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

The Corn is Knee-High by the Fourth of July

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Dayphoto

This is such a pretty little corn field! Farmers like to have their corn at least knee-high by the fourth of July to be ready for harvest time.

(But with sweet corn, which we don’t raise, the corn will be all sorts of heights, because the harvest is staggered to meet the needs of the grocery stores.)

The only other exception to the knee-high rule is corn grown for seed, by the nature of itself most corn grown from seed will only reach knee-high at harvest.

This is our medium-sized field, the corn is doing well!

This the largest field of corn, right on track. You can see our daughter Misty’s house behind Terry. Now you understand the wonderful gift we have in getting to know these grandchildren so well.

The Cottonwood Tree Lets Down a Branch

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Dayphoto

Suddenly, without a crack or any sound, the cottonwood tree just let down the branch.

The Food Supply is Growing

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Dayphoto

The largest part of my garden, the tomatoes, is really looking good. I have lots of blooms and even some fruit setting on.

Sammy the kitty-cat loves to help me wherever I am working. He is such a sweet thing.

County Liv’n with Baby Chickens

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Dayphoto

The baby chickens are starting to take on the look of grown-up chickens, with most or all of their feathers.

They are really cute, stretching their wings and flying across the pen or running really fast to catch a bug. But they are NOT cute when they jump up on top of the feeder and poop all over it or the waterer and poop all over it.

But Terry fixed that!

Round, slippy, sliddy tops keep the little girls in their place on the floor!

Polka Dot Boss

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Dayphoto

Even at this young age one of the babies has ‘risen to the top’ of the peck’n order to rein as Queen Chicken. I call her the Polka Dot Boss.

I have given her this name because all of her wing feathers and some on her back all have a little white dot at the end of the them.

Things to Do in The Evening

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dayphoto

One of the fun things to do on a summer evening is to take a little ride to town.

More Yard- Pink and Yellow

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dayphoto

The lilies are lovely; I have all colors from pink to a beautiful red.

And the vegetables are starting to produce! Yeah! I can hardly wait for our first squash of the season!

My Yard-From Flowers to Vegetables

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dayphoto

This blue fence is my fence to the chicken pen.

Lavender grows in front of the corrals. The Lavender greets everyone who enters our yard.

The Calves are Growing and Loud Arrives

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dayphoto

The calves are growing, getting bigger everyday! They are still that really odd color. I had wondered if they would change to something darker, but they haven’t.

We traded out Big Boy for Loud. Big Boy was having a hay-day, he kept going through all the fences to get to the neighbors cows and becoming very combative when we tried to run him back over. At one ton, if you want something, you get it.

So Big Boy went to the bull pen, where he is safe, the neighboring cows are safe, and Terry and I are safe. And Loud came back with us to experience the rest of the summer on pasture (instead of the bull pen).

Loud is named Loud because he TALKS all the time. It is kind of scary if you don’t understand that he is just really social and likes to communicate. He will be here until sometime after Labor Day, when he and the calves will be removed so the moms can concentrate on themselves.

Winter’s Heat

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dayphoto

The problem of heating the house and the shop through the winter is a big one. With the high cost of propane, we just can’t afford to heat everything. But if we are diligent through the summer, we can have a large enough woodpile to supply us with just the right amount of warmth.