YAY—Tuesday, October 5, 2015

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Dayphoto

I called and it was canceled! YAY! That is even better! I’ve had a bit of company early this morning so I haven’t been able to get up her [in my office] to change my post, thereby letting you know!

Canceled is a very GOOD thing!

Sunday morning our sky looked like this…Storm coming in.

Today (Monday) it is sprinkling off and on. Still Terry says it isn’t ‘that wet’, so we are heading out to move gated pipe.

We worked on the gated pipe yesterday, between sprinkles of rain. Terry also worked on the dirt ditch. Boomer and I started removing the dams and siphon tubes on the pinto bean field. I so much prefer working on the irrigation system.

Anyway, Good morning my friends!

Your friend,

Linda

Last Night’s Sunset—Monday, October 5, 2015

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Dayphoto

We had a most gorgeous sunset last night…

Such a beautiful sight to behold.

Tonight after 5:00 I must call this certain number to find out if I have jury duty tomorrow. OH! How I hope I don’t have jury duty, or if I do…I am NOT picked.

I do NOT want to be the judge of someone else’s life. EVER!

I’ve had people judge me, and my life, and even throw stones. I do NOT want to decide the verdict of someone else life…..ever!

Here is a little Irish Proverb, which I like: “When I count my blessings, I COUNT YOU TWICE!”

With much friendship,

Linda

The Color Shouted—Sunday, October 4, 2015

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Dayphoto

We took a short drive to Grand Mesa, making the loop from the Cedaredge side, to the Collbran side, then back around again.
It was marvelous!

“Everywhere she walked the color shouted

And sang around her…

In October any wonderful

Unexpected thing might

be possible.”—Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Eye candy for the soul!

Your friend,

Linda

Another Photo Gift from Merri—Thursday, October 1, 2015

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Dayphoto

She calls it “The Color of Home”.

Thank you so much, Merri, for sharing this with us!

Linda

Another Job Done Until Spring—Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Dayphoto

Well, we got half of the dirt cleaned off of the settling pond! (all the edges must be cleaned off so the pond can be re-dug in the spring.)

The rest will wait until March or early April, just before the water is turned into the ditches on that field.

Boomer had a great time…but nothing compares to loading up and ‘escorting’ in and out hay customers! Well, maybe right up there with the Mail Lady—and SHE always has a dog cookie with Boomer’s name written on it!

A good couple of days work! Nothing broke down, everything went smooth as glass.

You can’t ask for more than that. 🙂

Your friend on a western Colorado farm.

Linda

Waiting for the Moon, Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Dayphoto

Like all of you, Terry and I waited for the Super/Blood moon to rise over the eastern mountains. (Although, Terry had to jump up randomly from the Broncos game), Boomer and I sat outside and ….watched!

The site was a fascinating wonder to behold

What an amazingly beautiful gift from the heavens

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Scenes of Fall, Monday, September 28, 2015

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Dayphoto

We have finished with the pinto beans. Cleaned up the truck and the combines putting them to bed for…well, forever.

Today we start hauling dirt from the settling ponds..

Sometimes we haul the dirt in the spring, but this year Terry wants to do it in the fall.

He is very serious about renting out the place next year, so he wants to have the farm in ‘perfect’ order for the renter.

We use this dirt to build up areas that have either washed away or blown away. This soil is also spread out over the farm ground to fill in holes that have developed.

Off now! My wish for you is that your day is the best it can be!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Mount Saint Helens-Sunday, September 27, 2015

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Dayphoto

Suz, another fun blog follower, sent me a series of photos from her area. She lives in the shadow of Mount Saint Helens, in Oregon.

Last week she and a friend of hers took a trip to the up the Mountain of Mount St. Helen’s. Her friend, is Dana Hunter, who is writing a book about Mount St. Helens.

Anyway…just look at this series of photos! She said there were taken on the road up to the

Johnson Ridge Observatory, located at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

What a stunning and amazing mountain/volcano!

Thank you, to Suz! I hope everyone enjoys these photo like I did!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm

Linda

Getting Close–Thursday, September 25, 2015

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Dayphoto

We are getting close (now), to being done, with the pinto bean harvest. Tomorrow should see the end!

Prices are low. They are low on the corn and the hay also. But storing something doesn’t always produce a higher price later on.

I always find this so odd…the farmer get a small amount, but the retail in the grocery store is extremely high…too many middle people along the way, I guess.

We are still irrigating the alfalfa field. It’s a big field and takes a long time to get across, but we should finish with the irrigation by Saturday.

After that we wait.