…so it’s almost like you’re here with me, looking out the window, chasing the cats, taking a hike, laughing at the dog, riding a great horse, sliding down gumbo hills and eating cookies. Oh, and of course, we won’t forget the cocktail. So glad to have you. Please come again!
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May 19, 2014. Bluebell Boquet
May 7, 2014. Spring Sunset
April 23, 2014. Thought bubble cloud.
March 20, 2014. Bird Tree
January 28, 2014. Winter Badlands
December 25, 2013. Me and my snow angel
November 16, 2013. Bittersweet
October 18, 2013. In the coulee
October 1, 2013. Red
September 10, 2013. The Lineup
August 27, 2013. Plum Pickin’
August 20, 2013. Barn
August 5, 2013. Sunset
July 20, 2013. Summer Ride
July 7, 2013. Coneflower
June 19, 2013. Tigerlily
June 21, 2013. Summer cows
June 5, 2013. Going to catch some horses
May 27, 2013. Sunset jet
May 22, 2013. Bison in rain
May 4, 2013. Crocus
April 25, 2013. Barbed Wire
April 10, 2013. Spring, close up!
April 1, 2013. Leftover
March 25, 2012. Spring sparkle
March 10, 2013. Pup
March 4, 2013. March snow
February 27, 2013. Looking for grain.
February 1, 2013. Winter Grass
January 25, 2013. Theodore Roosevelt National Park in January
December 15, 2012. Horses and Hay
December 7, 2012. Winter Day
November 24, 2012. Sunrise
November 12, 2012. Blue sky frost
October 22, 2012. Hay Bales, Big Sky
September 27, 2012. Music
September 22, 2012. Autumn Leaves
Sept. 19, 2012. Badlands
August 19, 2012. Husband’s big catch
August 15, 2012. Morning Berries
July 17, 2012. Wheat
July 10, 2012. Foxtails
July 7, 2012. Prairie Cone Flower
June 27, 2012. Yellow & Green
June 25, 2012. Old Barn
June 20, 2012. Catching Horses
June 18, 2012. Field & Sky
June 14, 2012. Tiger Lilies
June 12, 2012. Country Church
June 4, 2012. Calf
May 31, 2012. Grass
May 29, 2012. Power
May 23, 2012. Prairie Rose
May 19, 2012. Sorrel on hill
May 17, 2012. Ranch Land
May 15, 2012. The bay
May 11, 2012. Wildflower
May 9, 2012. Dandelion
May 8, 2012. Flying Away
May 4, 2012. River Boating
May 3, 2012. Fluffy Clouds
May 1, 2012. Dobro
April 30, 2012. Barbed Wire
April 26, 2012. Green Grass
April 24, 2012. SMILE!
April 17, 2012. The color of rain
Old House. April 15, 2012
March, 27, 2011. Prairie Fence
March 23, 2012. Sunrise
March 22, 2012. Spring Crocuses
March 20, 2012. Fence Post
March 15, 2012. Horses in the evening
March 13, 2012. Spring ride, muddy boots
March 1, 20112. Sparkling Grass
February 28, 2012. Mule Deer in Snow
February 26, 2012. Winter Greeting
February 23, 2012. It’s snowing!
