We’ve had a couple beautiful days at the ranch lately. Things are starting to blossom up around here, making way for the butterflies and bees and bugs. The birds have found their way home and so have the pair of geese that live in the dam outside our new house. I’ve been spending my evenings strolling [...]
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If I could be a season…
Posted in Musings, Photos, tagged Home, life, musings, Nature, North Dakota, outdoors, pets, photography, photos, ranch life, seasons, spring, Veeder Ranch, weather, Wildflowers, writing on May 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If I could pick a prairie bouquet…
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged animals, Home, Nature, North Dakota, outdoors, photography, poetry, Veeder Ranch, wilderness, Wildflowers, writing on May 14, 2012 | 19 Comments »
If I could pick for you a bouquet from the windswept hills of spring, from under budding oak groves, and along the babbling creek… I’d pick you bluebells for your table, and sweet peas for your mom, the mist from early mornings, a meadowlark’s sweet song. I’d throw in green, green grasses and the chokecherry’s [...]
Flannel shirts and wild plum blossoms
Posted in Musings, Photos, Ranch Life, tagged family, Home, horses, life, Love, memories, Nature, North Dakota, nostalgia, outdoors, photography, ranch life, seasons, spring, Veeder Ranch, writing on April 23, 2012 | 9 Comments »
When I grow up I want to be the kind of woman who lets her hair grow long and wild and silver. When I’m grown I hope I remember to keep my flannel shirts draped over chairs, hanging in the entryway and sitting on the seat of the pickup where they are ready and waiting [...]
From the top of the hill…
Posted in Musings, Photos, Ranch Life, tagged childhood, family, Home, horses, life, memories, musings, Nature, North Dakota, photography, ranch life, Veeder Ranch, writing on March 19, 2012 | 13 Comments »
Sometimes, when the day is coming to a slow close and my head is spinning with worry and lists, schedules and a pile of things that must wait until tomorrow and the dishes from a dinner of meat and potatoes sits waiting to be taken care of on the table, I slip on my boots [...]
It was a day like this…
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged family, fun, Home, kids, life, musings, Nature, North Dakota, outdoors, pets, photos, poetry, ranch, ranch life, seasons, spring, Veeder Ranch, weather, writing on March 12, 2012 | 4 Comments »
It was this kind of day a hug and kiss kind of day a put your pole in a puddle and fish kind of day You ran down the big hill for fun basked in the warm pre-spring sun It was a big stick kind of day a muddy crick kind of day a ketchup [...]
What makes you happy…
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged fun, happiness, Home, Jessie Veeder, life, Nature, poetry, ranch life, writing on February 20, 2012 | 11 Comments »
He’s playing the guitar, though he’s not so good and you’re dancing in the kitchen when you know you should be scrubbing up the dishes, putting them away checking off the list you made for the day. But you’re hair’s looking good and your jeans fit right and the sun came up this morning shining [...]
Are you warm yet?
Posted in Musings, Photos, tagged animals, Home, musings, Nature, North Dakota, photography, ranch, ranch life, seasons, Veeder Ranch, weather, winter on February 10, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Uff da, it’s kinda cold here in Fargo. It’s normal for February, but with all of the 50 degree temperatures we’ve had in January, we’ve been spoiled and confused about what season we’re living in. Which makes today’s -32 windchill feels a little mean. Yes, today in Fargo it’s winter indeed and I am happy [...]
Magic frost…
Posted in Photos, Ranch Life, tagged frost, Home, horses, life, Nature, North Dakota, photography, seasons, Veeder Ranch, winter on February 6, 2012 | 29 Comments »
A glorious weekend settled in here at the ranch, confirming my theory that everything’s better with frosting. So it was my delight to wake up and find that on Saturday morning everything was frosted. Finally. This is my favorite winter weather phenomenon, but with the unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve been enjoying I haven’t seen much [...]
On a green January day…
Posted in Musings, Photos, tagged Home, January, musings, Nature, North Dakota, outdoors, photography, ranch life, seasons, Veeder Ranch, winter, writing on January 30, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Well, we are nearing the end of January and outside my window the sun is trying desperately to peek through the blanket of clouds and I feel, at 45 degrees, at any minute this brown, damp landscape is going to erupt in colors of green and orange and pink and purples. What a weird winter [...]
Oh January
Posted in Photos, Poetry, tagged January, life, musings, Nature, New Year, North Dakota, photography, poem, poetry, ranch, Veeder Ranch, winter, writing on January 4, 2012 | 21 Comments »
Oh, January you’ve changed haven’t you? Casting long shadows against gold, green and blue tempting us with light jackets and unlined walking shoes Oh, January…what did you do? To your silky white snow drifts your wind frozen and wild? You used to be reckless, now what are you? Mild? You’re a hot, sultry vixen and [...]
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