a few mid winter ranch pix (uh, dial up warning - took me an hour to load them!)

[Kali]

the West Stronghold (Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains)




bajadas of the Dragoons




cattle drifting along the ridge




paint coyote in the grass




irons in the fire, the old fashioned way




Lupe trying to be a cow dog




waiting for the gate to open (cute little longhorn baby)




nice and easy out the gate

[Suich]

1. Thanks for the great pics, Kali!

Everything is all wet and mossy here so it's always nice to see what a little sunshine is like!

:hi:

[Kali]

6. and dust

:rofl:

we are having ANOTHER dry winter, sigh

[GoneOffShore]

2. Excellent pics

Thank you.

[Kali]

7. thank YOU

[rug]

3. It's so . . . er . . . lush.

[Kali]

8. ...

B-)

[siligut]

4. The 3rd one and the cowboy one would make great paintings

They are good as photos too. The Dragoon Mountains are dramatic, can't imagine why I haven't heard of them until now.

[Kali]

9. they are kind of minor

compared to others around, but still get up into the coniferous zone

[Lucinda]

5. WONDERFUL pics!

I feel like I'm there. Thankie much!

[Kali]

10. thank YOU

[bigwillq]

11. Great pics!

:hi:

[Kali]

14. thanks!

:hi:

[MiddleFingerMom]

12. VERY cool!!! I live here... and even I think your shots are incredible, both close-up and far-range.

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I didn't know you had longhorns (the most Hollywood iconic and dramatic looking cattle, I think).
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And what the heck are "bajadas".
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I always thought I had two of them.
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[Kali]

15. thanks!

we have a little of everything! the longhorns were bought kind of as a joke about 15 years ago, they are fascinating - very cat-like, graceful, lithe, intelligent and freaking independent! they have been um, educational to put it mildly.

bajadas are those outflows of material (alluvial fans) that are basically the foothills of mountains, especially in arid environments.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/49396/bajada

[rbnyc]

13. Wish I were there!

So beautiful.

[Kali]

16. thanks!

the place is and needs a LOT of work but it is where my heart and roots are.

[tigereye]

36. the west- the spirit- the mountains - the animals -

the big open spaces- I envy you. I've always lived in the Northeast amid lots of deciduous trees, cities, towns and water.


Just lovely.

[XemaSab]

17. Very cool!

Somehow I thought you were north of Willcox.

[Kali]

22. Texas Canyon

between Benson and Willcox

[bluesbassman]

18. Awesome shots Kali.

The Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains is breathtaking!

Love those longhorns. Some badass bovines! :P

Here's an old familiy photo of one of my uncles on one in Texas.

[Kali]

21. OMG

what a COOL picture! family treasure material!

apparently there is a formal longhorn steer riding organization (or maybe more than one) and there is a branch in Australia of all places:rofl:

[blogslut]

19. Gorgeous

Simply gorgeous!

[struggle4progress]

20. What beautiful country!

[Kali]

23. I think so too

but I'm kinda biased;-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Kali!

These are wonderful pictures...

I love all the wild and semi-wild animals...

And the mountains are too cool!

I didn't know what bajadas were either...and now I do!

Thanks for sharing your part of the world!

:hug:

[Kali]

25. thanks Peggy!

how have you been? I have to look at your wave card every now and then to remind myself there is sea and ocean not too far away. Been YEARS since I swam in salt water!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Hey, you're ahead of me...

I have never swum in salt water...

And after seeing Jaws, I never will!:scared:

I'm good!

Except my stupid knee is still bothering me, dammit...

Thanks for asking!

:hi:

[Bertha Venation]

27. I want to be there.

Paint coyote - beautiful.

[Old Troop]

28. Oh my goodness, Kali, those pics are wonderful!

[Gormy Cuss]

29. So that's where you are. Been there.

Cochise stronghold that is. :hi:

[texanwitch]

30. Pretty cattle.

I have 3 more calfs due in the spring, may they all be girls.

Really pretty country you live in.

[mdmc]

31. ..

[woo me with science]

32. Wow, those are just stunning.

The light, the textures...It is like being there.

Thank you for posting these wonderful pictures.

[Phentex]

33. Why are the cows in the last picture wearing tea bags?...

at first glance they look like those hats with the tea bags hanging down. :D

The pictures are beautiful. I am frightened of horses and cows so I would not want to be so close! I do kinda want to pet the baby longhorn. :hi:

[Demoiselle]

34. How beautiful your home is, Kali!

I love cattle drifts...
Thanks.

[hippywife]

35. Great pics, Kali!

I especially like your paint coyote. :rofl:

:hi: