Buckaroo Horsemanship

There seems to be a slightly different philosophy about horses between cowboys and buckaroos. Cowboys value their horses and take care of them. They are the carpenter’s equivalent of a good saw and hammer – tools to be used and well taken care of. Buckaroos come from the old Spanish horsemanship school. They too value […]

Buckaroo Horse Riding Gear

Getting back to the differences I’ve observed between the traditional cowboys and the buckaroo we’ve hired, here’s what I’ve noticed about their riding gear. […]

Bring on the Butterflies!

Arizona State Butterfly – Two Tailed Swallowtail

We had butterflies coming to the new butterfly garden even before we could get the plants in the ground! Marceline was able to identify 18 species in just over an hour in the butterfly garden. I am still at the yellow, blue, or spotted butterfly id stage. […]

Our New Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden Before Work Began

Our community butterfly garden is done!!! Almost – we ran out of mulch. Thanks to Adriane Grimaldi’s garden design and planning, we planted 75+ butterfly nectar and host plants. The butterflies were checking out the garden while we were still planting. It is a thing of beauty, and it […]

Cowboy Fashion vs. Buckaroo Fashion

We recently hired a Nevada buckaroo here on the Double Circle Ranch. I am learning the differences between the Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona cowboys we usually have working at the Double Circle Ranch and a buckaroo. And there are a lot of differences! These are some observations of mine and are certainly not true in […]

Arizona Looking Like Ireland!

Finally the rain is falling on the Double Circle Ranch. It is beginning to look like Ireland instead of Arizona – lots of shades of green. […]