Got Your Back

 20 X 40 Oil on Stretched Canvas

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Every year a local rancher friend holds a "calf working" where he hires cowboys for the whole day to rope, brand, castrate and vaccinate his calves. They have to start early to get the whole herd done and he generously feeds the cowboys breakfast and lunch. The event evolved into an opportunity for grandkids to participate in the event (the kids get to practice roping, brand and give shots!) and some local neighbors and fellow rancher friends are invited, too. I was first invited several years ago to take photographs (you bet!). This April will be my 4th year and I am looking forward to it.
I really enjoy visiting with the cowboys - who are the last of their kind. Not too many guys can actually make a living at their trade. Like farming, the weather often dictates whether you can work or not, and most often bad weather DOESN'T interrupt plans - the show must go on, because other ranchers already have their dates scheduled and cannot be put off.
So April 9 is this year's "Calf Working" - rain or shine. I have frozen and sweated in April in Texas...and I'll be prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws at us. Never a dull moment in that month!
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.


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What are YOU Lookin' At???

6X6 Oil on Linen Panel $100

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I haven't been blogging lately - too busy working in the yard and the vegetable garden. This year I have committed myself to being intensive using compost (we have a HUGE pile) and totally organic methods. I rarely use insecticides anyway - choosing to plant enough for us AND the bugs. But I do know there are better methods - and space is becoming a premium as the growing trees around the garden's perimeter are now using a huge share of the sunshine. In addition, we had such a poor tomato crop last year - partly due to the early heat - that I am really working hard to get a good crop off and running early this year. It hasn't been easy either. We have already had uncommonly warm dry weather followed by cool dampness, and even frost. Gardening in Texas is becoming more and more a challenge.
And to add to the problems, I discovered a mite infestation in the hen house. I am letting another hen set some eggs and when I went to check her nest box last evening, I found the underside of the lid crawling with tiny red bugs. I have sprayed with an orange oil mixture and will dust the entire coop with diatomaceous earth tomorrow. Poor chickens - no wonder they run for their dust baths every them I turn them loose!
Jeremiah 17:11
Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.
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Water of Life 2

8 X 10 Oil on Canvas $115

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When you live on a farm or ranch, so much of your happiness depends upon the weather. It seems as if I have spent half my married, ranching life praying for rain, and this spring is no different. We have a chance  of moisture tonight and I won't mind if we get wet when we go to town to see a play at  the Univeristy. The fruit trees are covered in blossoms, and the bluebonnets are on the edge of exploding with growth and blooms. We had a good rain last August which brought them up - and if I dig deep into the pasture, I reach damp earth, but the upper 6 inches are dry.

Yesterday all 9 hens worked hard and laid an egg - cause for rejoicing! 

Luke 15:10
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

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Water of Life

8X6 Oil on Belgian Linen Panel $115

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I take my little camera with me when I ride, and I always check out Ron's catfish pond next door, hoping his cows are drinking or wading. Often, if the light is right, I can get an interesting image.
Yesterday was no exception and I saw this cow wading out into the water for a drink. I guess the water near the edge is too muddy so they prefer to wade out a bit. It's not spring, and the wildflowers aren't in bloom yet...except in my imagination or my paintings!
Ezekiel 34:18
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
If you are interested in this painting, click here to send me an email.
I accept checks and Paypal. I can also arrange LAYAWAY.
To view my latest paintings on Daily Painters go HERE.
To view larger paintings, go to my Website HERE.
To view a wealth of OTHER Texas Artists, enjoy THIS site!