Mule deer in winter
prowling,patient in dry brush,
waiting for green grass.
Mule deer in winter
prowling,patient in dry brush,
waiting for green grass.
Posted by Ladder Ranch on January 23, 2019 in Nature and Wildlife, Poetry
Patrick and Sharon O'Toole are ranchers in the Little Snake River Valley on the Wyoming-Colorado border. They represent the fourth generation on the six-generation family ranch. The O'Tooles raise cattle, sheep, horses, dogs and children on their high country ranching operation. The transhumance operation stretches from north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado to Wyoming's Red Desert.
Pat has served in the Wyoming House of Representatives, the Western Water Policy Commission, and is currently President of the Family Farm Alliance, representing irrigators and water users in the western United States.
Sharon is a writer and poet. She writes extensively on western issues, and the relationship between landscape, animals and people. She is widely published as an author, essayist and editorial commentator.
Sharon's father George, 89, passed away December 25, 2010. He lived much of his life in the house where he was born, and remained active in the day-to-day life of the ranch. Mr. Salisbury was a decorated World War II veteran, a former member of Wyoming's House of Representatives, and former President of Wyoming's Board of Agriculture.
Pat and Sharon have three children. Their daughter, Meghan and her husband Brian Lally, live on the ranch with their children, Siobhán, Seamus, Maeve and Tiarnán. Meghan also served on the Wyoming Board of Agriculture, and she and Brian are active in community service. Daughter Bridget lives in Denver with her husband, Chris Abel, where she works in public relations and he serves agriculture in the food business. Son Eamon and his wife Megan live on the ranch with their sons, McCoy and Rhen. Eamon is a horseman and natural resource manager, and Megan is a nurse.
The blog traces the activities and life on the ranch, from the mundane to the fabulous.
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flyfishrandy
January 24, 2019 at 7:04 AM
Beautiful pictures Sharon -what magnificent creatures -you’re blessed to have them on your property
Flyfish Randy
Martha Kennedy
January 24, 2019 at 11:18 AM
Beautiful — there’s a small herd that hangs around here and I ‘ve enjoyed them so much. I had to tell them, though, we’re not pals. They’re very curious about me and my dog when we’re out there in the fields. I love them.