About Dayphoto

My name is Linda Brown. I live on a farm on the western slope of Colorado, in the high mountain desert. I’ve lived here all my life, hailing back four generations on my father’s side. Today I blog about our farm, the everyday activities that keep the farm going. I also write about my thoughts and dreams and goals. On Friday’s I always write about TLC Cai-Cai. Our sweet kitty who helps keep the farm safe. And Boo Berry Betty, a breeder dog learning to be a Farm Dog! The lovely thing about blogging it opens the world up for all of us to reach out and meet people from many different cultures and different ways of life. You can find me every day (but Saturday) at https://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/ Your Friend on a Western Colorado Farm, Linda Brown

Heaven’s Winds —- Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Dayphoto

The wind has been rather rough here of late. Days of high winds and cold weather.

Still the fragile fruit trees are blooming…bursting forth in masses of blooms in hopes of having fruit.

The wind is armed with cruel arrows of 20 m.p.h. to 40 m.p.h. bursts trying to shatter and scatter the blooms.

Now, today, it’s cold. Windy and cold.

The little birds sit in pairs trying to keep warm.

Still the work goes on. Early morning to late at night. The spring sunlight breathing cold with the wind, but stunning in the sky.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

April’s Full and Shinning Moon —- Monday, April 30, 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dayphoto

The moon, that beautiful wonderful moon, has been just stunning the last couple of nights.

As we come in from setting the water for the last time of the day, the moon stands clear and full shinning it’s light so white and pure

Gradually the clouds start filling the sky…frosting the moon’s light

By the time the moon starts to set the clouds are growing thicker

Still the moon’s light spreads a wee glow within the clouds

Until completely covered and blurred to our eyes.

The music of the moon sings loud and clear…like a voice in the dark.

Photo by Shannon Brown—Paonia, Colorado

Like a dream.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Stand Right There Wherever You Are—-Sunday, April, 29, 2018

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Dayphoto

STOP!

Right THERE!

And lift up your eyes

Rejoice in the everyday

Sing songs to the sun

And sing to the everyday commonness of [your] daily lives.

“Still, what I want in my life

is to be willing

to be dazzled—

to cast aside the weight of facts

and maybe even

to float a little

above this difficult world.”

― Mary Oliver

From my world to your heart,

Linda

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday— Rocky Chaco Man

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dayphoto

Rocky Chaco Man lives with me (and Mindy, who doesn’t like the idea one bit) and Mom and Dad when my oldest sister has to go to work.

Rocky and I hang out, eat dog food, and mainly sleep lots. He comes up in his Mom’s car and then goes home in his Mom’s car. Sometimes Mom and I go down and get him. This way Rocky isn’t lonely and neither am I.

Anyway.

Rocky is a ROCK STAR! Although, you know that already.

He is a service dog for the Mesa County Library System. He goes down to Orchard Mesa Library and has a wonderful time having little kids read to him.

(Rocky told me sometimes he goes to sleep. Like really asleep, fast, snoring asleep. But the little kids don’t mind.)

And the little kids …. Rocky said they LOVE him. Rocky lets them lay on him like he is a HUGE SOFT Pillow. Sometimes the Mom’s get all strange worrying that sleeping on ROCKY would be not good. Rocky said he didn’t understand that, he is all soft and round and has lots of nice curves the little kids can fit their heads into.

Anyway. MY first cousin, Rocky Chaco Man Brown…is a Rock Star. Just right for little children who need a big soft friend to read too.

Hey, Rocky…You’re my hero!

Boomer

When It’s Over—-Thursday, April 26, 2018

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Dayphoto

I know this is rather morbid, but I can’t help it.

For some reason that is where I am today.

Pondering life and being alive.

I woke from bad dreams, after three nights of restless sleep, or sleep so sound my arms and knees were asleep and I woke suddenly thinking something was very wrong with me. VERY WRONG! Wake UP! Now!

Jerking awake I realized those foreign things call arms and legs were almost useless, which caused me to panic.

Then, I when I am fully awake and realize it was just the fact I had slept too hard and too long in one spot; nothing to be alarmed over. I had to sigh with relief.

Still…I find that today I am pondering being alive–maybe I have been for a spell. But today it is in full force.

Then I found this poem, by Mary Oliver, and realized others go through this phase also…at least once in their life.

“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life

I was a bride married to amazement.

I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.

When it is over, I don’t want to wonder

if I have made of my life something particular, and real.

I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,

or full of argument.

I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.”

― Mary Oliver

I think leaving this world would/will be hard. There is so much beauty here, so much excitement in everyday living, so much joy in absorbing every moment of every second, that (if I had to explain Heaven) I sometimes wonder if Heaven really is here on earth.

From my heart to your world,

Linda

Life Up Your Hearts and Sing!!—-Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dayphoto

The joy of these warm, spring days is such a blessing. Although,

When we had rain showers even the earth raises up and sings the praises of the changes of the seasons.

