Cattle on the Forrest

The last few weeks has been busy sorting, and driving cattle to their summer haven.  It seems as though we just get them sorted for breeding pastures and it's time to go to the forrest.  Yesterday we got rained on a big majority of the day and although wet and soggy it was a huge blessing.  After seeing things start to burn rainclouds bring a tear to your eye as the ground soaks up the moisture.
Tawnya forgot her raincoat so Steven gave up his, I'm not sure why because when she made it back to the truck to change her shirt she was as wet as he had been.
The cattle where just happy to be on fresh feed and didn't want to move to extra bad instead taking their sweet time to enjoy the green grass.  We fought them a big majority of the way.  The calves look great, it's amazing what a months time can do for them.  When the first calf heifers are home on hay it's almost hard to look at their babies, they just look stale but since they've been out they have really started to come on.  I think I entered a dozen numbers in my phone of possible sale candidates for this fall.  We hauled out the panels and loaded up one potential in the trailer to take back to the ranch.
It's a two day drive, the cattle go from a drier permit where the grass is good and hard to the lush mountain tops.  It's long days, Apache decided to long.  We went to count the cattle out the gate and somehow he must have snuck of to the Shade tree's when no one was looking.  Tawnya went back to look but he was no where to be found.  The country has all got to be re-rode so we'll find him in our next sweep.
Emily and Tawnya are home from school, it's amazing just how fast the time all fly's by.  It was just yesterday when they where little girls asking every twenty minutes how much farther, now they're all grown up.  Birdy had to stay home and work with her steers, she was in withdrawals not being there for all the chit chat.
It rained here and out on the dessert last night.  We really are saying prayers of thanks it was getting really dry everywhere.  It sure makes dad smile more!

Jeannie