Always there are fences to fix and re-fix
The canal bank has to be burned readying for the water coming on the last week of March
Both Fuzzy and Sammy Sam like to help us (Monkey never leaves the house, the fresh air messes up her fur)
Other farmers are burning so a haze hangs everywhere, creating breathing problems for me and others (but spring rains help clear it out)
Hoolie wants to get out and help us also, but her parents said no!
And I finally got the hedge cut down so I can start over this spring! YEAH! I’ve been trying to do this for two years.
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Spring work. Magic words indeed!
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Everyone in Blogland is anticipating Spring. Me too! I am sure it has even a different ‘pull’ for the tiller of the land.
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Spring–AHHH! It’s on its way! We have a steady cold rain today and likely tomorrow, but the 70’s weather of the days prior gave 8us a real taste for what’s soon to be. And we need this rain. Can’t wait for full-blown spring, though it for you I know will mean lots of hard work! I won’t even have a yard yet, but we are “getting there.” Eventually….:-)
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Always so much to do with farm life. My parents place is overrun right now and they don’t come close to your acreage. Thanks for showing us the nitty gritty.
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You folks are busy out there………..we are still buried in snow so no spring work going on here other than in my mind 🙂
Do you worry that the fires to burn the grass around your canals will spread to far? I’m sure they are controlled – I’m just a real worry wart about fire 🙂
Enjoy your nice weather – it’s supposed to be in the 40’s here for the next two days – whohoo! Gotta shear my goaties before those babies arrive 🙂
Have a great weekend ~
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Don’t ya just love pre-spring… 🙂
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I cut my hedge down last spring, it was a lot of work too but it sure does look better.
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We are seeing our local farmers burning the fields as well and have tried to explain to inquiring young minds that it is a way to pour back into the earth(I’m a simpleton when it comes to farming)but I’m intrigued why you do it before the water comes.
Have a joyous day tomorrow.
Blessings, Noreen
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You are going to be busy for the next few days (weeks?), I think! Be careful out there!
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I’m just fascinated by the whole water ditch thing. Thanks for the chronicle of pictures throughout the year.
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Congrats on the hedge! Man, farm life looks like a lot of work! Try to find your down time as often as you can.
Kathy
http://www.kathalog.com
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We got most of our spring work done this weekend!
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Looks like you are pretty busy! Love the photos! Don’t work too hard! blessings,Kathleen
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mending fences is part and parcel of spring… here where we’re on winter storm watch for 3-6 inches..***again*** … doesnt the calendar say spring starts march 20!?!?!?
gp in mt
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Oh, I just love your farm. It’s nice to see somewhere not buried under snow.
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I love spring, but boy oh boy does it mean a ton of work! We have fences that need fixed too, but hubby did get the pastures burned off this past weekend while I was in AZ visiting my mother. It wasn’t eventless, but at least the house is still standing. 😉 I’ll be blogging about it and posting pics later tonite, hopefully!
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I use the Man Saver Post Driver for driving fence posts. You can check it out here http://www.fencepostdriver.com it’s a handy tool made by Rohrer MFG. in the U.S.
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