There, just over-head…
Those marvelous pieces of vapor
Breaking up the melancholy feel
Of a bleak winter’s day.
Clouds…just a joyous as a sky full of birds!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Sometimes…not always, but sometimes
The setting sun lights up the bare branches of the sleeping trees
Highlighting the gnarled and twisted leaves still stuck to the branches
Exposing the beauty of sleeping winter land.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Chapter Eleven
I was out doing my ‘stuff’.
Here
There
Everywhere
When I had to pause and really listen
“MINDY!!! MINDY It is getting dark! You need to come in now!” Mom called from a long way off.
“MINDY!”
I ignored her. I’ve been trapped in the house for a couple of days now, because of the big cold snow storm we had. I’m tired of the house.
So, on I went.
Here and there and just everywhere I could think of.
It was getting dark.
Even DARK! But I didn’t care. There was so much to do out here and I wanted to do it.
I was just heading around the Butler Bins, where Dad stores grain, when
OH! NO!
OH NO!
RUN! I thought RUN!
I turned as fast as I could and ducked UNDER the feed grinder, then slithered my way past the tractor shed.
Up toward the
OPEN GROUND!!!
I looked back… so far so good.
MOM!
DAD! LET ME IN!
That’s when I heard: COYOTES YAPPING
Oh, MY HEAVENS!!!
MEOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
MOM!!!!
I was standing there yowling for Mom or Dad when suddenly
Out of nowhere streaked
FREDDY FOX!!!
He came from down the long-lane to the house, dashing past the chicken house and right on through the farm YARD!
ZOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Then I heard…. yipping and yapping and in the distance the bark of Freddy.
It sounded like Freddy was leading them away.
OH, FREDDY THANK YOU SO MUCH! I mentally yelled.
THANK YOU!
Right at the moment, the door opened and I dashed into the house.
Whew!
That was close!
As the snow fell heavily on the farm
The Sandhill Cranes bunched together –trying to warm their soddened feathers.
I felt a tad sorry for them.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Winter can be sooooooooooooo long.
The dreary days have me dreaming of last summer
But—last summer is not the future
So I try to spend the long days
Capturing charming photos
Of winter’s birds.
They do lighten the days as they wing across the skies
Or glide carefully onto one of the large piles of firewood.
Shhh—carefully watching as
As lift-off occurs.
Birds, enchanting and spell-binding.
Perfect for getting through the long days of winter.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Although, I am not a fan of winter
During the night Saturday
Off and on Sunday
Even on Monday
A wonderful snow storm washed over our part of the world
Shrouding everything in a ghostly white
Tumbling and swirling throughout the air…bringing moisture to our rather parched land.
A Marvelous, Delightful, Sparkling Gift!
From my heart to your world,
Linda
Your toes look like this
If you have a lovely daughter who wants to free your toes….your feet now look like THIS! 🙂
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Our oldest granddaughter and her boyfriend came for a day of hunting coyotes
I think they had lots of fun together, they looked for tracks, rode the four-wheeler all over, had a BIG breakfast, then rode horses. After which off we went for fast food and then bowling.
In between all that, Linkin found a heart rock…and brought it in to give to me.
A gift from Earth to Linkin, who gifted it to me.
🙂 🙂 🙂
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Chapter Ten
BOOMER! You were here! You came! I knew you would! I just knew it!
You aren’t gone. You are here!
YAY!
Let’s Play!
“Wait, Mindy. Wait. Why did you need me?” Boomer’s voice came into my mind very loudly.
“Oh, Beaglie….it’s been so hard. Everyone wants to know where you are and what happened I’m having to tell them and it has been hard. And I don’t want to tell Oreo or Freddy and his Mom Fox I don’t know what to do and I am concerned and I don’t want to have to tell anyone anymore that you are gone. OH! BOOMER! Mom and I miss you SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!” My thoughts wailed out into the nether world.
I could see Boomer look at me.
“I will help,” Boomer mentally replied. After which he was gone.
So, I went hunting.
Hunting helps me.
I decided mice would be the perfect solution to take my mind off MISSING BOOMER!
I hunted here
And There
And every Where.
No, mice.
Still, just moving around looking around was a good thing.
The night was starting to come on.
I was rather late heading back into the house when suddenly out of the darkness came
OREO!
OREO!!!!!
I started to run, but Oreo ran right toward me.
I cringed down, trying to make myself small. If I get sprayed Mom will NOT be happy.
Oreo came at full run…then skidded right to a stop….right in front of me…looking me right in the eye.
“Hey, Cat! I just heard—Boomer has traveled over the Rainbow Bridge. GONE! GONE!!!”
“yes,” I meekly replied. “gone.”
“OH! NO!” Oreo turned and ran off heading off into the dark night.
I sat down and stunned.
“BOOMER!” I called in my mind.
THANK YOU! Oreo knows. He is sad, just like all of us. Thank you for letting Oreo know. I just couldn’t do it.”
MEOWWWWWWWWWWW YEOWLLLLLLLL
The sunrise starts a small bit earlier
And earlier.
The day lengthening and brightening
Saying, Wake-Up it’s a Beautiful Day!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 