The new farmer and his brother-in-law came and started working up the land. There are four families farming counting the main brother who is the head of the clan. They all grew up as farmers and have taken over their Dad’s land and started renting other properties—-it takes approximately 1,000 acres per family to make a living farming nowadays.
Since we have kept all the pastures, hills, meadows, and flatlands, that makes us responsible for the water on the place. (Not the irrigation of the big farmed fields but getting the water to the place, onto all the fields and into the pastures.)
The cows damaged the gated pipe over the winter so yesterday, Terry and I went out and removed the two damaged sticks
Replacing them with new gated pipe
Done!
After which we put together a load of trash to go to the dump….we are cleaning up all sorts of places and spots and areas we have put off for years.
Today Terry will make all the ditches on the place…that will help out the farmer and get the water to the places where we are farming.
So even though the major part of the farm is rented out…farming and upkeep for Terry and I has just changed—and Terry stated last night at supper he really likes this new type of farming for him.
And THAT My Friends (as you all have said) Is A Very Good Thing!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Congratulations!
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So, still farming, but easier on the body, and interesting too.
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Easier and cleaning up ‘spots’ such a good feeling.
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See? New routines take some getting used to…so glad Terry is happy with the new arrangement.
That makes you happy too. We are happy for you.
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If the husband is happy the family is happy. 🙂
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I’m glad you’re both happy with the new arrangement on the farm. I hope you’ll continue to feel that way.
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I hope so too…come harvest time we will find out. That is always the time Terry liked best.
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1000 acres is needed for a family to make a living–that is incredible. Farmers are rock stars.
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It is a tad hard anymore.
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Yes indeed, a very good thing! So happy for you both ~
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A very good thing!
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Ps. Is that your apricot tree? It’s gorgeous in full bloom! Mother Nature, please be kind ~
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Yes, but a big storm has blown in today and freeze warning out for tonight. Tomorrow the blooms will be gone. 😦
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Is that the huge, pinkish tree?
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Yes, Apricot tree!
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Gorgeous! I’m sorry it froze. ☹
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A good and bad thing.
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Good for you guys. And Terry already feels pretty good about it and that is a plus for sure
MB
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That is the plus! Last year was extremely hard for him and for me. So this new way of doing farming is looking good.
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Never too late to make changes. Change is good.
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Change is good eventually! 🙂
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No not the Apricot Tree…and you are getting bad weather so no apricots this year. Darn. It’s blooms are so beautiful! Yeah for less farming…hope it all goes well for you both!
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I’m sure we lost everything last night. Still I have photos of when everything was wonderful
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I was just about to ask if that is what that is, . . . or what they are. The second to last and the third to last pictures are two different trees, and I do not recognize either of them. They do not look like the apricot trees I knew. They are so tall. I would not want to harvest from either of them.
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Yes, they are apricot trees. Two different varieties. And they are huge!
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That explains why there are two trees, and they both look like apricots.
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Two different varietys—I like them both to eat.
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I see Boomer in the background, supervising.
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Yes he is 🙂
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Oh it is a very good thing indeed! So happy for you both! Love the shot of the tree with the long grass and buildings behind Linda … divine
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Thank you, Julie!
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