Lonetree Ranch Branding 2022
Around the Ranch
AROUND THE RANCH...
PIC #1 "Mule Deer near Castello Point"
PIC #2 "The Amazing Delicate Gumbo Lily"
PIC #3 " SunnyView Field is ready for Campers"
PIC #4 "Out in the Breaks"
PIC #5 "Vantage Point"
Wonder of Lilacs
Are you overcome with the aroma?
We have three different locations of lilacs on the ranch. One group will blossom later than this beautiful lineup. These are a little later this year than sometimes is the case. Probably for good reason... our thermometer hit 27 degrees last nite. All said and done... "Who doesn't like lilacs?" I remember as a boy... my brothers and I bought Mom perfume that had the fragrance of lilac. I think she liked it... I know I sure did.
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A little history on this long row south of RBR... They were transplanted in the early eighties. We dug these up as "suckers" from some other lilac bushes on the ranch. The row was nearly destroyed in a series of blizzards around 2009 -2011. With alot of pruning and time... they are again a delight to the senses.
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Photos by Robin Lee Reinhold
Planting Potatoes
We enjoy gardening together, especially on evenings such as tonight and since we have been receiving some rain. The soil was perfect for the potatoes that we planted. Yes we missed the Good Friday date... but we had a full moon last night.... so if that helps...
2022 Air Show at EAFB
The Reinhold family and around 45,000 other folks sure enjoyed the 2022 Air Show at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota on Saturday. The event culminated with the Navy Blue Angels.
Photography by Robin Lee Reinhold
Edited by Larry Reinhold
Recent Rains
We are so grateful for the recent rain... it seems the weather pattern is changing...nearly on a rampage in some instances... However, there are parts of our region that remain impacted by the multiyear drought. Notice the stock dam in the one photo. We are riding regularly to ensure that cows or calves are not stuck in the mud due to the low water level. We need some runoff. Our grass is growing, but range conditions have been compromised over the last couple of years. We continue to trust God... weather has a way to demonstrate how finite we are in and of ourselves.
Thoughts to ponder...
Thoughts to ponder...
Picasso reportedly stated, "Every child is an artist. The difficulty comes when they grow up, and they must still be artists." Will they become disheartened?
Proverbs 22:6 states, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
God in His providence has a purpose, parents are raising prospects, children are packed with potential, so much is possible...consider your children a privilege.
So... What is Happening on the Ranch
"So...what has been happening at the Ranch?"
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We have been building a garage/barn at "Lakeside". For many years we still referred to "Dad's House" or Grandpa and Grandma's House"... but we are ready to transition the home and location into a new "season". The house is needing some upgrade but overall it is not far from being set to go. Watch for further development.
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And then today we planted trees. As you can see...the water level is still extremely low in our ponds. The planting today consisted of Cottonwood cuttings. We generally aim for shallow water, but since there is little of that at the present time, we are planting by faith. It is what we do.
From Jacob and Molly Reinhold Fisher
Jacob and I would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love that we have received over the last five months, since Emanuel passed. The many many prayers, gifts, meals, cards, messages, comments and overwhelming kindness has blessed us greatly. Thank you for bearing our burden with us, we are so thankful. I know I got behind on some messages, so please forgive me if responses were delayed. Just know that it has meant the world to us to be so loved as we walk the road of grief.
We are thankful for the sustaining grace of Jesus. We are not alone, and although this road has not been easy, God is with us. We are ever so thankful for the continued prayers as we continue on this difficult journey
Morning on the Lonetree
Lonetree Road
Photo by Robin Lee Reinhold
Thank you Lord.
Morning on the Lonetree Ranch.
Photo by Robin Lee Reinhold
Any songs come to mind?
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"Oh what a beautiful morning...
"Oh give me a home...
"Morning has broken..."
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Feel free to add to the list... and remember... "It's a good day to be alive".
Photo by Robin Lee Reinhold
“The Alkali Breaks... The Black Hills...
Lonetree Ranch Herefords... and Pronghorn antelope..
A treasure indeed.
A treasure not to hoard or harm,
but rather to be a steward of.”
Danny's Birthday
"Happy Birthday Son!"
Yes... Danny... Mom and I count it a privilege to have you as our son... and partner in ministry and business. Thank you. It is interesting to note... How much we learn from you now in this stage of life. Let's keep doing it... Godspeed.
Happy Birthday Danny 2022
"Happy Birthday Son!"
Yes... Danny... Mom and I count it a privilege to have you as our son... and partner in ministry and business. Thank you. It is interesting to note... How much we learn from you now in this stage of life. Let's keep doing it... Godspeed.
Who really is the winner...
I have admired the races more than the racers. Perhaps because it draws so much out people of different capabilities and backgrounds. Some with more natural talent... some with just raw courage... some... who knows? I liked to run, but asthma has been an issue nearly all my life and then a major head injury when I was six years old did not help me any. But I learned lessons in the races that I was in, even though I never won. One of my greatest memories was at a Meade County Rally Day at Woodle Field in Sturgis. I do not know how many of us boys were entered, but I remember well who placed first and who placed last. I was somewhere in the middle. First place went to one of two brothers that was entered in the race. He did so quite handily.
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But that was not the highlight of my memory of that spring day. The individual that placed last was the other brother. Yes, the brother of the boy that won first. Irony...perhaps? But what stands out to me, to this day, is the excitement of the brother that place last. The last 30 yards of the race, all I could hear was shouts of excitement from behind me. The "last place brother" was shouting, "Mom, he won, he won. Yahoo, he won, he won!"
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The lesson... Who was the real winner that day in may so many years ago...