February 22, 2012. Steer
February 21, 2012. Rearview
February 20, 2012. Guitar Tree
February 12, 2012. Sundown
February 10, 2012. Bay in Frost
February 8, 2012. Winter Land
February 7, 2012. Greetings
February 6, 2012. On your shoulders
February 4, 2012. Frosty Branch
February 3, 2012. Frosty Fence
February 2, 2012. Happy
February 1, 2012. Winter Sunrise
January 31, 2012. Winter Birches
January 29, 2012. Hollow Log
January 23, 2012. Pug Kisses
January 21, 2012. The New House
January 20, 2011. Winter Leaf Leftovers
January 19, 2012. Sparkling Grass
January 18, 2012. Whitewashed Trees
January 16, 2012. Hondo
January 14, 2011. Snowy Road
January 11, 2012. Old Threshing Gears
January 10, 2012. Horse Kisses
January 6, 2012. Camo Baby
January 4, 2012. January Bittersweet
January 2, 2012. Hondo on the hill
December 30, 2011. Late December Sunset Clouds
December 29, 2011. Red Berries, Bare Tree
December 27, 2011. Snowless December
Christmas Day 2011
December 23, 2011. The Bay
December 22, 2011. Winter Greeting
December 20, 2011. Christmas Lights
December 16, 2011. Frosty Grass
December 14, 2011. Frosty Day
December 13, 2011. International in Frost
December 11, 2011. Pumping on the horizon
December 6, 2011. Mom’s new cat
December 5, 2011. Snowy Sunrise
December 1, 2011. Snowy Bull Berries
November 30, 2011. Snow Globe
November 28, 2011. Water Break
November 22, 2011. Frosty Road
November 20, 2011. Frosty Morning
November 19, 2011. Frosty Berries
November 16, 2011. Silhouette
November 15, 2011. Naked Tree
November 14, 2011. Steer
November 10, 2011. Goodnight Moon
November 9, 2011. The last of the colors
November 7, 2011. First Snow
November 2, 2011. Grain Bin Sunset
November 1, 2011. Waiting for the boss man
October 27, 2011. Cowboy in the woods
October 26, 2011. Wild Horse, Wild Woman
October 25, 2011. October Sky
October 24, 2011. Autumn Thunderheads
October 23, 2011. Little Man
October 19, 2011. Black and white and gray
October 18, 2011. Husband
October 17, 2011. Fall Foliage
October 12, 2011. Autumn Rider
October 10, 2011. Bad Land
October 8, 2011. Whatcha’ doing over there?
October 7, 2011. Taking a rest
October 5, 2011. Vine on a rock
October 3, 2011. Red and gold
October 1, 2011. Birch Tree Bark
September 30, 2011. Elk Scouting
September 29, 2011. Bittersweet Emerging
September 28, 2011. Autumn crows
September 27, 2011. Golden Tree
September 25, 2011. Paint in fall colors
September 24, 2011. Cannonball Concretions
September 22, 2011. First day of fall
September 21, 2011. Kitty Kitty
September 19, 2011. Medora Badlands
September 18, 2011. Dakota Air: The Radio Show
September 17, 2011. Late Summer Silhouette
September 16, 2011. Rope
September 15, 2011. Red barn and horses
September 14, 2011. Cowboys in red grass
September 13, 2011. Sunrise at the ranch
September 9, 2011. Wild Ride
September 8, 2011. Barnyard Light
September 7, 2011. Riding with Grandpa
September 6, 2011. Campfire Cooking
September 5, 2011. Night RidingSeptember 5, 2011. Night Riding
September 2, 2011. Golden Wheat
September 1, 2011. Old Workers
August 31, 2011. Veeder Ranch Cowboys
August 30, 2011. Moving Cows
August 29, 2011. Dragonfly
August 25, 2011. Birds on a wire
August 24, 2011. Great Grandpa Eddy’s Homestead Shack-1915
August 22, 2011. Horse in the early evening
August 20, 2011. Hay Bale Landscape
August 17, 2011. Harvest Season
August 14, 2011. Sundown
August 13, 2011. Barn Dance
August 10, 2011. Old Prairie Home
August 9, 2011. On top of Table Butte
August 8, 2011. Chokecherries by the barn
August 6, 2011. Oil Derrick
August 4, 2011. The last lit clouds
August 3, 2011. A bareback ride
August 1, 2011. Family Ride
July 31, 2011. Wild Raspberries
July 30, 2011. Clover, Cowboy, Sunset
July 29, 2011. Chasing the bull
July 23, 2011. Yellowstone from the top
July 16, 2011. Lake Sakakawea Sunset
Juy 14, 2011. Reach up!
