Category: Ranch Life

  • My Baby: Semi-Wordless Wednesday

    My Baby: Semi-Wordless Wednesday

    Nope, I’m not pregnant. Moving on – my children are much more expensive to feed and are considerably larger. My favorite child, my pride and joy, my baby – the superstar athlete, straight A student, cuddly cute one is Doc. You’ve seen him here.  And there is the problem child – the one who sneaks…

  • Hatred In The Most Flattering Form

    I’ve been in a writing rut lately. Between my full-time real job, blogging for the NCBA Young Producer’s Council, freelancing and finishing my thesis corrections, Buzzard’s Beat has been neglected. Thinking of blog fodder is difficult when my brain is dried up – looks like #drought12 isn’t just affecting the crops. I love to blog…

  • I spent my birthday money on…

    I spent my birthday money on…

    Yes, I still get birthday money. Don’t ask me why but I think only a crazy person would turn down checks that arrive in the mail. As long as they keep showing up, I’ll keep using them. Anyhow, maybe I bought a new pair of these….I’ve only been wanting them since last May Or perhaps…

  • Avoid Eye Contact

    Avoid Eye Contact

    This past weekend I got to check and feed cattle with my dad. In the rain. and mud. with no raincoat. on a horse that has two speeds: fast and flying. and it was downright glorious. prior to blazing across the pasture The silent man and his introverted daughter; talking only when necessary and communicating mostly…

  • Meeting Fellow Birdies

    Meeting Fellow Birdies

    Also known as tweeps. It’s no secret I’m addicted to Twitter (@brandibuzzard) – I recently said it in an interview with Cattle Network. Through my addiction, I’ve had the opportunity to ‘meet’ a lot of great people in the “twitter-verse” but haven’t actually met many in real life. I am excited to say that I…