Out Our Way: The foolish woman - Proverbs 14:1

Out our way, one learns to listen to the wisdom of those who know what they are doing. It saves time and possibly some broken bones. Charlie taught me that when first approaching a herd of cattle that have been out on their own for a time, one goes slow and easy.

“Let them see you and get used to you before you try to herd them,” was his counsel. Range cattle — especially those that have not had to deal with people for a long time, can be a bit edgy and are easily spooked.

Back in Wyoming, at my first round up, a guy drove his pickup into the herd honking his horn and we had an instant stamped...