We were over at the equipment hillside when we saw smoke coming from the area where our house is
Since one of our neighbors caught part of our place on fire three years ago, the smoke made us hoof it over the old corn field rather fast.
Then we found out it was the ditch company getting the canal ready for water.
What a relief!
Life on a Colorado Farm 
It’s stuff like this that I miss.
Thanks for sharing and glad it turned out well.
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You must have been terrified! Glad everything turned out all right!
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Welcome back:)
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Yikes!
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Whew – glad it wasn’t your house! I’d have hoofed it back, double-time, too!
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Happy Birthday to Tallen. My youngest will be two in may. How is this possible? We saw several farmers burning this weekend. Our town also had a fire in an old flour mill. It was an eye sore, but still a landmark. It was burnt down ( well all most) this weekend. Teens were to blame for this.
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So was this a controled burn to stave off a buildup of weeds? Glad to see it was’nt a wildfire.
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Holy moses, I would have been having a heart attack… I am so glad it was just the ditch… They just dig out the ditches here, not set them on fire!
Have a great day!
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what a relief! I hate it when I see those clouds of smoke – I always say I hope it is a planned burn
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nothing like smoke to get that adrenaline going. We have alot of “planned burns” here as well
great minds think alike btw, since i was wondering how you’re doing 🙂
gp in montana
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I remember that time of year! Its gettin’ to busy season soon.
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I am so glad that was a false alarm. Have a great day. Enjoy your beautiful Colorado!
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Oh thank God!
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Oh, I know the terror you must have felt! When fire starts here, acres for miles is lost because of the dry conditions. So glad it turned out ok. blessings,Kathleen
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Well it looks like it burned well! Now it will green up really fast if it rains. I am sure lots of weed seed are burned up that way, probably takes care of the taller vegetation too. I should burn my wildflower area, but we still have snow:)
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Glad it was just the ditch! Our neighbors across the road are real fire bugs, I mean they will set the ditch on fire right across from our house and just take off and leave it. I could never be so confident, I have to keep a close eye on any fire we set!
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There was a fire going on at your neighbors when we were there!!! Have you shared the fire story?
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That certainly is a relief!
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Well ya know, that just raised my confidence level… since I moved to Kansas last year, I’ve often wondered if these fires ever get out of control, or perhaps these farmers REALLY know what they are doing!
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