Hardman Ranch
Hardman Ranch, Buffalo, MO, August 2016 (© Chris Mastin)
Three of the six horses.
You're on your own. (© Chris Mastin)
Tricked out. (© Chris Mastin)
At 79 years old, Dave Hardman still bales his own hay, grown on their ranch. (© Chris Mastin)
One of five cats. One of the two not allowed in the house. (© Chris Mastin)
Mucking out the stalls. (© Chris Mastin)
Thunder is ready to eat. (© Chris Mastin)
Dave and Aimee. (© Chris Mastin)
"Horses are smart. Chickens? Nothing going on in there." (© Chris Mastin)
The Cinnamon Queens are the best layers. (© Chris Mastin)
Thirteen hens. (© Chris Mastin)
Leading Feisty and Callahan out to pasture. (© Chris Mastin)
New puppy Merlin and the barn cat commune. (© Chris Mastin)
Queen of the house. (© Chris Mastin)
Afternoon lull. Reading, mostly. (© Chris Mastin)
Morning view of the barns. (© Chris Mastin)
Homegrown apples. (© Chris Mastin)