In this part of the farm, I often see
This little bunny and these two quails
Hanging out together.
Of course, we know they are not of the same species
But sometimes, even in the animal/bird world
There are those whose eyes don’t see the difference of others, but only the beauty.
Which fills up all the spaces in each other souls.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
We made it—
In spite of that relentless gallbladder dis-ease
And the many, many trips to the hospital
Getting rid of the gallbladder and having help from some pretty great neighbors
Our corn is knee-high by the Fourth of July!
May this Day be one of celebration for health, for happiness, and for this United States of American within which we live.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
I often try to slip outside
Leaving the housework
And the yard work
I taking off on the four-wheeler
(a wee bird shadow)
To photograph birds.
Sometimes this guy screams loudly when ‘take-off’ occurs
Up into the sky
Landing on the dirt track.
I don’t care where I see them or what I find them doing.
I like watching for that one delight,
Of which, I hope my camera finger is fast enough
To snap.
It’s always such a treat for me
To be a tiny part
Of a bird’s summer day.
Ahh summer + birds + camera
Priceless!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
We worked all day Monday on loading up the dirt from the
settling pond
The pond is a mile from our farm
From 8-5, no stops in-between.
Thankfully there was no wind, or rain, only sun.
From morning (5 a.m.) until dark (9:30 p.m.) we were on the go; irrigation the first and last thing of the day.
We’ll have another ‘haul dirt day’ later this summer. 🙂
Now onto something else.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The world smells clean, fresh, intoxicating
The flowers seem polished; brighter
Although the ‘before’ wind was a tad hard of nests—Sigh.
Still, it feels like the world is whistling a jolly
And rather charming tune
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Our oldest daughter (and oldest child) was driving home from Grand Junction when the sun created an amazing arch.
That most ancient sign of hope
There was a perfect double rainbow, glittering among the cool raindrops, on the desert between Delta and Grand Junction.
A most welcoming, joyful sight!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
The wind and dirt arrived again
Making it hard to move around on the farm; littering the air and our mouths and noses and eyes
Along with the wind came RAIN Clouds
Lovely, soft, earth quenching, leaf cleaning, air freshening Exhilarating RAIN!
We’ve had a few days of off and on rain now!
It is indeed a beautiful, intoxicating, cheerful, enlivening THRILL!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The days move forward
Moving from late spring now into
Early Summer.
It’s a busy time (this little Quail is taking a dust bath 🙂
Our little fox is now grown and a busy
Momma fox. I haven’t seen the kits yet, but they are there I am sure.
While I have you here…what is this little bird? It’s bigger than a Finch, and is pretty much all red?
Early Summer,
A marvelous time of the year!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
While the heat baked and broiled outside
Terry and I finished making the rest of the MUCH NEEDED siphon tubes. This is the oven where we bake the tubes, turning them into soft plastic
Terry takes them out (while still warm) and forms them in the perfect shape
Done! We made around 50 or so, I lost count after a spell.
That evening we made several trips to the fields and added the new tubes in with the old ones, so we don’t have pack tubes from this area to the next!
YAY!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Saturday we had clouds come in—–and a smattering of delightful rain.
Smoke in the sky—-still.
Then last evening,
as we rode out to change the irrigation water, we rode in gigantic surging drifts
and volleying gusts
of a staggering force of the dirty wind.
At least it didn’t last long. This morning it is gone.
Although, the sky is still pretty smokey.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
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