June Surprises
It’s been a good year on the ranch. Spring, although dry, has been mild. Those of us with hay fever are suffering, but no matter the sneezing, it is glorious…
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Springtime at Serenity
It’s been wonderful to share the ranch with others this spring as we start to recover from the pandemic. Relaxing on the deck with good friends, food and wine, and…
Dark Skies With a Rising Sun
January 2021 It’s a cold, dreary, dark day at the end of a couple of months of cold, dark and dreary. Or maybe a year of cold and dreary if…
Fall Under a Clear Sky
The weather is cooler, more rain is in the forecast, the pastures are green, and life is getting into synch again. There is lot’s of work left to do before…
Fire and Brimstone
September 2020 – What can I say, it’s been one for the record books. September started off with dry easterly winds along with some dry lightning. Major forest fires began…
Ranch Life During a Pandemic
August 2020 – Well, it’s been quite a year so far. Social distancing, lack of gatherings with family and friends, no restaurants or movies…It’s nothing that most of you haven’t…
Mist in the Year of Perfect Vision
January 4, 2020 It’s a misty morning with the trees silhouetted against the pasture and hills across the valley. It’s the kind of place that makes you believe in magic…
Peter
November 16, 2019 Peter, like most adults with Down Syndrome, is a 21 year old with very firm ideas about his life and his future. He wants to be independent,…
I’m a rancher, not a farmer!
July 10, 2019 Ten years ago, our 11 year old son, Peter, with Down Syndrome started taking adaptive horse riding lessons in Reno, Nevada. Today, outside of Eugene Oregon, he…