Shearing Day!
Twice a year, shearers arrive at the ranch to give our Angora goats a haircut. This spring, the Castareno brothers took care of our small flock of about thirty goats. It’s a marvel to see the skill involved in quickly shearing a goat!
Fire Nor Man Wants to Die
Around noon on March 14, 2022, I noticed a flurry of activity near the fence surrounding our wind project’s lay down and operations and maintenance areas. I soon realized that some workers had started a blaze. Seconds later, it was out of control, tearing its way toward the northeast and moving as fast as liquid …
Rock “Buoy” Sculpture as a Practical Vessel
We wrote about the evolution of Jeffrey’s “buoy” sculptures in
Junk Box to Jewel Box
This historic jewel box has been the storage facility for the Duncan family since Glenn Dale Duncan started ranching. Our first step in getting the Payne Gap project off the ground was to empty the schoolhouse …


















