We put the top on the Corvette
For a sparkling ride to Sonic
Where the last gathering of the year took place.
1965 and 1964 side by side in the setting sun.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Glory Bee, short for a Blaze of Glory, and T’Ata are sisters and the best of friends. They have different Mothers but the same Dad.
They live here on the farm and much loved.
They do EVERYTHING together. And if they don’t get to the other one throws a fit
(The above series has been published before, but I needed to tell you the back story so you would understand this story)
So, while Terry and I were working on the new fence, T’Ata got to go for a ride.
Just a wee little ride down the long farm road — just to stretch around a bit.
Glory went berzerk…running, running, calling, screaming — a crazy girl
It wasn’t long…minutes actually, that T’Ata was back, without her rider.
Naughty girl!
After catching T’Ata, the rider took off again. This time Glory was locked in the barn.
Sometimes you just have to go to your bedroom and wait out a tantrum.
And if you make a break and runaway—You still have to go on a walk.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Terry decided he wanted to tear down an barbed-wire fence along-side the other house and make it into something better.
So we gathered up some of our ‘stashed lumber’, filled the back of the pick-up with nails and all the tools and headed down
It took a couple of days to tear everything down, put up new posts and start putting up the ‘found’ boards
The look was satisfactory
We left the old hinges on the posts—I think they add charm.
Then in the warmest part of the sunlit day, I started painting
All but for one spot…a Praying Mantis had cleverly decided to make its winter home on one of the boards, so I painted around it. I will finish this spot next spring.
Done! The white-painted boards, glinting in the late afternoon sun, contrasting nicely with the growing shadows.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Here we are on a wee tour of the farm and how things are now
The moon is dazzling peeking here and there through the corn
We have deer hanging out in the corn
We have new ‘saved’ goats on the farm. They are not young, very old, complete with arthritis. They are so sweet.
The mornings are dazzling
The Quails are so much fun to watch, and we have lots and lots of them.
The sunrises have been lovely
We have a family of raccoons
And coyotes (Sigh)
The leaves are falling, but they didn’t turn colors this year
We still have water in the canal. It will leave on the first of November. I still enjoy hearing the rush of the water passing through our place.
AND I got a photo of a wasp in flight! How cool that is! 🙂
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Morning sunrise.
Terry took one side of the farm and I took the other
It turned out to be a nice day, cold in the morning, warm without wind starting in the middle of the morning
Abundant sunshine
It felt good. All the siphon tubes, the dams, and the ditch cleaners up and waiting for spring.
It was a very good day!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Boomer and I were out working on the farm when I noticed a huge amount of smoke in the San Juan area
After getting home I looked it up on the Fire Map…They are calling it the Cow Creek Fire
I have no idea what started it.
Scary to be having fires this time of year.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We are in Indian Summer now. The days warm up and the night cool way down.
Sometimes Terry and I go for wee night rides, over the dusty ground, in the silence of the land.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The heavy freezes are continuing.
The alfalfa is always slower to react than, say corn, or the leaves on trees.
Gradually, over a long series of heavy freezes, the fields will turn brown, all the juices stored in the roots, slumbering until spring.
Creating a new world, ready for winter long nap.
And now, for a tiny bit of summer life
Yesterday, I captured, on camera, a butterfly/moth exploding into the air as Boomer and I walked by.
I’m finding capturing bugs in flight is very hard to do. (But ever so fun, when I actually get one on camera.)
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We have been having wind….lots and lots of wind
Which always makes the earth seem slightly used
It hisses through everything; stretching the earth into a dust storm of wonder
We have a strong need for rain.
(Beaglie ears flying in the wind)
But not until all the pinto beans, the onions, and the hemp are all harvested. Until then we just live in gratitude for dry weather so those farmers still trying to get crops harvested can.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Last Spring one of the renters took the land-leveler through one of the gates too fast, causing damage to leveler and to the gate.
He was pretty upset about the harm, but Terry said, not to worry he would fix it.
So Friday that is just what we did.
Done!
All set in place, the gate shut, and back to normal.
Then we took a wee ride (one more time) before it is time to put the top on.
Those short little rides are priceless. A nice break in a busy day.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
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