We had a really nice Easter, lots of good food, 140 eggs to find (in groups of 3) and yummy desserts.
It was cold and rainy. About 4 o’clock the clouds parted and let the sunshine through, with it came this delightful rainbow
The ends were miles and miles apart.
An Easter Rainbow…how Cool!
Linda
Although we are still having very cold weather and still heating the house sundown to sun up with the wood stove, 0ur pear tree is just beautiful…the bees are happy!
Today is Easter! Happy Easter! We even have some sun poking through all the thick clouds. Sure makes me happy …. sunshine.
For more Sunday Stills head over here
Linda
A cold wind and nasty spitting storm blew in last night, headed up to the mountains, and left us with just the bitter wind.
Sure is exhausting to work in. We come inside chilled and cold. You know the wind is bad when you have to walk doubled over just to make headway. Packing a shovel and siphon tubes is worse.
Sure has been a long, long March.
Sunday is Easter so I’m pinning my hopes that we suddenly slide into better weather. What could happen is we jump right into summer…wait, wait…don’t put that thought out there.
Anyway…
Happy Easter Every One…Here’s to better weather for all of us!
Linda
Between all the dogs and the grandchildren, changing water can be a real trip.
It was bitter cold and windy last night, but of course…she wouldn’t wear her coat.
I remember being just like that…coats seemed so confining.
We really don’t mind the kids coming out…they have learned the rules, no playing in the water where the tubes are set, no playing in the ditch where the tubes are set, and no throwing rocks in the ditch….ever.
They are also learning how to set the tubes and dig out the ends.
What more could grandparents ask for?
Linda
Silage from the bottom of the silo often has a strong odor. Such silage should be fed after milking.
This little tip is brought to you by an 1883 Delta Newspaper
Linda
I still saw a Rainbow!
Linda
We live on a mesa, which is one of the foothills of the Uncompahgre Plateau
We are an arid land, but made rich and green by melted snow rushing its way through the Black Canyon, then into Gunnison tunnel, and finally through a complicated canal system which irrigates fertile farm and ranch lands.
You can see Delta in the valley and Eckert all the way to Cedaredge going up the side of Grand Mesa (the largest flat top mountain in the world)
During WWII farming was America’s’ biggest war industry. On more than six million farms, something like 30 million people-men and boys, women and girls-worked.
Today less than 2% of America’s industry is farming.
The Uncompahgre Plateau is in the background with one of the apricot trees in the forefront
Twenty two million American workers produce, process, sell and trade and … live on farms– slightly less than 2 percent of the total U.S. Population
It’s a good life.
And that’s all anyone can ask for.
For the last in the series about the bank robbery head over here.
Linda
I know this story is getting old, but here it is again… wind, rain and spitting snow and wind, and wind, and wind
The wind makes a huge mess with trash. We opened the head gate to start the water in the corn field. Tally was all excited to start helping dig out the roaring water and trash (she really couldn’t help, but she wanted to)
Too much trash! The trash cleaner catches most of it, but still some comes through
It takes all of us working together and fast to keep the water from flooding into the other fields and the road
Trash gets stuck in the pipe so much of it have to be pulled through the gates
All the end have to dug out, since the marker can only get so close
All along the way the trash collects and has to be removed
The girls walked the water, making sure there weren’t any clod/dams in the way.
(When the grandchildren have company spend the night– the company still has to come ‘help’ while everyone works. The company LOVES it…such a neat way to spend your days!)
The goal is to keep the gates clean so the water spills freely
water makes it clear to the end of the field and subs over to the middle. The water is starting to sub (the darker soil) in this photo.
It’s more than exhausting to work in the wind, but add in COLD and spitting rain mixed with snow then you are more than tired at the end of the day.
Linda
After making the ditches
Of course once the water is turned down
Along with it comes the trash
There is a reason the farmers in our area call it “fighting the water”.
It is still cold here. And sticking your hand in ice water to dig out trash lets you know just how cold it is.
The wind is also (still) blowing. Terry takes one field and I take the other, 
between the two of us we are able to get everything set before dark.
Tonight we start the water on the corn ground. I d.r.e.a.d. the corn ground…oh well, it must be done.
For more excitment on the Delta Robbery in 1883 go here: http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/
Linda
Well, I’m sure I would hear about it. But if you are the guy who made the ditch and rolled the field and you knew you still had to level the field….
Then I guess it is okay. LOL 🙂
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
