Lest we forget…
Thank you one and all!
Amen,
Linda
Memorial Day —- May 27, 2013
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
The the ‘next impossible happen’! Terry and I took off a Friday, Friday night and half of Saturday while Misty and Bladen irrigated for us.
Blade is 11 now and getting pretty good at sitting siphon tubes. Misty is as good as Terry….hold one end of the tube shut with one hand, pump the water into the tube (while walking) and then sit the tube down quickly so the water flows out. Blade is determined to do it ‘like Mom and Grandpa’. His hand isn’t quiet large enough to close off the end of the tube but he works at it. He stands up and then pumps the water into the tube and then put the tube down quickly…sometimes he has enough pressure and sometimes not. BUT HE IS DETERMINED to do it like the experts….not Grammy :)!
I have to stop walking, bend down and cover the end with my hand, pump the water into the tube and then put in the row. Sometimes I can’t get a good enough seal so I submerge the tube in the water, cover the end with my hand and then put the tube in the row. I’m slower (which is why Blade doesn’t want to do it my way) but it works.
But back to Friday…after all the chores were done and the wind started picking up Terry said lets head up to Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado for the night. Way back in January Kelly and Misty gave us a over-night stay at the Hot Sulpur Springs Resort and Spa. We called them, they had room on Friday only…the Memorial Day holiday had them full from Saturday through the rest of the week.
Misty said go…so we did.
We took the long way around (6 hours) through Craig, Steamboat Springs, down to Hot Sulpher Springs. Then coming back we went through pass to State Bridge and into Edwards on 170 (4 hours)
We were exhausted and water logged…they have 24 hot soaking pools…met some really nice people…and enjoyed ourselves very much.
Linkin did a great job of taking care of the animals and the chickens here (she will be 9 in two weeks). I do believe it was a good experience for everyone involved.
I will get around to visiting all of you , who have stopped by today and tomorrow.
I hope you a really nice Memorial Day!
Linda
The Adventures of Fuzzy and Boomer on Friday — Night Work
Night work starts…well, at night!
Sometimes not at night, but close to night,
you know—
dusk, or maybe it’s twilight, or the gloaming or whatever you like to call it…evening!
Boomer says it’s really EVENING work…
Whatever it is it doesn’t matter…it starts when the day is ending.
Mom, Dad, Boomer and I go out and change the water. We do this every day…Spring, Summer and Fall. We ride or walk on the same fields, move the water through the same rows days after day after day.
I LOVE IT!!!!
Sometimes we go to town…we have to ‘get stuff’ you know. Gasoline, milk,
sometimes a hamburger treat for Boom and I —HEAVEN!
We are changing water more and more now…the water keeps getting cut back and it isn’t even June yet.
(Dad is real worried, but he can only do what he can do. — Boom and I wag our tails and give him lots of licks on his hand to try and help him relax)
We go with Mom and Dad all the time—– Early morning, Noon, Three in the afternoon, 6 at night and then at dark, so far we don’t have to go out in the middle of the night! But Dad says that is coming…like TONIGHT!!!!
The dog cousins come at the crack of dawn for their daily walk. We change water then. Well, really Dad changes water then and we just help.
Then their Mom has to go to work. She really never changes water…I don’t think she even knows HOW to change water. But she doesn’t have too she does other nice stuff….like she loves ANIMALS and Tom the Turkey!!
That’s okay Hank’s mom knows how and she helps if Mom and Dad have to go somewhere and can’t be home at the ‘right time’! We go with Hank’s Mom; of course Hank goes with us. He loves to chase mice out of the siphon tubes.
Hank goes with Boomer and looks over the Chico hills, the sage brush areas, and even down in the slue smelling the news…in Hank’s case just seeing the news. Boomer does all the smelling.
We’ve sure been having lots of wind…Dad says the wind dries things out…I’ll take this wind instead of the stuff we get in the winter—the so cold your face is wiped off your head wind…nope, give me a summer wind…keeps the bugs off a feller and ruffles the fur so ya don’t sweat so much.
Oh, have to go….Mom is calling for me to come—I don’t want to miss my ride. I’ll have to stay home if that happens ‘cause I can’t run anymore.
See Ya!
Fuzzy
Out the Back Door
Celi from A Kitchen Garden blog spot asked her readers to do a blog post showing the view of your house —out of your back door.
Click here to see what Celi has for today’s post….lovely views from around the world.