July 13, 2011. Moving Cows
July 11, 2011. Sunset Flower
July 9, 2011. Chasing cows at sunset
July 7, 2011. Photographing in the clover
July 6, 2011. Clover, hills and rider
July 4th, 2011. Sailbaot
June 28, 2011. Threshing roses
June 27, 2011. Butterfly
June 24, 201l. Lady
June 23, 2011. Pretty Boy
June 22, 2011. Plenty of green grass
June 20, 2011. Cat in the grass
June 17, 2011. Pops-from the archives
June 15, 2011. Eatin’ Grass
June 14, 2011. Music
June 13, 2011. Going Riding
June 12, 2011. Ranch Dog
June 11, 2011. Lilacs
June 8, 2011. Share and share alike!
June 6, 2011. Barn Flowers
June 5, 2011. Bison
June 2, 2011. Evening Walk
June 1, 2011. Deer shed in oak tree
May 31, 2011. Blossoms
May 29, 2011. Badlands in the rain
May 28, 2011. Bull Elk
May 27, 2011. Dandelion Fluff
May 26, 2011. Morning
May 25, 2011. What May showers bring
May 23, 2011. Welcome home bouquet
May 19, 2011. Saddles
May 17, 2011. Sorrels
May 14, 2011. Wonder
May 12, 2011. Old lady in the rain
May 12, 2011. Big Butte, blue sky
May 11, 2011. Bluebells in the rain
May 10, 2011. Rain
May 8, 2011. Greening Up
April 5, 2011. Buds
May 4, 2011. Cuss
May 2, 2011. ND Highway
April 30, 2011. Winter Storm
April 29, 2011. Snot-Nosed
April 28, 2011. Paint
April 27, 2011. Elk
April 26, 2011. Goose in flight
April 24, 2011. Easter Crocuses
April 23, 2011. Heavenly Day
April 22, 2011. Horses in Fog
April 20, 2011. Bottle Babies
April 15, 2011. Fence Post Blue Sky
April 14, 2011. First yellow of spring
April 13, 2011. Hondo
April 12, 2011. Green Grass!
April 11, 2011. Water Rut
April 9, 2011. Geese Fly
April 7, 2011. Wrangler Butt
April 4, 2011. Moss
April 3, 2011. Baby
April 2, 2011. Spring Greeting
April 1, 2011. Blue Sky
March 29, 2011. Crow in Sunrise
March 28, 2011. Snowy Spring Tree
March 27, 2011. Little Red Barn
March 25, 2011. Spring Snow
March 24, 2011. Frosty trees, leftover moon
March 23, 2011. Clearing the spring snow
March 22, 2011. Spring Snow Storm
March 20, 2011. Crow Tree
March 19, 2011. Buckskin in Fog
March 17, 2011. Robin
March 16, 2011. Mister Cat
March 15, 2011. Red road, white ground, gray sky
March 14, 2011. Bluebird
March 13, 2011. Cotton Candy Sky
March 12, 2011. Antelope
March 11, 2011. Spirit
March 10, 2011. Red Shack
March 9, 2011. Coyote
March 8, 2011. The Tractor
March 7, 2011. Tribal Buffalo Project
March 6, 2011. Breaks
March 5, 2011. Curling Rock
March 3, 2011. Winter Flower
March 2, 2011. Brighten the Gray
March 1, 2011. Fender
February 28, 2011. In the barn
February 27, 2011. Little Sisters Guitar
February 26, 2011. Cold Cattails
February 25, 2011. Pheasant Feathers
February 24, 2011. Landscape
February 23, 2011. Sun through the trees
February 22, 2011. Feather
February 21, 2011. Looking Out
February 20,100. Pokerface
February 19, 2011. Buffalo on horizon
February 18, 2011. Bristly branch
February 17, 2011. The moon
February 15, 2011. Barn on a late-winter evening
February 14, 2011. Valentines Day
February 13, 2011. Rugged land
February 12, 2011. Waiting on the warm sun
February 11, 2011. Tracks
February 10, 2011. What have we become?
