He Rode Tall

excerpt

Cindy
The Circle H Ranch
Willow Springs, Montana
It was late by the time Joel and Tanya returned home and
unloaded the horses. Once the excitement of the weekend had
started to subside, Joel had become tired and started to dangerously
drift off to sleep as he drove back to the ranch. To prevent
dozing off, he broke the peace and quiet of the long drive by turning
on the radio. Joel and Tanya spent the rest of the way home
listening to country and western music and savoring the joy of
victory.
The next day got off to such a slow start that by the time 9:30
rolled around, Joel decided that it would be a good idea to take the
rest of the day off. Maybe it was the success of the weekend or
maybe it had something to do with the potent fragrance of the
sage wafting in the wind, but for whatever reason, a day off
seemed to make sense. Tanya was pleased to hear Joel declaring
an impromptu holiday. Harry was happy for their success and
also happy to enjoy the benefit of their victory by climbing into
his truck and heading wherever it was that Harry went on the few
occasions that he actually left the Circle H.
After unhooking the trailer from the truck and hosing it down,
Joel went back up to the house and with Tanya’s help the two of
them had a cleaning bee. And by 11:30, the place was looking
very clean. Tanya had always done a nice job of keeping her room
in the basement tidy, but there was no doubt that the upstairs
needed a good cleaning. When the house was finally looking…

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