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

Sunlight—Sunday, May 17, 2015

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Dayphoto

The cold rain and the sharp wind of the last few days has just been miserable.

The little birds have sat around in puffed feathers all hunched up…looking just…miserable.

Although…

The rain has been lovely for my yard

Everything is rich and lush and green.

Last evening, in a huge rush of wind, the clouds started parting and waving good-bye heading toward the north and the east. (I waved delightedly to them as they left! 🙂 )

All the birds feathers laid back down

Songs filled the soft evening air!

Today we have scattered bits of sunshine, lots of bird songs and joy everywhere!

I hope you have a most lovely Sunday…a day of Sun—it looks like we will have!

Your Friend,

Linda

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—Miserable

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Dayphoto

It’s raining here again! Lots of rain. Too much rain.

There has been spots of sunshine mostly dribs and drabs of SUNSHINE!

We love the sunshine, Mom and I. Well, I think everyone does. Every time it shines we all go outside and do happy dances. Mom says there are people in California and other places who would trade places with us anytime.

HUH?!

“Yes,” she said, “They would go outside and do happy dances in the rain. “They are missing the rain and we are missing the sunshine.”

Anyway, Shiloh and Etta came up and played for a spell.

They pretty much chased Sam up a tree and kept him there. I didn’t care to play that game. Sam and I are friends.

In a spot of sunshine I got to go for a ride. Dad was checking on how the other farmer’s corn was doing.

Mom, Dad and I all went for a walk, well we pretty much do that lots of times throughout the day, but this time we walked up and checked on one of the transmission pipes.

Of course it rained some more.

Mom went to town and I waited for her until she returned

YAY! Mom came back. She had groceries and a BIG juicy bone just for me!

I always go out and check who has been walking on the farm. Mostly I have been spending my time in the house sleeping by the woodstove, toasting one side then the other. Mom says it’s strange to be burning the woodstove this time of year—as for me.

I think it’s nice.

Outside is—well, Miserable.

Boomer

I’m so Excited to Share with You—Thursday, May 14, 2015

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dayphoto

I got my header photo over-night…setting there in my email waiting for me to sit down and open my computer. Elaine, from the Black Forest in Colorado, had a stunning rainbow appear close to her home. I just had to share it with each of you!

My Colorado Columbine are blooming. Although, it is illegal to remove plants from the wild, Colorado Columbine are readily available at the nurseries. This plant is about two years old and very colorful. I always think of my wonderful maternal Grandfather (he lived just down the orchard from us) who had two flowers that he adored, the Colorado Columbine and a Yellow Rose bush. You see he grew up in Texas...the Yellow Rose of Texas (a traditional American Folk song) and would sing it to us.

And NOW……TA DA!

My hummingbird photo!!!!

A Rufus hummingbird, by the way!

YAY! I think I did it! A neat Hummingbird photo!

And JOY of ALL JOYS the Corn IS UP!

Just in time, because another winter-like storm is due in here tonight. The clouds swarmed in from the west, bringing with them a colder day. The weather people say snow and heavy rain possible —again. Terry is out leveling the pinto bean field even as I sit here writing to you. Time is a huge factor. If he can get the field leveled and the big ditches made for that field, before the weather settles in he will be happy camper.

Anyway, yesterday was just the happiest of days; I just had to share with you!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

My Tiny Feathered Friends—Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Dayphoto

One thing I am not is a very good photographer of Hummingbirds!

Although, this can sorta give you an idea of the cute little things as they hum and buzz around the feeders. I don’t have all my feeders out right now, only six, but I think I have arrived at a place whereby I can add a couple more.

It sure is a joyful sound having those little birds buzz over your head as you are weeding. Makes me laugh out loud, and even duck a few times.

My “Some Day I’ll” list has right at the top of it:

1. Take a good photo of a hummingbird.

Maybe this year I’ll make that wish come true.

I hope your day is full of joy and happiness!

Your friend,

Linda

A Perfect Day–Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Dayphoto

Yesterday was just a perfect day! The renters are moved in and seem very excited about everything. We stopped by to welcome them, there were huge smiles all around!

I got my house dusted and vacuumed, and the floors swept! You don’t know what a huge thing that was. I was keeping everything cleaned and pick-up, I just have not had time to do a good job of dusting…YAY!

Aren’t these little orange banded furry bumble bees just the cutest things.

Then I got the lawn mowed, the hedge trimmed, and all but one flower bed weeded. I even got some of my house started plants in the ground. I am doing a happy, happy dance, that is for certain and for sure. Today I should finish all that up and then be in maintenance mode for the rest of the summer. (That’s the plan anyway. 🙂 )

There is such joy in finally being caught up!

The corn is looking ‘okay’ in the ground, now that rain and cold temperatures are (hopefully) in the future sometime, and the sun is shinning, The sun and warmer temperature should help the soil to warm up. Then the corn SHOULD start to sprout and send up little green leaves. There will be another cheer of great joy as soon as we see the corn rowing out!

Thank you each and everyone of you, for stopping by and for leaving your comments. I am trying very much to answer all my comments in the comment section so everyone will have the knowledge of questions and the answers. I find that fun things are occurring in the comment section, each of you are getting to know each other. How nice is that!?

Off now to work on that last bed and to finish putting the Cannas in the ground. Once that is done I can stand back and say….good!

