Weekend Photos

Good Afternoon All!

This past weekend was Arturo's weekend to feed. Arturo was shorthanded so I went along and drove the truck while he dumped feed. I took my camera along and this is just a few of the images I captured!

I think that I am going to get one of these images  (below and above) blown up to put in the house. LOVE IT!

Siddartha Torres, from Mexico City, joined us on Saturday morning. He is a graduate student here a K-State and works with me in the BCI.

I also got a chance to capture Siddartha's beautiful family. I will post pictures from that session soon!

Have a wonderful day!

I Heart Faces: We Are Family

   I am entering my first photography contest through I Heart Faces (http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/)  This picture displays nothing but family to me. A Grandmother and granddaughter making Tamales at Christmas...these are the times that should be cherished. Enjoy!  

   

My Thoughts on Lary King Live and IS MEAT SAFE? Story

I realize I am a little late on blogging on the Larry King Live, Is Meat Safe?, story. However, I cannot seem to get this story off my mind. I know that we (beef advocates) have heard this type of garbage before and will continue to hear it. Beef Advocates across the country are working diligently to get the true message out about the beef industry. Something else that I cannot get off my mind is a story that I heard on The Early Show last week, The 10 Risky Foods. Do you know what number one was? Leafy Greens. Yes, that is right, not beef, or meat products, but leafy greens. These greens were the number one risky food because of their contamination with E.Coli. The story stated: Between 1990 and 2006, The Center for Science in the Public Interest used data collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as other sources to identify 363 outbreaks linked to iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, spinach and other leafy greens “variously contaminated with E. coli, Norovirus or Salmonella." This caused at least 13,568 people get sick.



So what it boils down to, to me, is that there is risk in everything that we eat, but there are risks in everything we do too. Every time you get in a car you have a chance of losing your life, but does that stop us from getting in our cars? So, why not enjoy a properly cooked old fashion hamburger, with maybe COOKED spinach on the side.



*Side-Note* As many of you know Arturo and I’s goals and dreams are to make our living in production agriculture, once we have completed our time at K-State. The beef industry has always been important to me and my family, however as we get closer to our dreams coming into realization I grow more passionate about the industry every day. Our blog will continue to showcase the “going-on’s” of the Pacheco household, but I also plan to write more about the beef industry and be a more active advocate. One day when we are living and breathing ranch life, I hope to have a dedicated blog to our daily interactions of on the ranch and our daily duties of production agriculture.

And what is a blog post without pictures?

Arturo counting calves and cows to make sure no one was left behind.

A Lazy Satruday Afternoon

After my long, long run (20.72 miles, thank you very much) I have not done much this beautiful Saturday. Arturo and I went to our favorite breakfast spot, The Chef, which if you are in Manhattan you must go to The Chef. Great food and great service! After breakfast we did our grocery shopping for the week. Then after that I have been on the couch all afternoon!

I decided to play in Photoshop this afternoon. I took the below pictures last night and edited them with the Pioneer Women's Actions. This is my vintage Arctic Boy water cooler that Miguel rescued for me. I absolutely love it, but not found a great home for it just yet!

See what you think!

Have a mentioned I LOVE Photoshop!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Discovered Actions

I discovered Actions in Photoshop this weekend....How cool are they?

Here is a picture I took this summer at the ranch...this is straight out of the camera.

And this is the same picture, but with the Pioneer Women's Vintage Action run on it! I LOVE IT!

Have a great evening everyone!