{"id":15715,"date":"2021-03-24T00:38:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T00:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=15715"},"modified":"2021-03-23T19:42:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:42:27","slug":"destined-to-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/24\/destined-to-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"Destined To Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bryce Angell – The outdoors has always been a large part of my life. My father was an outfitter and guide for 35 years and I was there to shoe and care for the horses and help him do the cooking. We took many great trips into the Yellowstone area. Even now that I\u2019m older, we still ride into the Tetons, Yellowstone and surrounding areas. My poems are mostly of personal experience. I am now retired and enjoying life to the fullest. I plan to do more riding and writing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made an observation, standin\u2019 back behind the grill. I stirred the pancake batter.\u00a0 <\/span>Thought, \u201cThis job sure ain\u2019t no thrill.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the cowboys get together for a week out on the trail, I\u2019m designated as the cook\u2014at times I\u2019d like to bail.<\/p>\n

Now let me take you back, let\u2019s say, some fifty years or so. I wrangled for my father. I was young and fit to go.<\/p>\n

We were out of bed \u2019fore daylight, feedin\u2019 horses hay and grain. And cinchin\u2019 up the saddles, prayin\u2019 hard that it don\u2019t rain.<\/p>\n

The smell of eggs and bacon put my nose up in the air. My father was the cook back then, none better, I could swear.<\/p>\n

But time has forced her change on me. I never thought I\u2019d cook. Now I\u2019m flippin\u2019 eggs and bacon. Sometimes feel like I\u2019ve been took.<\/p>\n

Cuz I watch the younger cowboys ride all day and not complain. I only lift one saddle, but my back sure feels the pain.<\/p>\n

Those cowboys make it easy when they climb up on their horse. Heck, I have to stack a rock or two\u2014get help from any source.<\/span><\/p>\n

But one thing is for certain, those young cowboys sure can eat! I\u2019ll fill \u2019em full of spuds and maybe apple pie to treat.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve watched old Western movies. Every camp cook looks like me. They\u2019re short and bald and grumpy. Dang near fits me to a tee.<\/p>\n

Do I even need to wonder what my job is after cook? I heard one older feller say, \u201cThat\u2019s one I\u2019d overlook.\u201d<\/p>\n

A cowboy\u2019s life is simple, but it seems to fly by fast. You\u2019re timed by Mother Nature. No use wishin\u2019 for the past.<\/p>\n

So, I hope they\u2019re not complainin\u2019 cuz my cookin\u2019s kinda slow. And please don\u2019t think I\u2019m useless. I was you not long ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I made an observation, standin\u2019 back behind the grill. I stirred the pancake batter.\u00a0 Thought, \u201cThis job sure ain\u2019t no thrill.\u201d When the cowboys get together for a week out on the trail, I\u2019m designated as the cook\u2014at times I\u2019d like to bail. Now let me take you back, let\u2019s say, some fifty years or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15715","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cowboy-poetry","7":"category-commentary"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15719,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15715\/revisions\/15719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}