wonderful fly fishing clinics there...heck I even caught a fish or two! http://www.yamsiflyfishing.com/index.html

A kitten that I saw playing next door...cute huh?!!!!

Robin is 6 months old now. She loves her cows, but hasn't been turned out to work them yet. She knows how to sit, lie down, come and mostly stays when you ask her to. She's a real beauty!!!

Sunflowers growing in the garden this year....the colors are sooooo vivid!!! I like the way their faces follow the sun during the day!

This is Butterscotch at 3 months old...boy! has she grown!!! She is awesome and runs like the wind. She is now registered with the American Paint Horse Association. Her real name is Truly Sweet Reward! I think for our first filly, she is perfect!

Here is a close up of the little filly "Butterscotch" She is just a doll, and lets us pet her all over her body!

Here is a picture taken a few hours after the birth of our first foal on the farm. This is ZuZu the mare with Butterscotch her filly. Butterscotch was born May 17, 2007. They are American Paint Horses. ZuZu is a bay colored tobiano and Butterscotch is a dun colored tobiano. Butterscotch was sired by "Wanted Reward"

Here is a close up of one of the cowboys in the big loop contest at the Klamath Bull Sale this year. Look at how interesting his chinks, boots and spurs are. Notice the horsehair rope, braided riata and the woven wool horse blanket. I was intrigued by all the finery of the Cowboys. Some came as far away as Canada, and you could see the differences in dress and tack from the different regions that they represented.

Early morning at the cabin, with the sun coming up over the ridge...so peaceful there...

Was over at the cabin last weekend and hung prayer flags...they are very inspirational and beautiful waving in the wind. There was sun and rain a perfect spring weekend!

This is 'Robin'...She is a Border Collie...She was born on February 5 of this year...she's much bigger than this now and she's soooo cute...has brown paws...so she is tri colored...she's a real loving little dog and came from a working cattle ranch in central Oregon.

Our Chickens are really laying now that it's spring time...lots and lots of eggs...here are a few...Farm Fresh Eggs...YUM!!!!

This is "ZuZu"aka Truly Semi Sweet...my paint mare that is expecting a little foal at the end of May. She looks pretty round in this picture taken during the snow this winter, but as we're counting down the days, her belly keeps growing!

This is a winter snow picture of my Favorite Cow....Her name is June...Isn't this a face you could love? She was the first black and white cow, born on our farm. This year she gave birth to a bull calf, that is also black and white.

Here is a picture of Mount McLoughlin I took this winter from along Upper Klamath Lake.

It's been a really long time since I've posted to my blog...lots of things going on. We have two bull calves on the ground and at least three more cows to calve this spring. We are expecting our first Paint Horse foal at the end of May...we are sure hoping for 'color' and I will post a picture as soon as it arrives. I have taken some fun pictures of ducks and geese on the Williamson River in Central Oregon, and also attended the Klamath Bull Sale this year. I got a chance to see the Big Loop contest, and also to see my first stock dog trial, ranch horse sale and bull sale. It was so awesome!

last but not least and darker rosy colored Hollyhock, also complete with it's own bee!!!! 

Here is another Hollyhock...this is sort of a yellow and peachy colored one. The bees like it!!!! 

Purple Hollyhock flowers near house. Just testing new camera, but already I can see how much better it shoots than the old one. 

Second year grapes out in the garden. They aren't quite ripe, but look delicious! 

Working with a new camera now. A Canon SLR Rebel XT. I'm still learning and not quite sure...my first attempt was in the evening late before the sun went down. You can see the shadows over the paint horses.  

Here are the storm clouds coming in over the lake. They totally dumped rain and hail that day! 

This is the "Phantom Ship" inside Crater Lake. 

This is a pond near upper Klamath. It was crystal clear and there were lots of dragonflies and birds. We got chewed up by the mosquitoes trying to shoot this picture. 

This is an old barn with cattle out grazing on the way to Crater on Highway 62. You can see the clouds and the blue sky and the Cascades off in the distance. 

went up to Crater Lake for a day with my best pal...we stopped and checked out the geology. It started out to be a beautiful day...although it was 100 degrees in Central Oregon as we got up to the lake proper it rained, hailed and the temperature dropped to about 54 degrees. It was amazing! 

Here is "Truly Semi Sweet" She is our new Bay Tobiano mare. She is out of Tru Bruiser and Semi Sweet Fleet. She is nicknamed "ZuZu"...she is so nice...doesn't get excited easily and is solid as a rock. We purchased her from Gunnin for Color Ranch in Southern Oregon. She is now being bred to"Wanted Reward" at Willow Stage Ranch for a May 2007 foal.