February 9, 2011. Grouse on hay bale
February 8, 2011. Barnyard View
February 7, 2011. Fly away
February 6, 2011. Swirl
February 5, 2011. Saturday Night
February 4, 2011. Orange on White
January 31, 2011. Badlands in the snow
January 30, 2011. Fence post in snow
January 29, 2011. Snowman
January 28, 2011. Shadow Trees
January 27, 2011. Barn
January 26, 2011. Sorrel in the snow
January 25, 2011. Horses in Snow
January 24, 2011. Fly Away
January 23, 2011. Old Machinery
January 22, 2011. Oh, the pug
January 18, 2011. Bird Tracks
January 17, 2011. Winter Bird
January 16, 2011. Our Oak
January 15, 2011. Dads Dog
January 14, 2011. Kitten Ear
January 13, 2011. Winter Horse
January 10, 2011. Snowshoe tracks
January 9, 2011. Skiing Lutsen
January 8, 2011. Fence Post, Snow Bank
January 7, 2011. Frosty Window
January 6, 2011. Black and White
January 4, 2011. Bare Tree
January 3, 2011. Sky on Fire
December 29, 2010. Snowy Lab
December 28, 2010. Frost
December 27, 2010. Oak and blue sky
December 26, 2010. Winter Wonderland
December 25, 2010. Sisters on Christmas
December 24, 2010. Christmas Eve
December 23, 2010. Snowflower
December 22, 2010. Veeder Ranch
December 21, 2010. Snow Angel
December 20, 2010. Lab in Snow
December 19, 2010. Kitten under Christmas tree
December 18, 2010. Moon and Snow
December 17, 2010. Snowflake Lights
December 16, 2010. Icy Grass
December 15, 2010. Ice on rock
December 14, 2010. Snow Drifts
December 13, 2010. Berry in snow
December 12, 2010. Bird at Feeder
December 11, 2010. Music
December 10, 2010. Kitty and Christmas Lights
December 9, 2010. December Horizon
December 8, 2010. Snowy Spruce
December 7, 2010. Bucks on Snowy Horizon
December 6, 2010. Frosty Treetop
December 5, 2010. Winter Shack
December 4, 2010. Cowboy Christmas
December 3, 2010. Winter Horses
December 2, 2010. Winter Oak in Barnyard
December 1, 2010. Frosty Horsehair on Barbed Wire
November 30, 2010. Rolln
November 29, 2010. Tidal wave snow drift
November 28, 2010. Winter Cattail
November 27, 2010. Horses Running Home
November 26, 2010. Roosting Grouse
November 25, 2010. A run through the snow
November 24, 2010. My street
November 23, 2020. Trees in a row
November 22, 2010. Deer in Winter
November 21, 2010. Horses in Badlands
November 20, 2010. Snowy Badlands
November 19, 2010. Barnyard in winter
November 18, 2010. Ice on Dam
November 17, 2010. White Road
November 16, 2010. Waiting in the snow
November 15, 2010. Out to Pasture
November 14, 2010. Bull Berries and Barbed Wire
November 14, 2010. Birch
November 12, 2010. Barbed Wire
November 11, 2010. Buckskin.
