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| The bison don't really seem to care if the weather is sunny or rainy. As long as there's grass to eat and water to drink they're pretty satisfied. |
It has rained extensively for the past few weeks, so, through it's been quite damp outside, the temperature has remained cooler than normal. I've taken advantage of the cooler temperatures to do as much hard physical work at the ranch as I can. Base on the most recent weather forecast, though, it appears that the cool period will be over. This means I'll have to confine the hard work to early mornings and late evenings or find some way to cool myself while I work in the heat.
Since I've started ranching a number of people of told me of the dangers of wearing a wedding ring while working. On occasion a ring can become snagged on some object resulting in an avulsion (i.e. either the skin of the finger or the finger itself is torn off). I've been married for ten years now and, for me, the idea of not wearing my wedding ring seemed unthinkable. However, the other week my wife, Jess, suggested I should consider not wearing the ring. At first I was against it, but she persisted and began to describe how terrible the injury could be. Reluctantly, I agreed, but when I tried to remove the ring, I found that I no matter what I tried I couldn't get it off. Eventually I had to cut the ring off with a pair of wire cutters. Even though the act of removing the ring was for my own wellbeing and at my wife's request, it still felt bad to do.
