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We are no longer at the Blue Mountain Ranch. We moved off completely as of
July 29th. It was a very bittersweet day for me. All that is left up
there is the 2 semi loads of hay, which I hope to get moved in the next couple
of weeks. Our new home, in Wibaux, is located on over an acre & is very
quiet, except for the train..... 
I have kept Bobbie out of it as much as possible to make the
transition easier on him. Some days he is very clear about the move & why,
then other days it is a complete surprise to him. Bobbie is doing well physically, but
the dementia is getting worse. He goes to adult
day care during the day when I am at work & is home with me when I'm not.
He is unable to do much, but the desire to work is still there. He may not
know what day it is, or understand what is going on around him, but he does
still know good cattle when he sees them & can tell you why!!! I
guess he'll always be a rancher......... I picked him up at the
nursing home the other day & when I ask him how his day was, he said he'd
shoveled a lot of "sh..." !!!! Had to smile! The one thing dementia
teaches you is to appreciate the small things & learn to appreciate the humorous
side of the disease. He can be really funny!!!!
Wibaux has had an abundance of rain this summer. Last I heard, they had recorded 25" of moisture so far in 2010. It is so green & lush everywhere you look. I've heard people say we look better than any place between Billings & Bismarck. Lots of hay being put up so should be a lot cheaper this year than in years past.
The cattle are all out on this
wonderful abundance of 
grass, bulls are out & all is good. Our calves look
phenomenal, especially the calves out of Ulmar & Timber. I am hard pressed
to decide which set of calves are better. Timber really sired a super set
of replacement quality heifers for us. Super set of calves out of
him. Because of our poor demand for black bulls, we only kept a couple
black bull calves at branding. But, we kept several super nice red bulls.
We have a full brother to Webster (he is really looking nice), a PB out of Timber & a Stealth daughter, a PB
out of a Black Medal Daughter & Sterling, another son out of our great Marianne
Cow, & a phenomenal 75% out of Ulmar (eats cake out of my hand already). I hope to have pictures of these
boys soon. The cattle are all at the leased place this summer so
will be very easy to see, as they are only 12 miles from town.
If you get out to our area, please call or stop by. We always love to "TALK" Salers.