November 10, 2010. Buffalo Berries
November 9, 2010. Fall Ride
November 8, 2010. My view
November 7, 2010. Roundup
November 5, 2010. My Boots
November 4, 2010. John Deere
November 3, 2010. Office Mate
November 2, 2010. Barn
November 1, 2010. Snow Melt
October 31, 2010. Monkey Business
October 30, 2010. Along the Highway
October 29, 2010. Late October Snow Drift
October 28, 2010. Horse in snow
October 27, 2010. Snow Tree
October 26, 2010. First Blizzard
October 25, 2010. Texas Family
October 24, 2010. Fun and Games, Texas Style
October 23, 2010. Texas Wedding
October 22, 2010. Lab in the Grass
October 20, 2010. Moving Cows
October 19, 2010. Road to the fields
October 18, 2010. Family
October 17, 2010. BFFs
October 16, 2010. Grain Bins
October 15, 2010. Horses outside barn
October 14, 2010. My man
October 13, 2010. October Sky
October 11, 2010. Chug the Pug
October 10, 2010. Horse in Autumn
October 9, 2010. Rearview
October 8, 2010. Late Fall
October 7, 2010. Horseshoes
October 6, 2010. Fence Post.
October 5, 2010. Perfect Disguise
October 4, 2010. Horse bit and hay
October 3, 2010 Horse in golden grass
October 2, 2010. Tree in Barnyard
September 30, 2010. Peace Garden State
September 29, 2010. Big Red Barn
September 28, 2010. Yellow Leaves
September 28, 2010. Horses in evening grass
September 26, 2010. Last Flower of Summer
September 25, 2010. Yellow Tree.
September 23, 2010. Salvaged Squash
September 22, 2010. Brush in fall.
September 21, 2010. Spider and web.
September 20, 2010. Horse Pasture.
September 19, 2010. West Pasture.
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Jessie, jessie just love your pictures…nothing like living on the ranch. We loved it. Grandma
Love your blog, your photos, and North Dakota. Have never made it past a visit or two to Fargo (from my home in Connecticut), where my father’s family lives and where they still go to the Sons of Norway Hall several times a month. But I feel like I’ve ventured beyond with “Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch,” if only virtually. Looking forward to more pics!
Thank you so much. I am so glad I could give you a glimpse into life on the ranch in western North Dakota. Every day it is a little bit of a wonder 🙂 Hopefully you can venture a bit past Fargo on your next visit. I promise it will be worth the extra few hours. Thanks for stopping by.
Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing them.
Thanks for taking a look!
Fabulous. Thanks for posting. I’ll have to come back and mine your blog when I’m not on the run.
Jamie
Jessie, you have some awesome pictures here. It is good that you share the awesome feelings of ranch life. Your pictures reassure the love i have for our country life. I will keep checking in to take a look your photos and writings.
Daniel
Thanks Daniel. There is nothing like this life for me. Glad you feel the same.
Love your photos! You should publish a book with them.
Thanks Roxanne. I think some sort of book is in the works for my next project. Thanks for the encouragement, I really appreciate it.
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Your photos are gorgeous. You’ve got a great eye for seeing the most spectacular views in the big and the little, the simple and the sweet, the everyday and the normal… I found your blog a while ago, and love coming to visit every now and then. It’s always such a treat to read and look. I get lost in your world when I look at your images, and it’s such a pleasant break from my own world every so often.
I was given an award last week that I would like to pass on to you–the Versatile Blogger Award. I’ve named you on my blog as one of the newest best blogs I’ve come across. You may have already received it; it wouldn’t surprise me. But if not, you can get the info on my blog and pull the image for your own, if you like. I look forward to many more visits to your place here on the Internet, for that calming, peaceful place it puts me in when I’m here. Thanks!
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Jessie – beautiful photos! Your ranch looks like a veritable garden of Eden. You truly have a gift for photography. Tell Gene that Mark Samson says hi – we worked summer enrollment together about 150 years ago at UND 😉
HI Mark! I definitely will pass the hello along to dad. Thanks for popping in on the ranch…it is at it’s best this time of year for sure.
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I love your photos! I find taking pictures makes me slow down and enjoy the natural beauty we are blessed with.
Thanks Robyn, I feel the exact same way about photography. There are so many subjects out here and it helps me slow down and take a closer look!
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All gorgeous photos – what a great idea. Keep ’em coming!
Glad to see you back Amiable! And glad you’re enjoying the photos, cause I’m enjoying taking them!
