Terry is leveling the fields. He will plant only two fields this year. These two fields with the alfalfa field will be our crops.
The Uncompahgre Valley Water Users have cut the amount from 60% to 50% of your allotment. (Although, we will still have to pay for the 100% allotted to our farm–as does everyone else who farms. Doesn’t seem right to me, but that is what it is).
If–-IF — there is more water (which we all doubt) by the end of May, he will plant, possibly, some pinto beans. We just have to wait and see.
We would like to plant more alfalfa, depending on the water, maybe we will and maybe we won’t.
I guess, Dear Readers, you are in just as much of a quandary as we are. As my Mother used to say: “Time will tell.”
And so it shall.
Thank you for all of your magic thoughts and your concern…we are moving forward in faith and hope and with a little luck we will make it to harvest!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Time will tell…that was a blast from the past.
Thanks
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i love that last shot! and i do hope you get more water!
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Gives us all a whole new appreciation for those dust bowl farmers though!
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You always have our prayers and luck! Maybe the rains of this year will keep you in plenty of moisture without over doing it.
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Our thoughts, prayers and admiration are always with you as you face another growing season.
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Magic thoughts continuing. The last picture has a kind of magical quality about it….a good omen I hope.
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HI LInda, So sorry… But you are doing what is needed: Moving forward in faith… I’m sure that things will work out when it’s all said and done… In the meantime, I too will pray for more water for you all.
Hugs,
Betsy
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Although I’m glad that you and Terry are moving forward in faith, I’m saddened by the water situation and that you have to pay for water you’ll never get. Your second photo is fantastic.
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Even with less ground under cultivation this year, it *has* to feel good to see Terry back out there…just like always. Great shot.
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I do hope things turn out well on the water front. Here, the snow storms of the last week have caused terrible problems for some farmers who have lost hundreds of livestock trapped in the fields at lambing and calving time. So sad.
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Isn’t this ‘waiting and seeing’ a bummer?! They are only planting half of the home place this year again. Prayers for you and us to get some good beneficial rains this year. Your pictures are great, Linda, especially the last one.
Blessings!
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The last photo is a winner! In your situation you find yourself always in a tight spot. It’s stressful and depressing at times. I hope that things turn out better than expected.
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What?!? Sigh…
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well, we’re all having to learn to live one day at a time, aren’t we…. here’s to all the water you need – at the right time….
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Here’s to getting all the water you need. Weather is a fickle thing but with a little hope faith and luck you WILL get it.
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50 % that is all..darn..how about a rain dance? Will they cut it more than 50%..has this ever happened before? 😦
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sigh. There are things I don’t understand about about water. Like we can never get a whole 100% because now they deduct for evaporation. Then they cut us back and back some more which is bad if you have lots of water and devastating if you only have a little. And now I hear rumors that we have 90% snow pack. I wonder where they measured that? There are people here that are not putting in spring crop.
Magical thoughts for rain coming your way. Rain WITHOUT thunder storms (can that happen?).
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