We hope your day is full of Joy! Excitement!
Delicious food and great friends!
God Bless America!
Word of the day— Ceraunophilia (n): Loving thunder and lightning and finding them intensely beautiful.
From our world to your heart,
Linda
It really isn’t easy!
Not like photographing the hawk
Or a bird landing in the grass
Or a cute little chipmunk
Or a very handsome buck
But it IS a tad fun to see if I can capture one on my camera.
Word of the day—Desiderium (n): an ardent desire or longing; a feeling of loss or grief for something lost
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Since all work and no play make Terry and me EXHAUSTED!!! We decided to go somewhere close (a day-trip, if you will) once a week. This time we headed to Collbran, Colorado, by the route of Grand Mesa. (Click on the blue links to learn more)
The ski resort on Grand Mesa
Still snow up there on the rims
From Collburn, we turned toward Vega State Park. Then we turned onto a side road heading the back way to Silt, Colorado
Yep, we went by this
Back roads all the way—gravel part of the way
Then on to Silt, and after that
To Rifle, Colorado, where we stopped for a late lunch at Dickey’s Barbecue. YUM!
Then home again, home again…ready to take on the work.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
A neighbor stopped by. A rancher whose ranch connects to our farm
( photo from the archives)
“You folks be open to me buying that hay? I’ll rake it, and bale it, and haul it. So much a ton.”
Heck YEAH!
35 bales—1,500 pounds apiece! A win-win for all!
(the word of the day: Nefelbata (N): ‘cloud walker’; one who lives in the clouds of their own imagination or dreams; one who does not obey the conventions of society, literature, or art.)
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
And I wonder—don’t you too?
Vespertine (adj): occurring or flourishing in the evening
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Sometimes birds feel like my night-time dreams
Ethereal—will-o-wisps
Very delicate
Actually exquisite, seems to fit them.
They are so dainty and elegant
Very graceful
beautiful
fragile
Joyful
Even though life can be tenuous
The word really is JOY!
Live each and every moment to the fullest
Live High
Live wide
Live Large!
Lifequake (n): A significant, sudden, and unexpected shift in the trajectory of your life that initially feels devastating but has the beneficial outcome of catalyzing personal growth, transformation, and rebirth.
From my heart to your world,
Linda
Gosh! I made it clear to Chapter Seven! How cool is that? I didn’t really think I could make it that far, but I DID!!!
It’s horrid windy here—I don’t really like the wind. This wind has been “over the top,” Mom says. I think I agree with her.
TLC hates the wind. It messes up his fur something awful, so he comes inside and sleeps. Sometimes all day long. Then he wants to go outside at night.
I don’t know why he does that because Mom never lets him go outside at night. She tells him, No—you need to enjoy outside in the daytime. Outside in the night is too scary. There are coyotes, foxes, WOLVES, Bears, and TIGERS!!! Out there!
I really don’t know if all those things are out there, I just made it up. But Mom does say No, there are hungry creatures out there and she doesn’t want TLC or me to be lunch.
So Mom, Dad, TLC, and I don’t go outside at night. Well, let me refresh that thought—-TLC and I don’t go outside at night. Mom has a thing about the full moon, and there is always water checks and well—- You get it. Just TLC and I stay inside.
While out and about
Right before my eyes, a Dirt Devil appeared
I was able to get a photo of it! Then it moved into the sky and became part of the air.
I felt elated!
Metanoia (n): the journey of changing one’s mind, heart, self, or way of life.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
A group of our friends always takes a monthly ride to SOMEWHERE
Sometime we meet at different places, but this time we met at Safeway early in the morning
Drove through Montrose to the Black Canyon turn-off
Took a wee break to view Blue Mesa Reservoir
Then onto the Rim
After a nice lunch, visiting with each other—
We headed home! Tired, happy, and ready for next month!
Wabi-Sabi: Wabi-sabi nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
A blur went past
Hunting for breakfast
Gone! Dancing swiftly and silently across the land.
Interstice (n): a space or time between things
From my world to your heart,
Linda
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