As we start water on each and every field the soil sings — even to the point you can smell the earth in jubilation.

“Listen–are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?”

― Mary Oliver

So lift up your hearts and sing to the joy of the new seasons changing, where ever it is that your home abides.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

A Fine Spring Day—-Tuesday, April 23, 2018

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Dayphoto

We started water on the pinto bean field. I always enjoy the opening up of a new field. Although, the work of bringing out the siphon tubes, setting them up, and then getting them started can be a wee bit taxing.

It’s always worth every little bit of extra effort in the long-run.

These marvelous spring days, make my heart and soul and my mind leap for joy.

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?”

― Mary Oliver

My plan?

My plan is to enjoy every second of every minute which is left to me out here on the wild and beautiful world we call earth.

How about you?

From my world to your heart,

Linda

So In Keeping with the Theme of CLEANING UP STUFF—-Monday, April 23, 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dayphoto

While Terry was off doing something important on the farm, somewhere….I decided it was time to clean up the TRASH pile. This is the spot where we throw stuff to be sorted later…something that Might have a value i.e., meaning be used again some how.

It had grown to magnificent proportions…flowing not only into my flower beds, but way out into the road and towering enough I was afraid it might topple.

I cleaned and sorted, placed copper in tubs, put steel together, tin together, wire together, rust together…then had Terry look everything over.

After he was satisfied with the fact there was nothing there but junk. We loaded up the pick-up, strapped everything down and headed to the dump. In our case The Adobe Landfill—-calling it a dump is so —gauche (lacking grace 🙂 ).

Sometimes I’m stunned at the amount of trash, we as a people can collect. And here in our dump/landfill no scavenging is allowed. So the trash all stays right here. Covered up in the hopes it will eventually over-time rot.

A mountain(s) of trash.

Although, I AM grateful for these landfills–when I was a child, and even when my children were young—-even though there was a city/county dump—some people would go out and ‘dump’ their trash just any old place…out of site out of mind. Today actions like that are illegal, which is a good thing.

We still have some more things to haul to the metal recycle business in Montrose, but for a spell I need to focus on my yard.

And getting the pinto bean ground wet. Next week we will start planting corn!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Towers of Metal Against a Pale Sky of Blue—Sunday, April 22, 2018

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Dayphoto

We loaded lots and lots of stuff onto our trailer and headed up to Montrose where a company buys metal of all types

Bales it up and sends it….somewhere to be recycled into something else

I always find this yard fascinating. The amount of metal arriving and being baled is stunning.

Yet there is a symphony of work going on here

And amazing skill these operators of gigantic machines show

Here he is lifting off JUST the old air conditioner WITHOUT disturbing anything else on our trailer.—Amazing!

I stood outside (just like the men) and watched the movement of each and every piece of heavy equipment. My eyes and mind filled with awe!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday— Back to Every Day Normal

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Dayphoto

Life has settled down after the whole Mystery Where I Used a Secret (Idea/Weapon/Gift from some friends).

We are having huge winds again. Mom and I are getting very tired of them. And MOM likes wind. She always makes me go for a walk with her when the wind is blowing. But if you walk in this wind a dog has to crawl and a person has to bend over. Not good.

But back to everyday life—-

Mindy and I go to walks with Mom every day. Sometimes at night. I Always go with Mom at night, but not always Mindy. If she is inside sleeping on the bed, or the sofa, or the big table, or her favorite chair, Mom just lets her sleep. “Let’s just let Mindy get her rest, Boomer. This walk will be with you and I.” Mom says as we head out the back door.

That works for me. Heck having Mindy Min-Min Lou tag along works for me. I’m really pretty easy going. So whatever Mom wants…that works for me.

I have been keeping a sharp nose out for strangers {human or animal} coming down the long lane into our farm yard, or heck even out of the farm.

News is What my nose is all about. Checking the news from here to there and every which where.

When Mom and Dad are working at the Upper End or in the little field next to the Upper End, I always, always go over and check out the big wood pile. Critter’s live in there you know. Ground squirrels, the fox, skunks, but…thankfully…no Badgers!!

Badgers are mean, scary, and completely terrifying. Trust me on that.

If Mom and Dad go to town and come back in the dark…I always, always make sure to meet them half way down the lane…sometimes Mom stops and gives me a lift back home. Sometimes not.

I guess she stopped asking lots, because I would turn her down preferring to take my time following the car back home.

News…out there, you see. I might miss something. I know Mom and Dad are now home and well… there just might be news on the way back to the house.

Like the Raccoons who’ve taken to coming down to the canal to wash their food. They are so silly. They wash EVERYTHING they eat. I mean everything. Sometimes whatever they are washing turns to mush and floats away. But still they do it.

Now that the weather has warmed up Mom lets me ride in the back of the pick-up when we go somewhere fun. It’s been too cold so I’ve had to pant my way, to wherever we are going, in the back seat, sometimes with the window down, but sometimes not.