William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: near Val Marie

Ranching is an important activity in southwestern Saskatchewan. Cattle has plenty of room to graze under the big sky.

At a community branding event a cowboy prepares to lasso an uncooperative cow. This image was taken from a file of jpegs on a cd, transferred from film.

Ranchers preparing to bring calves out of a holding pen. This image taken originally on film.

One of the ranchers involved in a community branding event near Val Marie, Saskatchewan, in 2006.

It appears the calf on the left is receiving two branding irons, while two ranchers on the right prepare another calf for branding. This image was taken at a community branding event near Val Marie, Saskatchewan, in 2006.