Good Fences—April 17, 2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Dayphoto

A blog friend from Texas… Run*A*Round Ranch Report … has started a Thursday “Good Fences” series. Everyone is asked to participate, if they would like. I decided ‘I would like’… so here is my fence for Thursday We had a very cold, nasty, rain and sleet filled storm one day last week. While Terry and I were out on the canal bank we both happened to look up and see this really cool site! So for Thursday’s Good Fences I give you a typical fence on our property and the first rainbow of the season! Life is good, isn’t it?

For stunning fences and gates head on over to The Good Fences feature of The Run *A* Round Ranch Report.

You friend,

Linda

A Long Slog —April 16, 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Dayphoto

Finally, I’m back! I hope! Fingers and toes crossed!!!

They had to take my computer back to a completely clean slate…reload everything…I do mean everything—then Carbonite had to down load the rest. (I am so thankful I have Carbonite…THANKFUL!!! That download took THREE DAYS!

Okay, lesson learned from the Carbonite experience…I must get an external hard drive and put all my photos on it. The forever download was because of the pictures. More than once I almost panicked and its fore sure I cried (just a little bit).

Anyway, I’m back. Lots happened in those 2 and half weeks—the water came, we had a nasty freeze, we got all the way in, and we started the water on the farm only to have to turn it off again.

I’ll get you all caught up soon. I will also be able to get caught up with all of you again. Since the apricots are now all frozen I’ll still leave you with a lovely evening photo of the memory of their blooms!

It’s good to be back! See you on your site soon!

Your friend,

Linda

Starting Over April 12, 2014

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Dayphoto

A blank computer…that is where things are now. Back to square one. What a sadness!

My computer lady reloaded all my operating software, accept my printer and my camera…I will have to do so myself.

I have Carbonite (THANK HEAVENS!!!) With the help of Christopher (who works for Carbonite) the download of all my documents—farm stuff…everything you can imagine I am getting closer to getting back online.

At this point the Carbonite download site says everything will be back an in place in three more days. (Yes, I have lots of ‘life’ on the computer).

So by Tuesday…I hope… everything will be a go ahead.

Thank you for still dropping by and checking in on me. It’s been a huge long stressful time.

Linda

Computer Problems Continue– April 8, 2014

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Dayphoto

I am so upset I could just cry. I am still having trouble with my computer. The computer lady assures me it wasn’t a virus…just so you know. It was a download from Microsoft….everything has been corrupted. The only thing I have (right now) is the internet…of course.

Please stay with me. I hope this gets resolved soon!

Linda

Crashed

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Dayphoto

My computer refused to load yesterday. So I had to take it to the computer hospital. The computer doctor said she is seeing lots of this sort of problem. Something to do with a download from Windows into the profile.

Typing on an IPad is rather tedious —one finger at a time. I will be back with regular blog posts as soon as I can get my computer home!

Linda

The Start of April is a Cold Start–April 2, 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dayphoto

So far our start into April is a tad chilly. Very cold bully winds, with rain, sleet, snow showers; if I have to guess the apricots are pretty much gone for another year. We may get a few, only time will tell.

The sun had a hard time shining through the cloud cover this morning. This looks more like a Halloween photo than an early morning photo in April. 🙂

The water has not made it to us yet. That does not mean that it isn’t on it’s way, just that it isn’t here yet. Since our irrigation water comes from Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison (two hours away by car) or out of the Ridgeway Dam (1 1/2 hours away by car) it takes a long time for it to get to us. We are close to the end, just a few more farms below us then our irrigation water flows into the Gunnison River.

We are very close to being ready to start irrigation. If you want to see a post about starting the water here is an old post.

I leave you now, with a lovely photo of the apricot blooms as the sun was setting last night.

Linda

April Fool’s Day—-Winter is still here — April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Dayphoto

Today the wind is blowing and the rain is trying to fall and it’s cold again!

But it can’t last…it just can’t last! The earth is shifting the day is growing longer (our day length is 12 hours and 37 minutes long) and the skies are getting blues. But for today the weather is playing a rather cold nasty joke on us.

Terry has been making ditches, finishing up the rolling. Even though the wind is nasty and cold he will start leveling the fields. The fields don’t wait…well actually the soil doesn’t wait.

I’ve been cleaning the yard, I only have two big areas left. And then I need to rewash all the windows again. I’m also spring cleaning the house. Lots to do right now.

We got word that the irrigation water will be here by the end of the week or Monday of next week. We are almost ready. After they turn the water down it takes our canal a full week before it fills. Any day now.

Off to get some stuff done!

Your friend on a very windy farm,

Linda

No One Likes a Bully —March 31, 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dayphoto

We had a huge bully wind yesterday….55 m.p.h. gusts that picked up everything and flung it here and there and everywhere.

All of Utah came with it!

No, not really, but the sky was brown.

Along with the dirt and wind came ‘almost’ rain. Just enough to coat my very clean and sparkling windows.

I haven’t really gone to check the apricot trees, I guess I know what I will find.

This morning the sky is Spring time blue, the sun is shining, the air calm, with a few puffy clouds around Paonia. It will stay that way until this evening when another wind will blow in. The weather people say we will be like this for a week. Then more settled weather will arrive with 70* temps. YIPPEE!!

Off now to rewash the windows to let the sunshine into the house!

Your farm friend

Linda

A Little Update — March 30, 2014

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Dayphoto

Since I’ve had lots of emails asking how my foot is doing (which I THANK YOU for asking 🙂 ) I thought I would show you.

It is ever so much better. (Yes, I have an old ladies foot, because I am an old lady 🙂 )

The bottom is healed, and only hurts if I stand on the ball of my foot or try to tippy-toes to reach something. Strangely the worst part has been the top of my foot. See that little bump? That is where the nail stopped…not going clear through which is nice.

Everyday it is better and really only slowed me down the first four days. I had to use a cane for two of those days…what a slow process that is-waling with a cane!

Still I would NOT recommend anyone going through this.

Now onto ‘funner’ things.

The apricot trees are blooming and alive with the sound of Honey Bees!

Beautiful!

I like to stand under the tree and smell the blossoms and hear the bees singing their thankfulness.

I have no idea if we will have any apricots this year. They usually get frozen or a mean bully wind comes up and trashes the blooms. When I grew up in an orchard (my grandparent’s house and my parent’s house were in the middle of the orchards) both my beloved Grandfather and my wonderful Dad said apricots were really hard to grow here and get a crop. It seemed like every nine years, or so, you could get a crop—the reason is they bloom so early. They are the FIRST of the fruit trees to bloom, therefore subject to destroying wind and killing freezes.

Still they are a gift to a winter weary bee and a human’s soul!

Your friend,

Linda

A Bad Wind— March 27, 2014

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dayphoto

It was just two days ago we had a fun, playful, wind…more than a breeze; way too much to fly a kit. A wind that I enjoyed.

Yesterday we had a bad wind…a very persistent wind full of trash and leaves, dirt and ugly dark clouds.

The hands of the wind flipped tree branches and slapped things together to make a huge LOUD wind. We even lost power for a spell.

The trash blew all over the yard, the roads, and the fields like escaped animals from the zoo.

A regular Bully wind!

March is known as the blustery month…and so it ’tis. Then comes April. April can be cold and chilly with lots of rain, but it can also be sumptuous with color breaking forth in a riot of colors.

Only a few more days to go and we will see April. Hopefully all of those in the east who are still have January weather will also burst forth into warmth in April. Also, hopefully, the rains will come to California and the arid southwest!

Hopefully!

Linda