The rain on the roof quit sounding musical a couple days ago!! Mustn’t let that get us down though. What was that song a few years ago?? "Don’t Worry, Be Happy"!!! That’s it…great advise!!

My dear mother used to say, "Never curse the rain. Things will grow, even on a wet year. Just try raising a garden or growing crops during a drouth". She and my father were in the middle of raising a family during the thirties. So, had first hand knowledge of drouth and such.

Question for you folks out there. Where do you think Cowboy music and poetry is headed? Do you think it will be in much demand in the future? Will demand possibly grow??

Remember to keep yer cinch tight and yerself sober!!

Thanks for stopping by….Butch

     Three quarters of an inch since the 7th. I like that!! We need more though. I would like to see enough rain to raise the Rogue River a few inches then clear up a bit and the level start down….You Steelheaders know what I’m talkin’ about.

     The mules are loving the mud. Yes, mules like to roll in mud and when the mud has dried up they will make dust pits to roll in. I’ve heard tell they do it to discourage flies. After much careful observation though, I am convinced they do it so we, the homo sapiens, longing to ride them will take one look and decide they are too dirty to mess with. Of course, if we truly want to ride, we will cuss and brush a while and they will grudgingly consent. In the end all will be happy. Yes, even the mules. It’s just their way of staying one up on us.

Till next time, keep yer cinch tight and yourself sober….Butch

Sad news this A.M. from central Florida. Goes to show how uncertain life can be. Those poor souls went to bed thinking they were in for some thundershowers. Nothing out of the ordinary. Please remember them in your prayers.

On a more pleasant note, things are fine at the ‘mule barn’. Liz and I and our critters are wintering well. Latest album just about ready to go for final mix. Fishin’ on the Rogue River is tolerable. I just can’t find much to complain about. Have’nt even got cabin fever this Winter!!

I want to give special thanks to some folks that often do not receive the proper reccognition  due them, especially from the general public. That would be our writers. They labor long and hard, God love ‘em, and unless they have a hit tune recorded by a big star you never hear their names. Just had to say this. "Thanks writers, we’d be nowhere without you".   Till next time, be well…..Butch