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Thanks so much for the beautiful photos. I loved growing up in North Dakota and then working in Dickinson years later. I grew up in Mercer and Burleigh counties. I only get to visit every five years or so.
So glad I can give you a virtual visit every once in a while. Western North Dakota really sticks in your heart doesn’t it! Thanks for reading Rosemary, so nice to meet you.
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Hi Jessie, I’m new at these pages and have been looking at a few pages for inspiration. I need not have gone any further than yours. Your pics are fantastic and made me feel like I was there. You have captured your life on the ranch perfectly. You have taken the things that we all see every day and bought out the beauty in them. Well done. Thank you. I’ll be checking back for more. (Mumarazzi from Australia)
Thank you so much for the nice comment. That indeed is my goal living out here on this landscape, to really appreciate it, to look, to feel, to share. So glad you stopped in to take a look and so glad you appreciate it too! Take care in Australia, it’s cooling down up here 🙂
beautiful photos! thanks for sharing!
WOW, gorgeous photos, I will be a “frequent flyer” 🙂
You have incredible talent. I’m so glad I’ve found your blog.
Oh, and if you’re ever in Northern California, stop by for a glass of wine.
Thanks for the invite Angeline! I was in Northern California as a teenager and it was truly beautiful. If I ever get back there I will definitely stop in. I really would like to take a wine tour in CA and visit Mount Veeder 🙂
Just fabulous photography. It’s a place of wonder that I would love to be instead of KC.
You’ve got some nice pictures! Nice.
These are some of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen, thank you for sharing them!
thanks for sharing.. this pictures will be a great wallpaper collection for my notebook 🙂
a great place to raise a family !
awesome picx !
east coast !J. xx
super beautiful >oo<
Stunning pictures and well written comments Jessie!
Thanks Vincent. I have been given a nice subject I think:)
Awesome photos! I just found your blog and love it!
Thanks for finding me filly! Looking forward to seeing you around!
Hi Jessie-
Enjoying your blog very much. I believe we are related. My grandmother was a Veeder from the same clan…she was the baby sister…Lila. I haven’t spent much time in North Dakota, as she and my grandfather (Olaf Gravos) moved to Billings for retirement. Somehow, I received one of your cd’s a while ago now and have always wanted to meet you. Perhaps, some day, my husband and I will make our way east to say ‘hello’. Keep living well and sharing beauty. In this world, it is a gift.
God bless,
Erica
Beautiful pictures ,makes me want to come and vist, lovely place to horse ride.
regrads from England 🙂
what a talent,, soo love all the pictures,, such wonderful colors,and simple things that most folks take for granted,, and its all out here for us to enjoy,, keep up the great work..
Oh my, do I love your photos.. They are so beautiful, they make my eyes water. Please keep sharing!
Greetings from Germany
Lovely photos. Your images will colour my cowgirl dreams tonight.
What nice pictures, I love it,
Since I live in tropical country, I’ve never seen many about prairie before,
Anyway, what camera did you use to take those pictures?
The bokeh looks good,
Love your photos. They capture the landscape of the Veeder Ranch and the surrounding area. It is such a beautiful place. Thanks for letting me keep a little part of my childhood memories alive.
Just discovered your blog and listened to your music. What fun!! We ranch north of Bismarck and your pictures portray the freedom and wholesomeness of our beautiful state love it!! Hope to hear you in real life! Thanks for a fun evening exploring your site. Loves your entry about Chug the Pug!! What is boomtown,Watford City? Really like your singing voice too!!
Oops should have hit the message button above!
Am in love with your photo’s. Makes me want to grab my camera and get snapping again! Awesome memories.
Thanks for sharing. It’s been too long since I last was in ND.
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Missed this category on your blog until today. Really awesome. I love this country and your photos highlight the amazing American landscape I fall for whenever I drive across. Thank you for sharing the beauty and your talent.