We are way too hot and too dry. I know that other states are in the same scary place in time. Although I know I didn’t want rain during haying season, rain would be a very good thing now.
We are checking and changing water on a constant basis. Terry is doing better, but I still must go with him to set the tubes. Walking on a slanted ditch bank is just not possible for him at the moment.
The summer flowers are starting to come into the forefront of the yard now…with the spring blooms fading in the hot dry heat. (YAY! I LOVE SUMMER!)
Lady, that most wonderful mule, has gone to summer camp to work with Shannon’s friends on their huge cow ranch and with their Outfitter mules. She had gotten very restless and in need of ‘something to do’. Velvet and Cole just love her. Cole is even riding her instead of one of his other mules. Cole only rides mules. They say she is a very good mule. I’m so glad Shannon was able to spend the year helping Lady learn that all humans are not mean and cruel.
I miss her sweet mule kisses and when she would talk to me as I brought her apples. Still, I think it is a good thing she has a job to do. She was VERY fidgety.
Our days are quiet, every day filled with the smell of roses
The sun pouring down, tingling upon or skin, glittering on the water, running or still.
As bigger and brighter colors fill my yard sparkling in the light.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Perennial pea are a very common roadside weed. The funny thing is that they seem to want to grow ONLY on roadsides. Weeds are typically invasive. These do not go very far. I have tried sowing their seed on the deer fences, but they do not take. It is a mystery.
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These seem to stay right there and bloom their hearts out. I love them.
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I’m glad Terry is on the mend and hope he is soon back to normal. We’re ‘enjoying’ summer temperatures here right now, but I don’t think I’m enjoying it as much as you do. I hope we both get some rain soon.
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Rain is so short everywhere, it seems
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As Lady has recovered from her depression, so of course she wants a job! Boomer has one, she wanted one too! You are a wonderful family to help her expand her world -as she is ready.
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It was time. She will come back home after hunting is over and spend the winter with us.
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Your flowers are beautiful! Love all the pink.
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Right now I have pink and orange everywhere!! More color after all the blue and purple!
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As usual, your yard is full of color and beauty. Lady is so pretty – a good mule ♡
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She is a pretty girl. More horse than donkey.
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Beautiful photos of your summer start. We get ours next week. Right now we have the last of the rain for this season with little to none until late October. Summers scare me and I’m not particularly fond of them. Fires. Drought, but the balance is beautiful flowers, food growing and easier travel. I’m glad Lady is expanding her bubble with more kind people. We all want to be useful, even animals. Glad Terry is getting better.
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The dry here is getting to be very scary. We are now at a level 2…and every dry storm that blows up with lighting has people worried. We sure need some rain in the mountains.
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Do you get the monsoon rains in July like Arizona does? My son is up in the mountains and they are waiting desperate for rain. It was a no snow winter. ;(
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If everything is normal we do. But we’ve been very dry now for two years.
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My son said the same thing in the high desert of Arizona. I left the winter after we were snowed in with 6′ accumulation and they had almost no snow this year or last.. That’s where the water comes from. ;(
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Yes, that is where the water comes from.
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Love your Sweet peas! They are beautiful! I love them but so do the deer! Hope Terry keeps improving, take good care of him! 🙂
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I always tell myself (with hope) that if the animals eat it then if I’m forced into eating my flowers I will know which one to eat.
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Great to hear that a Terry is on the improve. Sorry that you aren’t getting any rain .. gosh we have more than our fair share. Your flowers are just beautiful Linda .. those roses are something else. We have friends in France that own mules .. they just love them and say they are wonderful to ride .. hugs
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Mules have a smooth gait so they are much easier to ride. I miss Lady, but she seems to be really happy at camp.
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Ah is that what it is .. I used to have my own horses years ago, but I have never ridden a mule 🙂
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Me either. I’m too old now to get on an equine.
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