Come the most beautiful sunsets!
Almost like the heavens are on fire!
Linda
Along with the Storms
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Category Archives: Life on a Colorado Farm
Rain
It’s raining here, mostly in the hills and mountains around us.
The storms come up in the afternoon after a sweltering morning.
I really don’t mind the rain, or the clouds, but this time of year…moisture, coupled with heat, then sometimes it does produce hail. So everytime the storms come in we hold our breath hoping hail doesn’t also come with it.
Linda
Wordless Wednesday
Linda
Why This Tree is Called Cottonwood
We have lots of Cottonwood trees in our area. They are beautiful trees, providing shade, homes to birds, and shelter to those in need.
Every year thier blooms turn into seeds…just like everything else in the plant world.
The seeds look like cotton.
The wind flings those little cotton seeds far and wide, so the ground around, under and several feet away from the tree looks like it snowed in June.
(They are terribly allergy producing, also)
So there you are…a tree found along creeks, streams and rivers. A sure mark of water for pioneers or those traveling across this bright beautiful land of ours.
Linda
Meeting “New” Old Friends
Kids…What More Can I Say
The wind blew the top off the loading area of the grain bin….Terry was going to go up and put it back on.
Not me, I don’t do heights!
Terry has never been frightened by heights, which is why being a lineman for 37 years was a good ‘paying’ job for him.
Blade wanted to see if he could do it….climb up there and snap the lid shut.
He could.
He did.
A chip off the grandpa’s block! 🙂
Linda
Wordless Wednesday–Fertilizing the Corn
Strange Weather
We had very strange weather for this late in June….very cool, even cold. There was up to 6″ of snow in the mountains 10,000′ or higher. It’s been raining off and on for about two days. Bitter wind (again)!
Last evening the wind grew really strong and blew away all the clouds and the moisture.
As the storm was leaving….
I saw a rainbow framed within the cherry trees!
Linda
Look Quick Before the Weeds Appear
I’ve finally got my yard weeded. What a job! In between working with Terry on the farm, it’s taken me until 9:30 last night to finally get everything weeded.
It didn’t help that we cut down that tree and I had to do something there
Or the fact I was given a HUGE, DOUBLE HUGE pile of old railroad ties, that I needed to figure out what to do with
Which first had to have all sorts of hardware, nails and wire removed (they were an old corral before I got them)
And I felt like I just HAD to use them….they were really cool
Then I needed to find some more cross-arms. Everything took time. The weeds ran away from me. But finally I did it !
Weed Free! For a short while anyway!
Now I need to reseed the lawn, in places, and get the weeds out of the hedge. But for today, I’m just going to enjoy having this big job done until I have to start again on Monday.
You know weeds just don’t stay away, they will be back.
Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there!
Linda
