SPRING IN MONTANA

It must be spring around here if we are over to the ranch helping them AI the heifers.  They changed the routine a little bit so we did not take any horses over as we did not ride that much and just used ranch horses when we did. 

And another sure sign of spring is that we are irrigating and our horses have been turned out on grass.  We have quite a few flowers blooming around here also.

The Martinell kids learn roping and being around cattle at an early age.

Kristin brings over this hydraulic chute to hold the cattle when they are inseminated.

Two cats had their litters almost the same day out in the cow barn.

This is Calen riding his John Deere bike.  Anything "tractor" is his favorite thing.

Here we are going into one of the bull pens to cut out a few bulls to put in with some heifers.

Something I thought I would never see - horned white face bulls on the ranch.  Black Angus has been the dominate breed for years.

Calen helping Papa run the backhoe cleaning out a ditch.

Our horses enjoying fresh spring grass.

Lots of violets this year.

The arrowleaf balsamroots are in full bloom now.

Our bleeding heart bushes are really big this spring.