Lynda
was groomed to be a rancher's daughter from the time she was small.
Photographs show her perched on the farm implements and on horseback
before she could walk.
Once she was old enough to toddle
around, photos show her looking after animals or with her father
in the fields.
As
she grew, her responsibilities on the ranch increased and her
father depended on her help.
She stayed with her aunt during
the week so she could catch the bus to the same school her father
attended. She worked on the ranch after school and after graduation
haying, chasing cows on horseback, and piling bales. "She
did everything.
She did a lot better than I did.
She was a home-loving heart," says Mary. "She didn't
want to leave.
