Wednesday, August 14, 2013

It's a hard life!

Cattle Drive on Ranch. Photo by Bill Gillette. 

"On my way, I have reviewed my life as a cowboy from every angle and came to the conclusion that about all I had gained was experience that I could not turn into cash, and so I decided I had enough of it and made up my mind to go home, get married, and settle down to farming." --F.M. Polk,  ex-trail driver, 1924

4 comments:

Shane Joseph said...

Where have you gone...Darla? Really miss your articles! Hope all is well...Joe

Darla Sue Dollman said...

I was working on a detailed article on undertakers and death in the Old West and was ready to post when Colorado--where four of my children and four grandchildren live--flooded. Now it seems rather out of place, so I'm holding back just a bit. I'm covering the news stories about the floods and working on one about the floods in New Mexico. I'm still here, though!

Shane Joseph said...

I AM SO SORRY...HOPE THINGS WORK OUT WELL FOR YOUR FAMILY...JOE

Darla Sue Dollman said...

As soon as we dry out down here in New Mexico I plan to drive up and help them out. The floods just keep coming!

Christmas dinner for a family, from a series of photos documenting Gen. John J. Pershing's 1916 Punitive Expedition into Mexico. ...