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I'm an ecologist, rancher's wife, mother, writer and dreamer. Join me as I explore the desert and what it takes for plants, animals, and people to survive.

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  • A Visit to the Old Junkyard

    Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 08:01 in equipment yard

    Although most of the old vehicles are in the big, nearly one-acre equipment yard on the ranch, that's not the only place they are. There's an old equipment yard (aka junkyard) that we explored a little bit when our truck was stuck and we had to walk ...

  • Desert Destination: A Visit to the New Calf

    Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 08:09 in cows, ranching, farm machinery, equipment yard

    As I mentioned a couple days ago, the first calf of the year was born last week. I just had to see it, so yesterday my husband, Desert Boy, Henry, and I loaded up in the truck and went out to take a visit. This calf was born premature by a couple wee...

  • Station Wagons in the Equipment Yard

    Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 06:43 in equipment yard

    When I was a kid, it seemed that whenever my family went anywhere of any distance, we went in the station wagon. (If it wasn't far, we always walked or biked--something I want Desert Boy to do.) A station wagon wasn't the most popular car around, but...

  • John Deere 45W Forklift

    Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 10:23 in desert boy, farm machinery, equipment yard

    Desert Boy is always happy to join me on forays to the equipment yard because it means he can practice his driving skills. On this day, he took quite a liking to this old John Deere tractor with the 45W forklift attachment. The tractor appears to sti...

  • More Fun in the Equipment Yard

    Posted on Friday January 9th, 2009 at 08:24 in farm machinery, equipment yard

    The North American International Auto Show begins in a couple days in Detroit, so in honor of that, we'll take another trip to the junkyard (oops--equipment yard) to celebrate. Okay, I just heard about the show on the radio today and I went to the eq...