Other Life Out There
At Drowsy Water Ranch, we do have close encounters with unusual life. We live where they do, and every once in a while, we actually get to see them. Above, two moose have been hanging around the ranch for the last few weeks. We think they are two cow calves, [...]
Mud Season at Drowsy Water Ranch
Around Drowsy Water Ranch, you get really excited for spring. You start dreaming about flowers and budding leaves, sunshine and baby animals. And then the sun actually starts shining, the days start warming up and what you end up with is a whole heck of a lot of M-U-D, mud, [...]
Moving Cows in Winter at Drowsy Water Ranch
It's getting to be the time of year when the cows start needing a little more attention. Sure, we've had to feed 'em every single day, but that's about it. They've just been hanging out with their friends out in pasture, eatin' hay, mullin' around and watchin' the train go [...]
The Tragic Tale of Uno Mas: The last Drowsy Water Ranch Chicken
Living on a ranch, you’re a little closer to life in a lot of ways. Every year, we see life birthed, we watch life grow, and we witness how life ends. This slightly fabricated tale is about the life one little chicken experienced at Drowsy Water Ranch. Once upon a time [...]
Gearing Up at Drowsy Water Ranch
Like I mentioned last week, it seems like summer is years away. We've grown accustomed to the cold and the relative solitude of the winter. But then you look at the calendar and you start to count. . .one month. . .two months. . .three months. . .That's it! Three months? That's [...]
Colorado Ranch Monday
It's happened. Again. It does every year about this time. I've started to forget. It must be the snow or maybe it's the cold. Every year about this time I get so entrenched in winter that summer seems like it was just a dream. Some far-away fairy-tale place called Drowsy [...]