Sunlight and shadow fill the late autumn skies
The days are still soft, warm enough I can let the wood stove go out by three o’clock and the house stays warm until early morning the next day. That winter-cold which slowly seeps into the land is late coming this year.
The relief at not having to fill the grain bins, then unload the grain bins has been palpable. There is always loss at putting the corn in the bin, taking the corn out and the amount of labor eats up any profit. (although WE are the labor)
The days are now filled with fixing fences, or checking fences, or making sure the fences are still up….
Sadly this is hunting season…and always, always we have people who cross over the posted fences to go hunting on our land. If they can’t climb the fence, they WILL cut the fence.
It’s rather disgusting the wanton destruction of property. Sigh!
But, oh well, that is just part of living on our farm. All a person can do is take it in stride–
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Thanks so much for the beautiful reminder about taking things in stride.
I hope you all will relax and rest some this winter. We all need to slow down and take care of ourselves sometimes. Treat yourselves to some fun things. You have earned it, and you will last longer.
Katie
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Things do slow down in the winter…still there is always, always something to do! One thing is we never get bored, but we do get restless! Thank you, Katie!
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I’m disgusted at how selfish the hunters are. Nothing must stand in the way of their pleasure… I’d be posting signs to say the land was mined, with a few harmless flash/bangs set to go off if the fence was cut. But then, I’m Mrs Grumpy about property invasion and wanton damage 😉
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We run them off if we see them, you would be surprised at all the lies they say like: the property owner said they could be there, the owner of the property gave them permission, some even produce private land tags with our name and address printed on them. You should see the look on their faces when they figure out…OOOOPS! They ARE talking to the land owner!!! 🙂
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Grrr. How about taking their photo, confiscating their wire cutters and fining them for cut wire. After all, if they had ‘permission’ to be there, they shouldn’t have been cutting the wire, should they…? I know, I know, too vengeful for my own good…
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Well….trespassing is a punishable event…just say’n
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There you go. A man or woman has the right to defend his/her property. A shotgun loaded with rock salt used to be the preferred solution… And now, enough of that warlike talk!
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Take things in stride… I am not real good at that, but I’ll try. As we’ve talked before, I’ll never understand people who think it’s OK to go onto others’ property… Especially cut their fence…. ?
Don’t get to restless! Enjoy this extended fall…
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I AM! It’s delightful. A tad dry, but not cold….so I’m going for it! I just know your forest is lovely this time of year.
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That is sad to hear, the hunters I know are quite respectful of the land and property rights.
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I would say 80-90% are very respectful…but it only takes a handful to be disruptive.
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same here
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oops, that was a reply to Jan
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Okay
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I’ve never understood why some people think it is perfectly okay to cut down other people’s fences. I can imagine how they would react if someone destroyed something of theirs. Your sky photos are gorgeous.
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I don’t understand that huge NEED to get onto someone’s property…sure is baffling
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it’s like Kate Chiconi said: i’d get I.D. for starters. if the fence ain’t fixed sometime tomorrow — then REPORT!
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And license plates…
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Your fences look so good too – I could do with a good fencer down here..
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The cows are coming soon…we are thinking once the cows get here the hunters won’t come
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I cringe at the thought of the beautiful deer on your property being hunted. Wishing you sincere encouragement to Keep those fences intact!
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We do…Terry is out there now
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your “cover” photo: the Sandhills are (again) moovin’ in !
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They are! and The Geese…the air is alive!
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back again… and will catch up with you later… that must be so hard to have that fraction of nee’r -do- wells entering your precious space and land with their destructive energies…
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Yes…it’s always so surprising to run into someone carrying a rifle
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