And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
He's the first thing I noticed. He's practicing the fine art of low pressure stock handling.
And then there's the probability that the bovines know the routine and know they're headed for greener pastures and maybe shelter from the coming storm.
Basin, Range, Cattle, Cow Dog and Cow Pony. Hazing them down the hill to the Home Place. All is right with the world.
ReplyDeleteLucky Man.
Gorgeous, gorgeous. Just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I did not notice the pooch. Life seems to be complete.
ReplyDeleteHe's the first thing I noticed. He's practicing the fine art of low pressure stock handling.
DeleteAnd then there's the probability that the bovines know the routine and know they're headed for greener pastures and maybe shelter from the coming storm.
Title of a great John McPhee book about a Nevada geologist.
ReplyDeleteMy first response. It's been said of John McPhee that he's never written a dull sentence.
DeleteA favorite: "Catch and release fishing may be cruelty masquerading as political correctness."