Friday, August 6, 2010

Red River Ox Cart: Harness,Collar or Yoke?

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The common thought that the Red River Ox Carts were pulled by fitting a horse collar upside down onto the ox seems at least partially in ...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Mosquitoes Get Hungry: Ox and Pony Seek Shelter in Barn

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It's hard to swat mosqitoes with your horns. We've had frequent rains and warm humid weather this year --- and biting insects...
Sunday, August 1, 2010

Dog Says, There's a Critter Under There

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Harry the dog's been occupied for several weeks with some critter under the floorboards of the old granary. He's done a lot of sc...
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Sherry enlarged the hole by removing a foundation rock and digging away the dirt. (There's the bowel of milk.) Then she went in the gr...

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Look what we have here. It is a kitten. Thanks Uncle Harry. She's so cute.

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"I'm so happy I could dance!" "Me too!" Mother's can move mountains (and rip up floorboards).
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Time Magazine, Paul Bunyan, and Babe the Blue Ox, Web Cam

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Time Magazine has listed Bemidji, Minnesota's Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues in its Top 50 American Roadside Attractions. Link...

"Can't Catch Me...

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...I'm the Gingerbread Man!" Training Tip: A good run helps take the edge off.

"A New Bone!"

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Harry the dog spies new camera --- fresh out of the box.

Sophia Helps with Reading the Camera Instructions

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What would we do without cats and dogs?
Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Red River Cart

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The Red River cart was invented around 1800 by Métis employees of Alexander Henry at the Pembina fur trading post. The carts were made entir...
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Monday, July 26, 2010

Dog Creates Lots of Little Pieces

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My dog Harry’s propensity to eat inappropriate things about the size of a bar of soap has its precedents. (You may have noticed a lack of or...

Red River Ox Cart and Driver

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Older horses were sometimes used to pull the Red River ox carts. Photo by Canadian, pioneer photographer C. W. Mathers circa 1891 - 1907 ...

The Perfect Prairie Vehicle - Winnipeg Free Press

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There is a nice photo here of a contemporary solid-oak Red River ox cart driven by members of the Red River Métis Heritage Group. The story ...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

4-H Member Explores New Project: Oxen

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Erin Senger did a demonstration with her ox, Opry. Photo:Troy Krause. Redwood Falls Gazette By Troy Krause, Editor GateHouse News Service P...

Summertime --- Edward Potthast

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The Ox Cart Edward Henry Potthast (American Artist, 1857-1927) Summer Pleasures Edward Henry Potthast (American Artist, 1857-1927)

Wash-and-Wear

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Yesterday I gave Scout(the Ox) a bath. I soaped-up one side of him with a bar of homemade soap, and laid the soap on the grass. I scrubbed h...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Happy Oxcarters

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Happy Mitchell and his boys, about 1905
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

July 5th, 2010 Oxcart Ride

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Soundtrack: All Because Of You Artist: Christian Marsac
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Me and My True Love: An Ox Cart Ride

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The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond A Scottish folk song. By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes, Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomon...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The Iron Ox

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After the ox came the horse and after the horse came the tractor --- as first choice for farming the land. I went to the Oklee Centennial Ce...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Grandkids Go for an Oxcart Ride

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Scout the Ox is a little over 8 months old now. He pulls the cart like a champ, however he doesn't overlook an opportunity to head for ...
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Cat and Dog Table Turned

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Le Magasin Pittoresque (Paris, 1834)