These are not assembly-line items. Besides, his war on fossil fuels has impacted agriculture immensely with fertilizer prices and fuel, chemicals, parts, etc. making it almost impossible to increase production without a guaranteed price.
This is my second wedding in eight months as Maddy got married last October. So trying to get some of these things done at the ranch have only added to the busyness of the week.
Both are far from what I do for a living too, but there is one common bond that holds us together -- my daughters also -- and that would be the life we knew on the ranch.
Have you ever driven a 4-wheeler at its top speed in sagebrush chasing cows? Good news, cowboy. He'll teach you to throw caution to the wind when getting to those gates first.
I got to tell ya folks I have nothing to write about. It's hard to concentrate when you are calving and getting sleep in two-hour intervals. Still, we have a company obligation to write, but today I thought you'd enjoy some pictures of the ranch instead...
I haven't done a "Friday Fragments" in a while, so here ya go. Who doesn't want to jump into the mind of Mark?
Music stuff. Sheryl Crow and Loggins and Messina have announced concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in California. It's an iconic venue, but it's in California...
The film crew that spent two days out at the ranch doing a story on my son John released their video yesterday. It was six minutes of pride for me to watch this.