Thursday, June 24, 2010

Oxcart: The Preferred Mode of Transportation. . . .

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. . . .When Getting There Was Half the Fun. Basque Ox-Team c. 1884 Source Unknown

Labrador Retriever?

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Dr.Bob (Harry's Vet) believes Happy Harry's Landseer Newfoundland mother must have been bred by a Labrador Retriever --- this pic...

Wading in the Water: A Special Reward For the Ox

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After a hot, humid, and buggy day Scout the Ox enjoys wading in the water.
Monday, June 21, 2010

Bugs!

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Biting insects are a general nuisance to the ox when yoked to the oxcart. Scout's on the way to the pit to go wading.

Scout Pulls Like an Old Hand

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Ox training on ox cart.

Scout the Ox's New Yoke and Cart

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Ox cart and ox yoke.
Saturday, June 19, 2010

How To (or not to) Make an Ox Yoke, Part II

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Making My Single Ox His First Yoke Addendem: These two videos will give you an overview of the basic skills and tools you might use to make ...

How To (or not to) Make an Ox Yoke, Part I

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Making My Single Ox His First Yoke Addendem: These two videos will give you an overview of the basic skills and tools you might use to make ...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Mountaintop Experience

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Hey. . . .this is pretty steep! Don't ya think?   Surveying the land. Better view over here. I'm on top of the world.

King of the Hill

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Harry and Scout Exploring the Shoreline

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Ox and Dog 6/13/2010

A Day at the Beach

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  Ox and Dog   6/13/2010

Midday Rest, Ox and Dog

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Frank F. English ,-- Artist, (1854-1922) Chromolithography by L. Prang & Co. -- Publisher Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art New...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Child Crossing Kortright Creek in Cart Pulled by an Ox

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Five-year old Walter Gildersleeve in a cart very similar to the one at the auction. He is photographed on the Davenport Center (NewYork) b...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

My Momma Always Told Me Not to Play With My Food

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BUT I CAN'T HELP IT! T-shirt quote

Stud Cart at Farm Auction, Bought for Ox

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As late as the 1930's one of the Larson men would hitch his stallion to this stud cart and make the rounds to a number of farms where ...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

At the Water's Edge

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B eside a green meadow a stream used to flow, So clear one might see the white pebbles below: To this cooling brooke the warm cattle woul...
Friday, June 11, 2010

Weather Alert!!!

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A cow with its tail to the west, makes weather the best; A cow with its tail to the east, makes weather the least.

An Outing to "The Pit"

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On a beautiful day in May.... ....Scout the Ox was very curious about the natives on the beach.   Harry the Dog waded right in on his ow...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Pup Greets Pony

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After Peaches the Pony's ten-day absense the dog gave a warm reception --- he brought something of value to her --- her halter and rop...
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Peaches Comes Home

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We got a call that our pony was at somebodies country place about seven miles from here. I went with the pickup and she trotted and gallop...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Broomhandle Ox Training Aid

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  Scout the Ox tends to follow too closely when on the lead rope, sometimes bumping into me with his horns. I have screwed an eyelet into ...
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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Four (or More) Carts, One Driver

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 Red River ox-cart-train at Fort Smith near Edmonton, Alberta in 1870. Source: Minnesota Historical Society Collection

Just for Fun

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I started out with the ox's lead-rope in one hand and the pup's leash in the other, but I hadn't gone far when that became unm...
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Weather Alert!!!

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When dogs eat grass, you can expect a severe storm.
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Aawh-h-h-h!!!

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So sweet.

Grazing Ox Picking Dandelion Flowers

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It's interesting to note the ox grazes with a back and forth movement of the head, taking in over twice the amount of forage for each ...
Friday, May 21, 2010

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Sighting

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Paul Bunyan and Babe the Big Blue Ox

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Babe the Big Blue Ox was given to Paul Bunyan on Paul’s first birthday. The ox grew to such proportions that he measured forty-two ordinary ...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

At the Watering Hole

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You might think this is the last watering hole in the desert. In fact there is water in the watering tank and in many puddles all around. ...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Harry and Scout Playing

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The ox and the dog keep each other entertained.
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Good Friends

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Engraving from the painting by Paul Friedrich Meyerheim. (1842-1915) The Picture Magazine, 1893 George Newnes Ltd.

Ear Washing

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Harry Grazing with Scout

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Yes, the dog likes to graze with the ox.
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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Finishing Touches

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An ox enjoys a work of fine art, and puts a few finishing touches on the artist's painting. from Chatterbox by  John Erskine Clarke

"Uncle Jack ---- He Only Wanted to Say Hello."

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Ballin & Liebler -- Lithographer "68 to 78 Park Place, N.Y." Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection
Friday, May 7, 2010

He's Getting So Big

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