C h i l d r e n o f F i r e
Photo by Justin Keeling
Storm clouds crawled over the snow-dappled mountains, blanketing the desert in overcast. Outside Redfield, the cattle ranchers herded their livestock for the season’s branding. Each year, they heated the furnace for the calves who were old enough and the heifers who had to be rebranded. They cared for the cows’ wellbeing so they treated them with analgesics beforehand and branded only in winter because the cold weather helped alleviate the burn.