some photos, as requested
the ranch is owned by the pres/ceo of an engineering company in lisle, who just happens to have a personal passion for ranching. he currently has an operating ranch in wisconsin, and two small farms to support it (he grows all his own feed for the cattle, and keeps them antibiotic- and hormone-free). he bought this place in the pawnee nat'l grasslands (just south of some amazing buttes- pics soon!) a few years back, and has kinda been waiting to meet the right folks to fix it up for him, get it ready for active ranching. which, apparently, is us.
so, enough dull details. some pictures:
a newly painted bathroom floor. a new toilet. what else could one want for? our old toilet is sitting out front of the house. classiest ranch in weld county.
first breakfast at home. living out of a cooler. delicious. (by the way, ignore any claims of 5-day ice retention by the lying pile of coolers at your local wal-mart. tepid water in less than 2 days. our 3rd breakfast was not so good.)
sunset from the backyard. the digital pixel-grabber cannot do it justice, you can imagine. you'll have to see it for yourselves (hint m'f'ing hint). we also get to see the moon rise. amazing. and the stars?! well. they make christina's eyes hurt. damn!
it was over 100 gd-dammed degrees our first couple days. so the boss bought us an air conditioner, or tried to, but was saved by the sloth and incompetence of our home depot cashier, who not only neglected to scan the thing when he rang us up, but also was kind enough to try to deactivate the security device, "again", after it set off all the bells and whistles. "sorry about that, guys. if it goes off again just keep walking..." thanks pal.
our kitchen is totally gross. at least there's no sink. cause a gross sink might just be too much in this gross gross kitchen.
this is what a lot of the land for miles and miles around us looks like. purty, huh? (this was supposed to be a picture of an antelope, by the way, but our digital camera let us down with a distinct lack of zooming. we also see hawks, enormous owls+baby owls, jackrabbits and of course prairie dogs- which fascinate christine, guess the effect is lost on those of us who had to tread on their shite while walking to friends' houses as kids... but she swears she's gonna send a baby prairie dog to all you all for xmas.)
that's it! hope the comments thing is working. it's really really great for us to read messages you all leave, so don't hesitate!
more soon!
exclaim!
sa!cz!
posted by sean at 9:20 PM
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First of all, if none of you guys have to pay for phone service why should I??? Christine, please keep checking your messages when you get service because the damn guy never came to put in the air conditioner, I still think Jim gave him your #. So I feel your pain with the heat thing. The cats have just been laying in the basement in some sort of sub-conscious state. It is quite a sad site to see actually. But little cat still gets crazy at night, and Phaedra(spelling?) still bites our feet in the morning because all she wants to do is EAT!!! But pretty soon they will no longer be Buckley kitties, instead, Bristol kitties. Which is supposed to happen the weekend after the 15th I think, so if anyone wants to help, I am taking volunteers(which means no pay). Well I better get back to work, so tata for now, and keep us posted on everything. And by the way, Jen, that thing about the bucket was nasty, tell E-Rock to get you a toilet...
Your are Nice. And so is your site! Maybe you need some more pictures. Will return in the near future.
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Here are some latest links to sites where I found some information: http://google-index.info/543.html or http://indexmachine.info/1017.html
Those shots of your breakfast make me sad, very sad.
Can we send food?
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