To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.—Mary Oliver
Because it snowed; without wind
It’s time to finish the ‘soon to be new pasture’
We’ve been pushing and shoving and hauling all the old and dead trees into a giant pile for years and years.
At least 12, possibly 13 years.
We started at daybreak and got into bed at 2:30 a.m.
But we are done.
Ready to work up the ground and then plant.
Conditions were perfect with all the snow and the frozen ground.
Yay!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Makes me warm looking at the burning wood.
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IT was warm…hot. Scorching. I’m so glad we are finished.
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Yay!
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And lots of good wood ash to spread to enrich the soil….
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Yes, it will help that area immensely
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Farming requires more patience than I ever imagined…
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And lots of physical work. Sigh.
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I’m glad you are finished with that big job. I hope you can relax for a day or two.
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It was a big job. It sure is nice to have it ready to begin the creation of the pasture.
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To do the work and get it done satisfies the soul, just like the green sprouts gladden the heart.
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Very True! Love you Cully!
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Charlee: “Our Dada is over here saying something about ‘burn baby burn’ and ‘disco inferno’.”
Chaplin: “We have no idea what he’s talking about.”
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HAHAHA We were saying that also 🙂
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And some of those big piles smolder a long time! Pretty fire! and safe too since you have snow!
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They do. That is why we stayed up there so long. Then we covered everything with dirt. It was a long, long day.
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Yay well done to you both! 👏
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