The early sweet corn farmers and the onion growers are really starting to get more than concerned. Those seeds need to be in the ground next week. It’s not going to happen. We are still way too wet.
It’s all a little daunting. It’s going to take lots of sun and some wind if our crops are going to make into the ground on time.
March is sure acting Lion like!
Linda
The rancher whose cows visit our farm every year, are just about done calving out. Once every cow has calved and all the calves are at least one week old, they will go to another pasture, coming back next February to calve out again.
For awhile there everyone was wearing shoes, that’s what the grandchildren call the mud that collects on their hooves
But we are dry now, there is snow clinging only to the mountains. The ground is still too wet to plow, but if the weather holds maybe next week we can begin farm work.
Momma cows give orders to their babies to stay put, so many times I can walk right up to one, if the dog isn’t with me.
But the second the Momma hollers “MOOOOOOOOOVE”, the calf does! And quickly too!
This momma gave birth to twins, on the hill where we store our equipment. So far she has proven to be a really good mom, keeping both babies and feeding them. Often time mothers of twins will abandon the weaker of the two. This one seems to really enjoy both kids.
Linda
Green Grass!
YEAH!!!!
Linda
Bladen asked us if we could/would go to the Math and Science fair. Of course we would go.
His project was about Puffer Fish, which he truly enjoyed studying about. He wants to go to Mexico to really see some now.
Hopefully someday he will get to.
Tallen even loved the Math count table
But the ‘big kid’ really, really, enjoyed the table with the electricity. Hummmm, I wonder why?
Linda
We have blue skies! Beautiful, beautiful blue skies!
We are a river of melted snow
By the hour we are turning from snow until water
“How do I get across?”, wonders Sammy-Sam
Humm—now what?
I guess I will try…stay on the snow, no wait, maybe the mud
Forget it, I’m heading into the shed.
Terry is digging little ditches to help the water run into the dry canal.
I’m not complaining….spring is here! I saw another Red-breasted Robin and two Western Meadow Larks. The geese have been gone now for days.
I’m singing a happy song!
Linda
In fact, it is more powerful than words.
I think this winter has been so hard because we have only seen the sun a few days since October.
Linda
Do as the Roman’s do!”
Okay so it snow, so what?
Let’s go play in it anyway, Grandpa!
A family of snowpeople! One more time, before spring.
Happy February! March is on it’s way!
Linda
Complete with power outages
And 8 inches of snow
The lilac received more damage
And will have to be pruned some more.
When snow collects on electric lines and it starts to dance, that’s when the power goes out
Anyway
Is sure is beautiful. Today it is cold 23* with the wind blowing. I wonder where the robins and the bluebirds are?
Linda
Since Saturday was beautiful, not cold, 41* and not snowing, we decided now was the time to trim up the 90 year old lilac.
We removed all the winter damaged branches, all the suckers
Thereby, giving a new shape to a very old tree
Lilacs are really bushes, but Terry’s grandfather trimmed this into a tree.
I took some of the trimmed branches and put them into warm water in the house.
I want to do this as Far Side, Own a Morgan, and others suggested it to see if I can get some to grow roots.
If I can I will plant a few more bushes in the yard along the canal bank.
I will tell you about the canal bank in another post.
Monkey, the cat, liked to help me. Sam and Fuzzy were way too busy to spend time picking up branches.
It is snowing here as I write this, big wet flakes. It’s beautiful. The flakes really aren’t sticking and even if they do the time of 20* weather is over. The days are growing longer and longer. I saw two robins yesterday. I consider this a spring snow shower, bringing moisture to the high country from which we get our water.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Linda
Second (you head down the road to the next field or pasture)
Third (if you are in a car you hope you are going INTO the herd, not with it)
The cows that contain “Friend” leave our area heading for thier winter ranch/headquarters.
It is there they will calve out. I saw four bluebirds the other day. And the geese are slowly leaving our area.
Spring is coming. I can feel it in my bones.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 