My Favorite Part of Homecoming — Tuesday, September 14, 2021

I was sitting in the car, parked behind the scoreboard when a small group of Middle School boys passed me by:

One of the young men separated himself from the others and stood in front of our car; crossing his arms in front of his chest he said to me: “A Corvette! I LOVE CORVETTES!” 

Then they were off.

A few minutes later the group returned and I thought: Why not make their day and mine.  So I got out of the car, asked one of the young men if he was the one who made the comment that he LOVES corvettes.  He replied no. And I explained to him I was going to ask that young person if he would like to have a sit in the car.

“WOW!  I’ll go get him!” He was off.  Running a high speed to the grandstands, in seconds (YES SECONDS) he was back with his Corvette-loving friend.

I asked my question again, receiving an emphatic nod of the head and a dash to the rider’s side of the car.

“No, Wait!” I said. “Get in on the driver’s side.”

The young man stopped for just a second and wildly ran around the back of the car to get in the door I had open.

His smile said it all.

Then more friends showed up

The atmosphere of excitement was HUGE!

Their joy filled my, heart!

More friends showed up; the Jeepster owners gave permission for a young man and his friend to sit in their classic car.

The young man explained while he asked for permission, that his grandpa had found a Jeepster not long ago and was starting to restore it.  If he could just sit in this one he would know what it was going to be like to ride with his grandpa. Gary and Connie graciously understood.

Now the small crowd of “Car Guys” had GROWN.

And another young man (in the Driver’s Seat) asked if he could sit behind the wheel, just once in his life.

Putting on his glasses he (along with everyone else) flashed a HUGE smile at me!

Then a parent came over and got a photo.

Delightful smiles from everyone all around!

Car Guys!

These young men just made my day, my week, my month!

From my world to your heart,

Linda

A Storybook Ride—Monday, September 13, 2021

Friday night, five classic cars lined up by the scoreboard

Then they were off—the first set of Senior attendants

The second set of Seniors

The Junior Class of attendants

Followed by the Sophomores

And the Freshmen.

The beginning of an exciting Senior Year for the class of 2022!

Delta High School’s 2021 Homecoming.

I just love all those huge smiles, don’t you?

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Have You Been Wondering—Sunday, September 12, 2021

This is what we have been doing

It took some time

But we finished!

The third cutting of the third fields DONE!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Here and There, the Bugs Fill the Air — Thursday, September 9, 2021

The sky is shot-through with bugs, this time of year

Their little bodies are caught in your hair, on your face, and smashed on your glasses

Sometimes they like to sting you

Diving right to you—————-RUN, I think, but instead I snap a photo 🙂

Then taking off like a speeding plane

I mean…after all…I have to see if I can get a photo.

I think you know me well enough by now. 🙂

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

We Made It to Third Cutting — Wednesday, September 8, 2021

The smoke is back, seeping into everything (again)

We have made it to the third cutting of alfalfa…both fields are cut and drying now

It will take longer to dry since the nights tingle with Autumn cool

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Signs on the Farm — Tuesday, September 7, 2021

I like it when I can find ditch foam.  It’s not rare but it is unusual. (TLC Cai-Cai is walking with me)

Then there are the NAUGHTY Girls, who broke out of their pasture

Yep.  Not a good sign.

Thankfully I was home and able to catch them and put them back in the corral.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Autumn —- Monday, September 6, 2021

The hot, hot sunlight is gone, in place is more of a crisp bite in the air in the early morning–a shiver, which often-times ripples over your warm skin.

The day warms to up to show glistening heavy dew on all the plants.

Thankfully, the sun heats the day hot enough it still feels like we have the gift of Summer.

Nighttime is a wee bit darker, even if there is a moon or a slew of a million zillion stars

Daylight starts later,  with evening shadows crawling quicker and quicker

Autumn…a different kind of peace is now on the land.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Going, Going, Almost Gone — Sunday, September 5, 2021

My little flock of Hummingbirds is starting to dwindle

Gradually the feeding at my feeders is becoming less and less

I have gone from 12 feeders

Down to two.

And the reality is, I really only need one.  But I keep up two so they don’t have to fight for a spot.

Soon the Swallows will follow. When that happens the Summer birds are all gone.

Sigh!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Singing a Song —Thursday, September 2, 2021

Although, these two photos were taken a day or so ago; joy is in the air, here.

We are having a momentary break in farming!

It’s raining!

Yes, there are still hay bales in the second field (30 bales).

But this lovely shower of air-cleaning rain is just perfect for the soul! (and everything and everyone else 🙂  )

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Time Going Swiftly — Wednesday, September 1, 2021

It wasn’t so long ago, the spray plane would pass over our farm on its daily routine

We think we know where Mindy is…she has left us to go to another neighbor.  He is a person who really likes cats and seems to have a few of them.  (Which is nice, because our area gets lots of cats who have been thrown away.)

(See all the birds sitting on the tassels?)

But we saw her (or a cat that looks like her) in his arms, getting lots of pets.

I guess she didn’t like the idea of TLC Cai-Cai; choosing to go live with the man who doesn’t have a TLC Cai-Cai.

Of course, I’m not sure it’s her, but I hope so.  For her sake.

We are in a massive rush to finish up the second field of alfalfa.

Terry is out baling now, then this afternoon we will haul it in

They are telling us a very large monsoonal storm is due

Heavy enough rain that the 1-70 Corridor through Glenwood Spring Canyon will probably be closed again.

Anyway, time is flying by—

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda