Hope Everyone has a really good spooky time!
Linda
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Category Archives: Life on a Colorado Farm
Sunday Stills- Steps
The Sunday Stills assigment–go to the site for complete instructions— was “take 25 steps and then take three photos of what you are looking upon
This is the canal that provides irrigation water to our place
I didn’t put in three. As you can see the water is running clear.
Then take 50 steps and repeat the process
This is water as it flows under the bridge to our farm.
This time next week the water will be turned off. Come March it will come back on, until then the canal will be dry.
This was a fun Sunday Stills assigment!
Linda
Wordless Wednesday
(Love that they are back…just love it!)
Linda
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
I’m not sure where to start…we are still laying transmission pipe, we have 160 feet laid and have 120 feet more to go.
Of course it would probably go faster if we had a back hoe, but we don’t. First Terry makes a ditch, then the last several inches are dug out by hand, the pipe laid then we cover it up. This is such a job I keep wondering if it is going to be worth it when we are done.
Still something has to be done…the tile line laid in 1920 is starting to have huge issues, like breaking and flaking off causing the tile to plug up. We had a nasty mess in one of the corners this year which proved it was TIME to lay new pipe.
We will gradually get it done…shoot only 120 more feet, we are almost there!
Linda
Last Post on Our Trip to South Dakota
I’m taking a few mintues to get caught up on my blogging, before we start back up outside. We are re-roofing the west side of the house (one side a year), and we have been laying transmission pipe (160 feet so far with 120 more to go). We have to do it in stages…when you are old you work has hard as you always did, it just takes you longer to get ‘stuff’ done. 🙂
On top of everything I had an allegry attack and then caught a cold. Anyway, we are waiting for the frost to leave to get started again. I’m using the time to get caught up here.
The last of our little trip we drove through Custer State Park 
to see the wildlife
And to admire this beautiful grassland
one more time before we left for
Nebraska!
Wayne drove all the back roads (county roads not on the Atlas 🙂 from the corner of Nebraska into Colorado to Greeley) which was really a kick.
We came across a wind farm (See the little windmill in the front) This gives you and idea of how HUGE (and nosiey) these wind machines really are.
Power pole in the foreground. Green energy only produces a tiny amount of our power…And this farm went on for miles and miles and miles.
We got in late but made it over to the Assisted Living Home to tell Terry’s and Carolyn’s (and Roger’s) Mom good-bye before we started to our home clear on the otherside of the Rocky Mountains.
We were gone 6 days, but we saw a lot.
Sure was fun,
Linda
Crazy Horse Memorial Custer, South Dakota
We visited the Crazy Horse Memorial, which is amazing. Heck that doesn’t even BEGIN to describe it.
This privately funded memorial is for all Indians everywhere….from sea to shining sea and from the North Pole to the South. Hours can be spent in the exhibt houses alone.
Since no one really knows what Crazy Horse looks like ….he refused to have his soul captured by ink or camera this is the representation of what the stone artist and the elders decided he MAY have looked like.
If you love Indian culture and want to read a really good book about the Bad Lands, the Black Hills and the Plains Indians read Hanta Yo. I am on my 17th reading….it is an amazing book!
We went late enough in the day we would be there for the laser light show.
Stunning is the word!
I was sitting by some young girls of the Navajo nation. When the song “I’m Proud to be an American” was sung during the light show those beautiful young girls sung to themselves along with the song. As the song ended the little girl (about 14 I would guess) said to herself, but so I could hear….’I AM proud…very proud!’
Brought tears to my eyes!
I too am Proud to be An American!
Linda
More About South Dakota
Wayne’s pick was to visit a cave, of which there are many in South Dakota, but the one he really wanted to see was Jewel Cave.
I tried to take photos, but a camera just can’t capture the beauty of a cave
It was cold, but ever so worth it!
Once again if you ever get a chance try to make it to this cave…you won’t regret it!
Linda
Wordless Wednesday —- Cosmos
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Linda
The Black Hills—Part 1
Things are really busy here again. The 6 days off has us back up and running. Terry is doing repairs on the two bean combines, getting them ready for next year’s harvest. Get everything ready now so nothing is last minute next year.
The yard has frozen so I’ve been cleaning up the dead stuff. I try to leave as many seeds and food items for the birds over the winter, but I do get rid of the weeds. I also just finished planting the last of my tulips.
Anyway…..the four of us had picked out four things we would like to do or see while we were in the Black Hills. Our motel was in Custer, which was a perfect location to travel to and from, it was really rather central to our needs.
We got in the afternoon so we still had time
to head out to Custer State Park to see Sylvan Lake, on Carolyn’s ‘want to see’ stops.
The lake was just beautiful! The walk around the lake not hard and the colors delightful!
We pronouced the experience PERFECT!
On the way out of Custer State Park, we saw an American Bison
Terry and Carolyn were very patient with Wayne and I….we have our cameras out all the time. But those of you who blog so understand!
We all wanted to see Mount Rushmore, it was on Terry’s main “I want to see for sure list”
Amazing!
The walkway to the viewing site is outstanding also…each state is represented with flags and a bit of information about the state.
I so recommend everyone, if you get a chance to go…please take it, you will not be sorry.
Part 2 coming up next!
Linda
A Short Trip
We just got back from a short trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. We went with Terry’s sister and her husband…the whole experience was just lovely.
We got to visit with Terry’s Mom. She had fallen at the Assisted Living home and broke her wrist, it was good to see how well she is doing.
Then off we went…first Wyoming,
then South Dakota. ( I will blog about South Dakota in tomorrow’s post.)
Then on the way back we drove through Nebraska.
After leaving Carolyn’s and Wayne’s we headed to The Rocky Mountain National Park
Driving across the ridge of the Rocky Mountains, into Wolcott, Colorado to home.
We woke up to this! In the short time we were gone (our trip weather was just perfect) summer left us for good.
The whole exprerience was delightful. I have many things to share with you over the next few days. I will also be busy answering all of your comments and emails. I got home rather exhausted…for some reason I have trouble with altitude in my old age. I never did when I was younger. Therefore, I have to ‘recover’ a bit.
Thanks for stopping by!
Linda
