A Restlessness in the Air—Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Dayphoto

As I wrote yesterday—the morning was chill and cold. Icicles had grown long and pointed, a testament to the slight melt and continued bone chilling air we had been having.

The little birds were restless, as were the other animals…a shifting of here and there. I thought possibly it was a search for food…the need to fill up to prepare for a long journey or another onslaught of storms.

Then a melt occurred! Snow fell off the roof of the house with a loud bam, snow melted out of the tire wells, giving the car tires a much needed relief from packed snow, AND puddles arrived in the yard where once snow drifts lay.

I was able to get a few things done the snow drifts had stopped me from doing. It was a relief.

Then around 10:30 last night a huge ice storm roared in, with a voice like an archangel!

This morning we can hear the sound of tires slipping and sliding on the pavement a mile away, as drivers head to work, forgetting to go slow.

Just because the pavement looks dry….

It’s still slick out there!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

I Miss the Sun—Monday, January 9, 2016

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Dayphoto

We are socked in again. The sky is thick with clouds and the scent of snow is live in the air.

Sigh!

My mind, my heart and my soul misses the sun.

Even a tiny sliver of sunrise would be nice.

Or a quick peak at the sun as it vanishes into the night!

Any sunlight would be nice.

Until then…

I’ll know that the mountains are filling up with snow…snow means melt come spring, melt means full reservoirs and water for irrigation! YAY!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The Bitter Cold Says Hush, Be Still—Sunday, January 8, 2017

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Dayphoto

It’s cold here! So cold that your lungs feel frozen when you try to breathe.

There is a hush upon the land, a stillness that says…shhhh, step softly, go carefully, do not disturb the silence of the sleeping earth.

The woodstove is a blessing!

Still there is a wonderful beauty of the evening sky—the jagged pink line of snow covered mountains

As the setting sun brings to us the darkness…flowing in quietly all around us

The brilliance fading into gray.

Still the moon, that heart stopping brightly glowing moon, teases me with the thought I could grab a bare branch, of the highest tree, and swing like a trapeze artist.

If I could do so I would be able to catch myself on the hook of that growing moon. Then I would skip and jump from one glowing star to another— walking among the vault of heaven, which arches over our magnificent earth.

From my world to your heart

Linda

Wind Driven Snow—-Thursday, January 5, 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Dayphoto

Around four this morning the dark and cloudy skies filled with wind full of snow.

The air was roiling with tiny flakes of frozen water. As the night lightened into day the wind has continued to blast the trees and pelt the buildings.

Min-Min cat met me at the back door telling me she wasn’t going to spend the day in the barn, the shop or the shed–Thank you very much! Today she is an inside cat!

The whole sky is shades of gray and white. I can hear the whistle of wind around the eves of the house and rustling the fire in the wood stove.

The ground is all white now…chilly and soft all at once. The air is sharp and full of shards, but the ground is starting to look like a Christmas card.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Farm Sale Purchase—-Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Dayphoto

The season for farm sales has started. Sometimes this is not a good thing…farmer’s losing their farm, because of foreclosure, but other times it’s due to a farmer and his wife selling out and moving.

Yesterday’s farm sale was just that…the farmer and his wife were selling out to move to California — where all their kids live now. No one in the family wanted to move back and take over the farm, so the parents were going to move out to the Land of Milk and Honey and live with them.

The day was a good day for a sale….bright and sunny with intermittent clouds.

It was also a good day to haul the trash to county dump.

(These are old photos I forgot to take my camera with me)

Once in awhile there was a sharp, piercing little wind. Not bad, but enough to chill you if you didn’t wear proper clothes. (I had on socks and close-toed shoes 🙂 )

Late in the afternoon Terry came home with his new treasure

It didn’t take us long to get the diesel fuel tank out of the truck and sat up…to wait patiently for the new season of farming.

(It looks like we are farming one more year. 🙂 🙂 )

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The Glancing Touch of a Feathered Wing—-Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Dayphoto

For some reason sleep seems to elude me.

Night can be so long. Sigh.

Sometimes I fancy I can feel the touch, of that feathered wing, of the Dark Angel flitting around searching for those ‘whose time has come.’

When that happens I get up and read or Boomer and I take a midnight walk.

Sometimes I think it would be nice to be a little child again…you know that time when you would feel all fretful and fussy inside, unable to relax. Then along would come Momma–holding our little child’s body against the warmth of her body. My Momma would hum as she held me; until rest came.

Terry and I have decided we need to move more…get outside…Do Something.

At different points in the day I put put on my large, large coat…it’s so big it swallows me whole, but I like it for hauling wood–it allows me to move around easily. I, also, don’t care it it gets torn.

Terry, Boomer and I take a walk.

We walk to different parts of the farm, make mental lists of the things we want to get done “come Spring” and then head back home. Feeling refreshed and glad of the momentum in the fresh air.

Then maybe…..just maybe…my mind will GO TO SLEEP at night!!!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The End of the Old and the Slight Beginning of the New —- Monday, January 2, 2016

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Dayphoto

“You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”–Unknown

Last night my exhausted body could NOT find rest, because of my determined mind wanting to stay up all night carousing around and around and around.

The house was silent, save for the pops and snaps of the wood burning in the woodstove. And my restless thoughts. I’m sure they were visible they were so loud in my brain!

Today I’m tired and can’t get my ‘self’ to move.

Sigh!

Oh well, hopefully I can sleep tonight and be a much more energetic blogger tomorrow.

Love,

Linda

HAPPY 2017 My Friends—Sunday, January 1, 2016

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From “The Land Down Under”— Thursday, December 29, 2016

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Dayphoto

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park partially closed due to heavy rain. Picture: James Holding/TwitterSource:Twitter

A very long-time blog reader, Colin, sent this to me from his home country, Australia: This may have been on your news………. something that happens rarely.

The “heavens” opened up over Central Australia— Colin wrote.

He thought you might like to read and see the photos also.

I so agree!

Waterfalls at Uluru as heavy rain across the Northern Territory has forced the closure of the National Park. Picture: Instagram / Paul ManningSource:Supplied

What a beautiful area! And what an huge amount of rain!

Thank you,

Linda