Cows in the road and other stuff
Hi everybody! It's been a long, long time since I sat down to write a ranch blog. Excuses are like backsides, everyone has one and they all smell, so I won't waste your time.
It's been a whirlwind since my last entry. I don't know how many of you know, but besides our normal and extreme ranch adventures--we've also began renovating an historic hotel in downtown Snyder.
Rumor has it that the site is legendary from land deals (both good and bad), a west Texas 'red light district', and even shootings. It's called the Manhattan.
The name is kind of confusing because we're about as far from New York as we are from the moon. The name comes from the 1950s. As the story goes, a young man lived at the hotel for a short while. He left for his honeymoon. But on this normal exciting adventure, he died. Word of the man's death eventually filtered back to town. At the time, the proprietor of the hotel was folding one of the man's shirts, made by the Manhattan Shirt Company, hence the name.
So as you can see, when you have stories like that, it can get pretty busy and that's not even @ the ranch.
As for the Windmill Ranch Preserve, let me update you on the projects and there are many. First of all, we're on the verge of putting in our vineyard. That's right, a little vino in west Texas. Plus, we're on the cusp of starting our new garden. We've made some adjustments. Our veggie garden is now behind our kitchen. Our previous garden will be reserved for cut flowers. We're also very near adding a small herd of cattle. This is a funny story.
We're working with a young man out of Fort Stockton. He wants the run cattle. We want to eventually offer roundups. The funny part is; we won't have any black cows.
Now before you think this is a racist cowboy thing, it's not.
We asked the wrangler, Josh, why not Black Angus? He said he didn't like black cows. We asked why, presuming something scientific. He say, you can't see 'em. So, we're having red cows.
We've had a lot of great parties out here. We were swamped over the holidays. Loads of fun! Now, we're ready to take on the wedding season.
I could go on and on and on, but let's leave it at, we're very busy at the ranch.
Come see us.
Bill Robertson
Ranch Manager, Windmill Ranch Preserve
325.573.1200
It's been a whirlwind since my last entry. I don't know how many of you know, but besides our normal and extreme ranch adventures--we've also began renovating an historic hotel in downtown Snyder.
Rumor has it that the site is legendary from land deals (both good and bad), a west Texas 'red light district', and even shootings. It's called the Manhattan.
The name is kind of confusing because we're about as far from New York as we are from the moon. The name comes from the 1950s. As the story goes, a young man lived at the hotel for a short while. He left for his honeymoon. But on this normal exciting adventure, he died. Word of the man's death eventually filtered back to town. At the time, the proprietor of the hotel was folding one of the man's shirts, made by the Manhattan Shirt Company, hence the name.
So as you can see, when you have stories like that, it can get pretty busy and that's not even @ the ranch.
As for the Windmill Ranch Preserve, let me update you on the projects and there are many. First of all, we're on the verge of putting in our vineyard. That's right, a little vino in west Texas. Plus, we're on the cusp of starting our new garden. We've made some adjustments. Our veggie garden is now behind our kitchen. Our previous garden will be reserved for cut flowers. We're also very near adding a small herd of cattle. This is a funny story.
We're working with a young man out of Fort Stockton. He wants the run cattle. We want to eventually offer roundups. The funny part is; we won't have any black cows.
Now before you think this is a racist cowboy thing, it's not.
We asked the wrangler, Josh, why not Black Angus? He said he didn't like black cows. We asked why, presuming something scientific. He say, you can't see 'em. So, we're having red cows.
We've had a lot of great parties out here. We were swamped over the holidays. Loads of fun! Now, we're ready to take on the wedding season.
I could go on and on and on, but let's leave it at, we're very busy at the ranch.
Come see us.
Bill Robertson
Ranch Manager, Windmill Ranch Preserve
325.573.1200
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