Your friend on a Western Colorado Farm,

Linda

The Next Day—Monday, May 11, 2015

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dayphoto

The days always seem so L.O.N.G. when the skies are dreary and gloomy and grey…even the sitting sun could only lighten up the misty, dripping clouds a tad. But I suppose a tinge of sunshine is better than no sunshine. 🙂

Terry has become worried that seed corn has rotted in the ground, we see nothing sprouting out there. Later on today we will go out and check. If it has rotted then he will have to re-buy the seed and replant. A very costly thing to have to do, but very necessary.

The little bird from yesterday’s drenching rain post

Is a Bullock Oriole. So far this year I have two pair. I’ve tried sitting out oranges and grape jelly, which everyone assures me they love, but the jelly gets hard and the oranges dry up.

Instead the little feathered friends are sharing the Hummingbird feeders with the Hummingbirds. I have about eight hummers now–I’m thinking that is four pair. I have six feeders out, and could possibly add another one. But I’m not in a hurry—if the food starts going away faster then I will put out another feeder or two. (I use 1 part sugar to 4 parts water, if you are interested.)

Today we have sunshine. Sunshine sure brings joy to my soul.

Your friend on a soggy, but sunny day, farm,

Linda

Fooled—Sunday, May 10, 2015

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Dayphoto

For a short time yesterday, I thought the rains and the clouds had gone away…to come back another day.

So I started to hang my clothes on the clothes line to dry….FOOLED! The rains came down and down and down—again!

This cold miserable weather even has the summer birds wondering why in the world did they come back so quickly–it feels like winter.

We even have the wood stove going again it’s so cold.

Although, I must admit, everything is greening up and looking lovely (if we don’t get a freeze) and the weeds are in heaven!

Today the renters move in! I am doing a Happy, Happy Dance. A joyous dance! YAY!

Your friend in a wet and soggy world,

Linda

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—A Hat and a Coat

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Dayphoto

A surprise arrived from my sister and brother-in-law, who live in Grand Junction, Colorado.

It was a Mother’s Day present for Mom, but in reality, it was a gift FOR ME!!! Boomer! Boomer Brown! (I love saying my name! BOOMER, BOOMIE BROWN!)

Sherlock Boomer!

Now I can wear this when I’m on the case.

Not only that—

I’m the face of the Beagle wearing the hat on the lady’s, Gale Moore’s web page of Doggy Duds!

Sherlock Boomer Brown, Your Servant and Detective Extraordinaire

Boomer

Then in Rained–Thursday, May 7, 2015

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Dayphoto

Yep. Just after I finished posting to the blog, the heaven’s opened up and poured.

And poured

Then poured some more. Our driveway turned into a river.

The events yesterday seemed to match the weather,

our mailbox was damaged (immature Jr. High damage…easily fixed, but still)
one of our cell phones was pick up/stolen (we put a stop on the number)
A load coming from a semi to our tuck damaged the tail gate (Terry said it can be fixed)
our car developed a need to never go down the road again (sigh)
It rained off and on all night

But as the soggy, miserable, cold day wore on

we purchased a new mailbox, turned the damage into the Sheriff and the post office, and put the new mail box up. 🙂
Late, late in the day our cell phone was turned into one of the store clerks where the phone was ~~taken~~ lost–today I will have it it re-instated. Turning the ability to off to use it helped, I do believe.
The tail gate damage is on the inside of the truck, not the outside. It will be a repair, but not a obvious one
The car has an appointment to get fixed on Friday—Alan says he can do the job without too much trouble.
A beautiful basket of flowers were delivered to our house for Mother’s Day
I have about 8 humming birds now and two pair of Bullock Orioles
The Orange-banded Bumble Bees are out and about
The sun is here this morning, the little birds started chirping and singing the sun up at first light—I sang with them!

There is joy all around!

Your friend on a Western Colorado Farm,

Linda

Stopped–Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Dayphoto

Although, you can not tell it from this photo. It’s wet here again today. Very wet. So wet I can’t work in my yard, nor can Terry continue the planting process.

ALTHOUGH the corn is in the ground! Why just having the corn in the ground is a good thing; it isn’t everything to making it grow. First and foremost the soil needs to be warm, it also needs to be wet, but not sopping wet; too cold will keep the seed from sprouting. Too wet and cold the seed could rot. (Of course just these two things produce worries that wake my farmer way in the middle of the night and cause sleeplessness to appear.)

Then the pain about our type of soil…if it drys out too fast it will turn hard–too hard and the seed can’t push it’s way through the crust on the top. The top needs to be broken up and smoothed off to help the seedling along…it’s too wet to get the tractor and the Mormon Creaser in to smooth off the top of the furrow…another nighttime worry.

BUT! There is hope. The weather people say this afternoon should see some wind. Wind will be a good thing right now…it will open the skies so the sun can come through and it will start to dry out the ground.

The weather people also say we will see scattered sunshine mixed into the clouds. Sunshine in small doses will also help—-sudden, searing, hot sun will bake the soil quickly and dry it out way too fast, causing cracks to develop and the soil to turn into clods. Gradual is best.

So we wait.

I got most of my yard weeded, but those weeds, which are still growing, will probably reach my hips by the time I get back out there. At least there isn’t as many as there was a couple of days ago, so progress is being made. That fact alone makes me do a happy dance.

It’s way too bad we can’t share all this wet with California and other areas of drought. But I guess, we can’t so we trudge along and thank our blessings one by one. Gradually it will all work out.

Your friend,

Linda