Last Thursday the heat of the afternoon bore down on us in such a wave of intensity I thought this fall weather had made a huge and dramatic turn back to summer.
Terry was gone for the day, having flew out of Montrose for a meeting in Brighton, Colorado; it was up to Boomer and I to check the irrigation and keep the farm running.
It was late in the afternoon; the gnats and mosquitoes were in swarms of carnivorous activity wherever we walked along the ditch bank—- when I felt the cool down from the swiftly moving clouds.
It started sprinkling just before we got back to the house. Then it started to rain.
Not a bad rain, a gentle rain, a moment of relief from the suffocating heat; enough so the sparrows hung out on the wire taking a bath.
Suddenly the sky turned into hail, the birds, Boomer and I scattering. The blows from the hail and the wind silencing everything and everyone as we hunkered down waiting for the end.
Gradually the noise lessened; the air ringing empty—only the canal talking loudly as the water rushed by.
We got an inch of rain from that storm…a mixed blessing, because of the hail.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Linda, these are spectacular pictures. I love the sky this time of year, and I love the rapid change in the weather. That last picture with those golden sunrays lining up with the clouds , is heavenly, if I may say so..!!
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Why thank you. Is Sweden getting ready for fall also?
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i love the birds strung along the wire.
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Me too! I enjoyed watching them bathe!
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HEAT??
It’s been a lost month with very little sun and occasionally hitting 80.
Been chilly much more than warm and now we’re in the 9th month of the year.
It’s true.
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WE HAVE SUN TODAY! And last night I SAW STARS!!! YAY!
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Glad you got rain. Hope the hail didn’t do too much damage.
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Knocked over corn, tore up leaves on all the plants, shredded the corn…never good, hail. 😦
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Never.
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It was a mess.
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I hope the hail caused no damage on the farm. I also hope the cooler weather brought by the storm sticks around for a while.
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I hope it moves on to you…without the hail. We need some more sun!
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This is the time of year when we can get any kind of weather and at a moment’s notice as you know.
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YES! And we have SUN now and I’m happy!
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I think it is the same for farmers everywhere Linda- we rarely get the right kind of rain.
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So true!
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Such pretty sky, your Hollyhocks look like they did good this year! 🙂
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They did. I love those old fashioned plants!
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Sounds like that was just what you needed! I think you and Boomer are very brave and smart to run the farm by yourselves for the day.
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Or not very smart….tee hee
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That last image is beautiful Linda .. and I love the one of the sparrows enjoying the shower. Sounds like that rain was most welcome 🙂
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The rain was nice, the hail not so nice. 😦
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