I had gone out to check the electric fence in front of the house (it was snapping and shorting out)
When I thought to myself; even in the growing dark, the light is lovely.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Sometimes the sky looks bruised, just before the sun comes up. Although, these are my favorite colors
I must confess, I love the evening sky, as the setting sun kisses a wee stream of clouds
Back to early, early morning when the trees and all seem like dark shadows of themselves
Then that amazing golden hour when the land is touched by, well…gold
Winter is hard, but still, just there, yes, right there, is the beauty of a most unusual kind. 🙂
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
One thing I’ve learned in my FULL YEAR of being alive…is outside is FULL of WEATHER!!!
I see it every day…sometimes it’s wonderful, sometimes not wonderful.
My perfect day of weather —is soft and a little on the cool/cold side. When it’s like that I think outside is BEAUTIFUL!
Other times it’s, well, AWFUL!  There is wind—I detest wind,
there is rain…it’s the worst,
there is snow…I can do snow if it doesn’t melt on my fur, but the most horrid of all-weather is
HOT! I spend all my time panting just like Black Beauty Dog!
Miserable!
BUT I can be outside (I LOVE OUTSIDE) much, much longer than in winter when the days seem very short!
So, for this wee series, I am going to tell you about the weather, here on the farm,
and how Mom, Dad, and I deal with it!
TLC Cai-Cai
WOW! Just thinking of that new age to be is amazing really!
But for right now! I’m still 72—then tomorrow 73!
Wow!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Gradually the snow is melting
This is the snow from ‘before’
Now there are only patches of snow, laying in shady places
Only very cold weather now
The snow is all gone. Vanished in silence…
Just terribly cold, but warming up in the afternoon.
(The above photos are from the last snow. We are pretty brown now)
Perfect to melt the icicles. 🙂
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We celebrated our daughter, Kimberly’s 48th birthday
We had our long, long lane to the house graveled
I worked on sorting the woodpile
Larry took the girls for a walk
Each day, a wee bit of magic filling and shimmering in the air,
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Sunlight….the medium of the Winter’s secret language
The days growing longer, staying lighter
Make our hearts fill with hope
Golden light creates a shadow of our pick-up as we head to town
The early morning sunlight, lighting TLC Cai-Cai and me as we go about our morning chores.
Winter’s Magic—-Light.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Terry and I took full advantage of a rather nice day the other day
Taking that cascading and overflowing onto the road huge pile of wood
Whittling it down to a small pile (we got tired)
Creating a large pile of split wood.
Thankfully we still have masses and masses of wood to go. We are thinking it will last us this year and maybe next year, also!
Wood is the gift of heat in winter!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
I am a WHOLE YEAR OLD!Â
I came from the city where I was wandering in a parking lot by my human sister’s work—to Mom and Dad and the FARM
I missed my mom and my brothers and sisters, but I must say
Life is good!
I have lots and lots of stuff to do
And lots and lots of love.
Happy One Year Old to me!
TLC Cai-Cai
The overwrought wind
Lifted and flung everything here and there
Suspending clean, filling up spaces.
Winter:
cold days, chilled fingers, snow, and bitter winds.
Still…each day accomplished brings us closer to
(Not a current photo—just a wish from the past)
Spring.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
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