Welcome to the Ranch!
In thinking about the theme for July (American Heritage), I immediately thought of my own ranch. Our land was homesteaded to a family of Italian immigrants, who built up their ranching business, and sold fresh meats and vegetables in a small market they opened in town.
The building in the foreground of the first image is a small barn where we currently store hay. In the background is a slaughterhouse where the livestock was processed before sale. The second image is a detail of the barn and features my best working sheepdog, Rose.
While not native Americans, the Raggio family embodied much of what America was founded upon - hard work and entrepreneurship. We are proud to be a part of this interesting American Heritage.
[This entry was edited by MonkeyDawg on Friday, July 06, 2007 at 9:23:47 AM.]