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A man that that I adime has been Eric Liddel (Olympic athlete and missionary) - Main character in "Chariots of Fire"
"The secret of my success over the 400 meters is that I run the first 200 meters as fast as I can. Then, for the second 200 meters, with God's help, I run faster."
The Race
I have admired the races more than the racers. Perhaps because it draws so much out of people of different capabilities and backgrounds. Some with more natural talent... some with just raw courage... some... who knows? I liked to run, but asthma has been an issue nearly all my life and then a major head injury when I was six years old did not help me any. But I learned lessons in the races that I was in, even though I never won. One of my greatest memories was at a Meade County Rally Day at Woodle Field in Sturgis. I do not know how many of us boys were entered, but I remember well who placed first and who placed last. I was somewhere in the middle. First place went to one of two brothers that was entered in the race. He did so quite handily.
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But that was not the highlight of my memory of that spring day. The individual that placed last was the other brother. Yes, the brother of the boy that won first. Irony...perhaps? But what stands out to me, to this day, is the excitement of the brother that place last. The last 30 yards of the race, all I could hear were shouts of excitement from behind me. The "last place brother" was shouting, "Mom, he won, he won. Yahoo, he won, he won!"
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The lesson... Who was the real winner that day in May so many years ago...
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A man that that I adime has been Eric Liddel (Olympic athlete and missionary) - Main character in "Chariots of Fire"
"The secret of my success over the 400 meters is that I run the first 200 meters as fast as I can. Then, for the second 200 meters, with God's help, I run faster."
A Pie that tell the greatest story.
This peach pie that Robin made was more than dessert. It really tells the story of the weekend. The cross has become to many a piece of jewelry... an emblem... or just a marker by a grave. It is the empty tomb where the stone is rolled away and the body was no longer there. The resurrection is the proof. Yes Christ died for me... He was raised from the dead and He lives... Yes... I will live for Him.
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Robin... Nice job on the pie.
A Song on the Heart
I love the mornings when I wake up and I am nearly singing. Yes, the moment my eyes open, words and music are instantaneous... just not quite out loud. This morning was one such morning. And this is the song... so appropriate for the weekend.
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Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless king
through all eternity.
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Crown him the Lord of life,
who triumphed o'er the grave,
and rose victorious in the strife
for those he came to save;
his glories now we sing
who died and rose on high,
who died eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.
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Crown him the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
rich wounds, yet visible above,
in beauty glorified;
no angels in the sky
can fully bear that sight,
but downward bends their burning eye
at mysteries so bright.
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Crown him the Lord of years,
the potentate of time,
creator of the rolling spheres,
ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
for thou hast died for me;
thy praise shall never, never fail
throughout eternity.
We Called her "Grandma Henricks"
We just called her "Grandma Henricks". I am not sure when I learned her name was Vesper. She was a very proper lady married to a Norwegian man named Hans. I never knew Hans. He died in his fifties... a hard working man in a tired worn body.
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Grandma Henricks lived over six decades a mile north of our place on the Henricks Ranch. When I was a boy...my brothers and I were allowed to ride over to her house on occasion just for a visit. A few years later, our sister Lana would join us. I don't remember much of what we talked about. It seemed that her house was very quiet. Kind of what you would assume for a grandma that had lived a true pioneer life on the Dakota plains. I really didn't know her children, except for Cecil who had such cool nickname...Not everyone could be called "Buck".
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One time us kids rode over to see Grandma Henricks and we were greeted by a lady that was sunbathing in a black swimsuit. She was very friendly... but us kids knew that this was not Grandma Henricks. Turned out to Cecil's new wife. He had been a longtime bachelor, but had married a classy lady named Marge. She was very nice.
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This photo is special in that it was taken at Rainbow Bible Ranch's dedication program on Memorial Day 1980. She would have been 92 years old at this time. It was special to have Grandma Henricks... a neighbor... a lady that would have known my brothers in a unique way... lend her support to the beginning of this new ministry of the Reinhold family.
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Grandma Vesper Henricks wrote these words when she was nearing 80 years of age...
"And now..., I thank my Heavenly Father for all the help He has given me. Without it I never could have endured all the trials of my life: sickness, accidents, death of loved ones, hard times. And thanks to our four fine children for their help in all ways, and their loving care. Without them we never would have been able to achieve our goal--a good home on the South Dakota prairies in sight of the Black Hills and Bear Butte. There's one request I've made of the Good Lord, just let me end my days here on the homestead, where all my most precious memories are.
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That request nearly came true... And on an interesting note... The Henricks Ranch Headquarters and Vesper's Home are now a part of the Lonetree Ranch. For I was privileged to purchase that land around 1986.
Inspiration Point
When we are coming from the south and we top over the Breaks... Then we are home. We have had photographers refer to this view as "Inspiration Point".
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Looking forward to God's provision of moisture to cause the grass to grow and the water to run.
Inspiration Point
When we are coming from the south and we top over the Breaks... Then we are home. We have had photographers refer to this view as "Inspiration Point".
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Looking forward to God's provision of moisture to cause the grass to grow and the water to run.
This is Sort of Fun...
This is sort of fun... Tige and Vicky Reinhold are certainly taken by each other in the first photo which was taken less than a month after they were married in 1956. But there is more to the story. Larry, Lyle, Lee and Lana were added "to the quiver". We look pretty good in our "Sunday Go to Meeting" duds. But I think we look like a pretty happy lot in our chore clothes as well. Dad and Mom were all about family. We always ate our meals together... We seldom missed family devotions after breakfast... We worked together... We played together.
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Thanks Dad and Mom... Looking forward to the Grand Reunion... all because of Jesus.
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Danny Eugene is also part of the family. He died as a baby in February 1957.
