Images by Month

• January – Frozen Assets | Jumping Pound, AB
  • Cattle graze on the hill in the early morning light surrounded by frost.
• February – Harnessed Light | Innisfail, AB
  • Geoff brings the draft horses back to the barn after a sleigh ride in the last bit of light of the day.
• March – Wind Worn | Ogden, UT
  • Tee sits on his horse in the branding pen with the south wind blowing relentlessly.
• April – Twilight Acres | Drumheller, AB
  • After loading up with seed and fertilizer, the seed drill heads to the headlands in a new field as the sun sets across the land.
• May – Pasture Patrol | Gem, AB
  • A couple of cowboys bring in a young calf that snuck through the fence at the Gemstone Cattle Company branding.
• June – Branding Brothers | Gem, AB
  • Some heading and heeling action captured during the Gemstone Cattle Company branding.
• July – Bin Bound | Hussar, AB
  • The grain bins in the background wait for this beautiful barley crop to be harvested.
• August – Open Range | Claresholm, AB
  • Gathering up cow/calf pairs on Sharples Ranch to move to the next pasture.
• September – Rope Scope | Jumping Pound, AB
  • The view through a cowboy’s rope at the Lazy J Cattle Company branding.
• October – Whiskey Bound | Milk River, AB
  • A rye crop shows off at sunset just before it was harvested.
• November –  Holding Ground | Cypress County, AB
  • Remy sits quietly with the herd as the gather at the Drowning Ford Grazing Co-op.
• December – Winter Duty | December, AB
  • Brett sorts cattle in the corral on a very cold and snowy day.

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