The Next Step (the motor goes in – just to see how it will fit)
Wordless Wednesday
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Consignment Sale
The last consignment sale for the spring season just ended this weekend. Terry always goes, mostly to visit with other farmer friends, but sometimes to get something or other.
In spite of this economy the prices are staying high on used farm equipment.
This primarily a man’s world, although women do show up from time to time, just not lots of women.
Me?
I stayed home and worked on projects that I had been putting off.
Friday Photo Meme
Karen from http://www.zemeks.blogspot.com/ asked me to do a photo meme.
So here goes.
Part of my work, requires me to travel to Paonia, Colorado on a regular basis. Paonia is about an hour’s drive from here, and has one of the most beautiful scenery’s around.
About two weeks ago they had a lovely snow storm, that closed down the sounds and covered the trees with heavy, wet snow. The snow had melted by the time I left for Delta, but for a short while, we had Christmas again.
That is Lamborn Mesa.
I got the photos backward, but you get the idea! 🙂
Going to Grammy and Grandpa’s House
Went I got home yesterday afternoon Fuzzy started barking his “Somebody’s Coming Bark”, which quickly changed into “Oh, good, You are coming I am so glad” bark.
When I went to look I saw the little family coming our way, with Linkin on her bike (she absolutely HATES riding her bike, she is just sure she is going to wreck in the gravel).
Bladen was walking Hoolie, so she could learn to walk on a leash
But Tallen thought her ride was just a-okay.
And Checkers was really glad to see Fuzzy and us.
Checkers has a weird way of greeting people, she tries to smile. It can be a bit off-putting until you realize her stub-tail is wagging and she is trying to do the puppy-dance.
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Winter is Hard on Stuff and so are Cows
The gated pipe had a hard time this year, with all the snow the cows really couldn’t see the pipe (no we don’t pick it up yearly, it is just too hard and there is just too much of it).
Still it was only two sticks and those can be ‘mended’. We won’t have to replace them, just patch them. Stay tuned so you can see what a ‘patched pipe’ looks like. Nothing like patched jeans! J
Another Rite of Spring!
We were over at the equipment hillside when we saw smoke coming from the area where our house is
Since one of our neighbors caught part of our place on fire three years ago, the smoke made us hoof it over the old corn field rather fast.
Then we found out it was the ditch company getting the canal ready for water.
What a relief!
Happy Birthday, Tallen Rose
One Year Old!
RAIN!
Wonderful Beautiful Spring Rain
It was only here for one day, but it was nice.
Hidey Holes
This time of year we start to get ready for water. Water on our farm is transported through culverts, ditches, underground transport pipes, and gated pipe.
These same pieces of transportation for water are also really good homes for critters: fox, skunk, feral cats, and feral dogs from the rigors of winter. The problem of making these things their homes is instant death as soon as the water is turned in.
Therefore, we like to check all everywhere making sure there is nothing living there.
Getting them out of their burrow (the water transportation unit) can sometimes be a real problem, especially if we are talking about skunks.
But this year we are safe (so far).
Skunks are mating right now, and will be looking for a nice warm nest, but water is just a few weeks off and if we cover the ends they will move on to dens in the ground.
The coyotes have dens on the hills on our place, but I’m not brave enough to go poking my head where they are. I have been thinking I might, MIGHT, go to where they live and see if I could get any baby pictures, but I haven’t worked up enough courage.