Now for our back door (which we use as a front door) to the east of the back door
to the west of the back door
right out the back door
As you can tell most of my yard is right out the back door
Although, there are other parts of the yard I haven’t shown you
that because it is just mostly the lawn…
But right out the front door (which we use as a back door) is this
Complete with the corn rowing up!
Head on over to Celi’s to see some outstanding views from around the world!
Linda
Wordless Wednesday
Across the Pinto Bean Fields
Life is good!
Linda
An Ant-hill Made of Sticks–Update–Western Thatching Ant–September 20, 2014
Way up at the upper end, on the edge of the new alfalfa field, hidden waaaaaaaaaaaay back in the Chico brush live some very, very industrious ants.
Not only do that have a marvelous ant hill, they have painstakingly gathered many, many, many sticks to help hide their home from predators.
Here is the link to understanding what type of ant this is–http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Formica_obscuripes/
These seem to be black and red ants.
I have not idea if they sting, what they eat, or anything about them. Although, I do like to randomly drop by and leave bits of table scraps — treats for the hill, so to speak — we leave them alone.
We happen to think that bugs are just as important to life on earth as, well, plants!
Happy Busy Tuesday!
Linda
The Weekend
We spent Saturday and Sunday in Grand Junction at the soccer tournament. The two oldest grandchildren were playing—of course we had to attend. 🙂
It was horrid cold, bitter, bone chilling wind, thunder storms and lightening which slowed the games down…..everyone has to leave the field until 30 minutes after the last lightening strike, and long. We couldn’t stay for the last games of the day because of getting home to change water.
Today is still cool, jacket wearing cool, but no freezes THANK HEAVENS!! Everything is up and growing to have a killing frost now would be…a disaster! (But we won’t even go there in our thoughts—tomorrow it starts to warm back up.)
I some photos of one of the males of the little hummers who are visiting the feeders
They aren’t the best photos,
but at least a start!
I hope everyone has a great Monday.
Linda
Sunday, May 19, 2013
I have several hummingbirds this year…of course I’m having trouble getting photos of them, maybe I’ll make it.
So far we have regular visitors of the Black-chinned Hummers and the Ruby Throat two pairs of each. I’ve also seen an Rufous, and an Anna’s pair, they are not here regularly, or at least when I’m outside I haven’t seen them regularly.
The types which are in Colorado are:
Broad-tailed, Rufous, Black-chinned, Calliope, Blue-throated,Magnificent, Anna’s, Ruby-throated, Broad-billed, White-eared, Green Violet-ear.
I sure hope I can see some of the others, maybe not at my feeders but around.
Then to get a photo…a good photo…MY Goal for the year!
Have a restful Sunday everyone! We are off to watch grandchildren play soccer for the last time. Summer break starts soon for the grand kids!
Linda
The Adventures of Fuzzy and Boomer on Friday — A Little Bit
This is about a little bit
A Little bit of THIS
A Little bit of THAT
Tee Hee!
We have a new bird on the farm. There isn’t much to say about him except he is really loud…talks all the time and does this drumming thing. He is Dad’s turkey…he hangs out wherever Dad is…in the shop, in the other shop…out by the grain bins. Fuzzy and I don’t care ‘cause WE HANG WITH MOM!
Shannon just came over and took Tom back…she has to take her turkey back as she really misses him. Well, that works … Tom told us he really misses home!
The dog cousins come over for a walk every day. We LOVE IT!
Fuzzy’s favorite thing to do is ….
Hang on now…
it’s coming…
THE WATER!!!!
I try it with him every once in a while,
I guess its sorta fun…
I guess.
We have lots more fun taking care of the yard…
At night
Can you can see why!
Although, I HAVE been sprayed by a skunk and so has Fuzzy we say far away and just bark at where the skunk is so Mom and Dad have to come out and see what is up.
We all helped Mom work in the yard…Sam the cat hogged the Catmint, but guess what? Fuzzy and I DID NOT CARE!
HEE HEE
The cat can have all the catmint he wants! 🙂
So not much really happening, but Fuzzy and I like it just fine!!
Boomer
What’s New?
Well, now he is our bird…what a character he is.
Tommy had to come live with us, because he kept getting on the road. Shannon didn’t want ‘smashed Tom’.
He is the sweetest Tom…loves people, you can pick him and rock him to sleep (huge for a lap, but he does love it) and he will follow you around everywhere… strutting and showing off.
Tom, the Royal Palm Turkey!
Thanks for stopping by,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 