Saturday, Evan came out to help Terry and I clean up
some of the charred and burned trees, shrubs and fences around and on the alfalfa hill, it took us all day, but it sure was worth it.
We have three more knolls to go and 6 little hollows, plus the two miles of property fence line on the West side of the place.
Of course we still haven’t heard any more from the insurance guy and the Ditch Company must be way too busy to come through on the North and East side of the place.
We are lucky that we don’t have any cows this year as this fence issue would be a huge problem. We can work on everything as we have time, which really does help.
If any of the grandchildren showed up, I put them to work 🙂 Two of them came for about an hour at a time. First one showed up then the other. Having them help pick up wire and broken stubs and charred fence posts with me was rather nice.
They would stay for a time, but this kind of work is hot, dirty and tiring
I think it does their little souls good….helping out the old folks! 🙂
The sunset last night was outstanding, a cloud cover was drifting in for today so as the sun sank everything turned rose and pink!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
a very busy day and a beautiful sunset.. glad you are able to get above the mess.. it could be so disheartening if you let it.. c
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Big job, Linda…. But–it looks like everything is coming back–after the fire… Glad you have help from the grands. Have you all read Obama’s new rules about what kids can do and what they cannot do on a farm…. GADS—he and his administration are trying to control every inch of our lives…
Hugs,
Betsy
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Everything seems to bring more work than planned. Insurance and dike peope’s tardiness add to the frustration.
Beautiful sunset to end the day.
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Sounds like you are putting things back together. That sunset is awe inspiring.
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I’m sure the young ones enjoy the work, at least on some level. That sky is incredible.
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Wow!! Great to have the help cleaning it all up! Awesome sunset to close the day with.
Hope the mess is all settled soon for you!
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Gorgeous sunset!
And really, how lucky was it you decided not to have cattle this year?
Have a wonderful evening!
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Busy days on the ol’ homestead, beautiful Sunset pic..:-)
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You work so hard..and then to add this burn mess on top of everything. I hope the Ditch Company gets a move on. The sunset is lovely:)
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What a lot of work! Glad you had help..both adult and little ones, too. I think you need to learn how to run the front end loader on the tractor and give poor Terry a break from having to sit all the time!!
(TeeHee) It is looking much better.
The sunsets are just gorgeous. Love you new header. It was 92* here today.
Take care.
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You have a big job cleaning up the damage from the fire. I wonder why it is taking the insurance guy so long to pay up? The sunset is gorgeous.
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It’s good to hear that you are getting the fire damage cleaned up. The sunset is amazing!!
Our local news had an interesting story this week. Seems we have a problem with hay being stolen. The sheriff bought a GPS and “tagged” some bales of hay. Sure enough, they went missing and the GPS located them. The thieves are behind bars!!
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I sure do feel for you having to rebuild so much. Looks like you are getting it done though.
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Good on you for getting out there, in the hot conditions, and cleaning up after that awful event. Good on your grandchildren too – that was beaut to read.
Your photos were great and that sunset – oh so lovely.
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What a beautiful sunset! I am glad things are greening up around there. Sure looks pretty!
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Cleaning up old wire is simply……a pain in the butt!
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They won’t like it now, but they’ll remember it later ;-).
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