Less than a week till moving day and we’re eagerly looking forward to it. While doing some yard work to prepare our current home for the market, I saw that our ornamental plum tree in the backyard is putting out its first few blossoms. It’s always my first indicator that spring is coming, and I…
Moving to the ranch
In late December, we started the search for a property where we could revive the Dusty Boot Ranch. We thought it would be a long haul, but in January we found it. After looking into logistics and a bit of negotiation with the sellers, we were under contract! It’s a beautiful property and the sellers…
Cabin and Property Caught in Bastrop Fire
On September 4th, a fire started in the northern part of the Texas Lost Pines, eventually burning almost 35,000 acres and destroying 1,500 homes. In the middle of that fire was our property and Camp Wilderness Ridge. Robyn, Aaron and the boys were at the cabin for the Labor Day weekend. A friend drove up the…
Twin Fawns at the Cabin
Ran across a doe and her twin fawns a couple times this weekend
Vulture Chicks, The Movie
They are a little over two weeks old. The noise you hear is them hissing at us as they spread out their wings to look intimidating. Of course, their mother has already run away. Unfortunately it is a little dark, as they are roosting in the back corner of the shed next to the barn.
Vulture Chicks, Year Two
2010 brings another pair of American Black Vulture chicks to the barn. I’m not that familiar with the individual vultures, but what I’ve read implies the same adult pair has returned to the roosting spot in the barn. We saw the eggs first on February 15th and then were away through most of March. This…
Update on the Chicks
The vulture chicks are getting bigger and it appears that there are adult feathers coming in on the end of the wings. They hiss mightily when you approach and the area smells much like you might expect. Also, I’ll share a shot of the group fishing at the lake. It was a beautiful day today…
Vulture Chicks
No, I’m not talking about mean girls, but baby American Black Vultures. We went to the property with Ben to look at the fire damage. We’ve lost some big trees and I suspect a few more will die. There has been almost 3 inches of rain this week, so things are starting to look better.…
Dusty Boot Ranch is back
After acquiring an additional 18 acres next to the 8 we already owned near Park Road 1C in Bastrop County, Karen and I have decided that we will apply the name Dusty Boot Ranch to the property at 139 Pines Park Road in Smithville, TX. There are no cows (yet), but we’ve got the barn…
