My sister Jo & Raymond my Brother-In-Law (more like brother)
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My sister Jo & Raymond my Brother-In-Law (more like brother) |
(Size of this critter may have been under estimated.....Gary and the team at Gator Country's "Gator Rescue" have been tracking this gator and it seems to vanish when they arrive. I took these shots the morning of July 1, 2011 to document the existance of the gator)
To View "Gator Country Web Site" click here
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| Taken July 1, 2011 on the far West side of the ranch |
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| Same Gator, same day from the culvert |
June 19 marked the first day of watering on the hay fields at the Lazy A Ranch. Ray purchased a PTO driven pump and 4" Pipe to drive water to two high output "Water Cannons" which have proven to provide 1/2" of water over more that two acres per hour. We proved this using a raing guage in the field for several hours to test the output. |
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Ray (R) and his son Ron (L) fire up the PTO pump |
These things really work well |
There is a family of Barn Swallows living in the barn. This is the second year we have seen this nest full of life. I took these shots May 22, 2009
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Waiting for me to get out of the area.....patience little bird. |
The nest is lined with feathers (nest is on a 2" x 8" board) |
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" I can taste it now"..... |
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The Ranch Peacock "Parker" Struts his Stuff! |
I'm Ready for my closeup now! |
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Parker and his friend the Duck |
Parker's Backside |
Some Hay Bailing for an August Afternoon
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Ray in Tractor Bailing Hay |
Winrows (JA Made These) |
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Ray & Jo's Son Ron drives the hay grapple (10 bales at a time) to stack in the loft |
Ray & Jo's Gransdon Hunter |
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Hunter's Dad Steve chunks a bale |
KC Stacking Hay |
Click to See the Antique Hay Cutter
Our Nephew Ron's House Moving onto the Ranch
Dec. 18, 2007
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Moving Down the Road |
Entering the Ranch Property |
Almost home. |
Dec. 3, 2007
The ranch house addition is taking shape. Ray and Jo are expanding since they moved from town to the ranch. They are adding 35' to the length of the house including a 35' Den addition in the front half and a Master Bedroom and Bath and office in the back half of the addition.
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The New Addition to the Lazy "A" Ranch House |
Den Wall from original kitchen |
Looking into the original kitchen |
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Ray driving the new John Deere Utility Vehicle Disesl Engine, Independent 4 wheel drive, Tilt bed and more |
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Lance and "Mom-Lucy" dye eggs |
..lots of eggs took the plunge today |
And did I mention sweets? |
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What a "Sweetheart" |
Raymond makes Hamburgers and Hot Dogs |
Kids each get a gift bag |
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Fun for kids of all ages |
And my assistant photographer was on the job..... |
Anthony giving "life lessons" to one of the egg hunters...LOL |
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"HoneyBun" and "Beauty"(Mother) |
My sister "Jo" feeds a carrot to "Beauty" |
"Shari" helps "Katie" while "Beauty" sniffs the carrot |
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This is a poor photo of the new horse on the ranch. It was taken with the camera on my phone in bad conditions but it was all I could get at this early stage. Will take a better one on Friday. |
"HoneyBun" born April 5, 2007 and mother "Beauty" |
Thanks to my sister JO and her husband RAYMOND for doing this for everyone.....
"Maineiac" (Arnold, a friend of Jake & Shari) Visits the "Lazy A Ranch"
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Arnolds' Arrival at the Ranch |
..he went right to work! |
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Took time out to sooth a new addition to the Lazy A |
Waited for the Ferrier to work on 2 of the horses |
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Took note of the livestock |
..and the "goat dogs" the 2 Great Pyrenees |
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This cow's baby dies and adopts one who lost it's mother |
.."now this is what I was looking for"..... |
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JA feeds the "girls" |
Ray and Jake tag a newborn (Jack gets in the way again) |
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Then we delivered dinner to the herd |
..and found this guy just sittin.... |
New John Deere Round Baler Arrives
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Jo & Ray...This is the Christmas, Easter, Birthday, Anniversary, Ground Hog Day, Valentine and several other gifts for 2007 |
It will look festive behind the RED tractor |
Photos of my first ever hay cutting and bailing and some July 4th shots.
(These 12 pics were taken with my camera phone)
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We just beat the rain |
Raymond cutting hay |
JA on the Tedder (new one at that) | Tedder kind of fluffs grass for drying |
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The Rake puts hay into rows |
Oops, bailer lost a chain |
When it works you get lots of these | Summer feeds range cubes |
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Hunter poses for a pic of his shirt: "WARNING-- I am not listening" |
View out the MH Kitchen Window |
Sunset at the Lazy A Ranch |
...and yes, there were fireworks too. |
New Goat Born June 11
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New goat born last night (June 11) was not eating nor with the "mom". Corey, the ranch hand, fed milk until the momma was rounded up and finally had her milk "drop" so she could feed. This took about 4 hours today off and on. |
Mom and baby are doing well so far |
Saturday, June 10-Converting a Rice Field into a Hay Field
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First we broke up the clumps... |
Then we packed the soil for planting.... |
Almost ready to plant....if we don't pass over it again to make it finer.... |
Jake Working on the Aeration Project
April 2006
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JA Driving the Tractor |
This is the "Pasture Punch" |
Hello Y'all |
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Notice the wheel tracks that I follow to punch the holes |
Self Portrait in rear view mirror... |
Cow birds are very active |
(Real photos will be posted in a day or two....these were taken with my Sprint Camera Phone)
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Lazy A Brand Heats Up |
This Won't Hurt a Bit |
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An Aroma to be Remembered |
"The Lazy A" Brand |
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The Round Up |
Not as easy as it looks! |
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The Herd (Part of it anyway) |
" I thought this line was for clover" |
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Fly Tags, Shots and some minor surgery for some |
Speaking of minor surgery! |
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Ear tags for Flies |
Raymonds' Brother George keeps the group on task |
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Hand sprays each one as they come down the chute |
...and yes, someone has to operate the exit gate. |
..and Friday, it all starts over again with a friends heard!
Pics below are from our February 2006 stay at the ranch while doing some work at our sister Jo's ranch and sister Alice's house
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My sister "Jo" & husband "Ray" sure are nice for letting me park at the "Lazy A Ranch " |
Raymond moving hay out of the barn...hey..watch out for that brown and white motorhome !! |
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There are about 60 new calves this year |
Ray doing that "ranch stuff" |
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Speaking of hay...his is an award winning crop |
...and they seem to like it too |
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and lots of it |
This is "The Cock of the Walk" aka "Alarm Clock" |
The rest of the ranch....
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The Ranch House |
Not everyone drives the Massey Ferguson |
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Back door guests are best |
Daddy and Katie riding a horse...almost. |
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Horse nibbling on grass....got tired of fiberglass... |
Other horse |
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A few of the locals (Bar-B-Que anyone?) |
Camera shy as they are.... |
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"Black-Baldie" |
Ray trying to get the livestock to perform for the camera |