Me and Chit-Head in 1953 after the cattle stampede.

Me at age 3 on my pony Chit-head, riding the range, branding cattle, fixing fence, eating beans around the campfire and playing a 3 string CBG.

Chit-head insisted that we eat pinto beans. His favorite campfire song was Bingo - 'There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o.'

This was photo was taken the morning after the thunder storm when 1200 head of long horns stampeed. Chit-head and I got out in front of the herd and turned them just before they plunged over Dead Horse Cliff.

Sadly, Chit-Head got old and was put out to pasture and my heart left cowboying.

I then pursured a career as a highway costruction flagger. Life's been good to me so far.

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Comment by Uncle John on June 26, 2016 at 11:48pm

Good start, Jim.  Mega-hit in progress.

Comment by Jim Morris on June 26, 2016 at 12:27pm

Chit-head was a racehorse, and I wish he was mine, he never drank water, he always drank wine.

Uncle John was a flagger, holdin' up that stop sign, blockin' up traffic, his life was fine.

Two more verses and I got me a song!

Comment by Uncle John on June 22, 2016 at 12:27am

Bjorn, it's good to keep the reindeer safe.  I once had a Roy Rogers wrist watch. 

Comment by Bjorn Damsgaard on June 22, 2016 at 12:13am

Once Cowboy! Allways Cowboy! I became one at the age of 9 when my uncle came back from a visit to California with a sweather with Roy Rogers painted on the front. Before that I spent my years from 4 to 7 saving reindeers from the wolves, inspired by a story about a Lapplander named Sampo (he was from Finland, but Norwegian Lapplanders share territory with both Swedish and Finish Lapplanders). I covered the whole area and the reindeers were very grateful!

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 21, 2016 at 3:30am
Who is that masked child in pjs? I can't find my youth. To disorganized...
Comment by Uncle John on June 21, 2016 at 2:05am

Nicely and truly said, Wes.   And you look good in a  mask.  Somehow this morning those old photos say to me how much our parents loved us..   Thankful for that. 

Got my mom moved out or her home of 57 years.  So far so good. 

Comment by Uncle John on June 19, 2016 at 3:44am

Thanks, Gary.  Don't believe everything you read!   But that IS me on a photographer's pony. 

Comment by gary sheldon on June 19, 2016 at 3:31am

Nice to get the real story of your life, UJ.

Comment by Uncle John on June 18, 2016 at 11:46pm

Alan, you were kind of a homely kid, but you dressed well.   Pretty horse.

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 18, 2016 at 11:40pm
The dog whisperer...

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