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                  My godson (and cousin's son), Phil Jerde's cattle getting ready for sale.  In prairie country this time of year the stockyards are busy with ranchers selling off their livestock.  Phil has ten children, five of them are boys who are just at the right age to help with working the cattle and they love it.  Nothing like "built-in" hired men!  The cattle trucks are rolling across the interstate and back roads.  I have also seen lots of hay bales moving around the area as well.  Again cattlemen are stocking up for the winter when the hay will be much needed.  With all the rain we had this Spring, the hay crop was a good one in most places.

  

























I have been without my computer for about 6 weeks.  In our part of the country trying to find an Apple dealer who can clean off spam and other malware can be a real dilemma.  I took my computer to Billings and then had to wait until someone was heading that direction to pick it up for me.  We do that for each other out here.

I remember Mom telling about when her Dad would go to town in the early days.  Everyone check to see what they could pickup for the neighbors.  A trip to "town" was not something you did frequently.

​I am preparing for hip replacement surgery here in Glendive, but I have to go to Billings for a stress test to be sure I can have the surgery.  Thank the Lord the weather looks as though it is going to be conducive to good driving.  A friend is going with me.  The past year I have been walking with a cane and taking a lot of physical therapy so I guess it is time to get it taken care of.  It will mean a few days in the hospital, then home and no driving for a month or so.  My friends have all promised they will be there for me and I know they will, but I am not happy about missing out on all the festivities in the community.  Good thing I bought a new couch so I had really stretch out.

Took a couple of drives into Makoshika.  There isn't a time when the Park disappoints me.

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