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Wordless Wednesday
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Category Archives: Life on a Colorado Farm
Winter is Hard on Stuff and so are Cows
The gated pipe had a hard time this year, with all the snow the cows really couldn’t see the pipe (no we don’t pick it up yearly, it is just too hard and there is just too much of it).
Still it was only two sticks and those can be ‘mended’. We won’t have to replace them, just patch them. Stay tuned so you can see what a ‘patched pipe’ looks like. Nothing like patched jeans! J
Another Rite of Spring!
We were over at the equipment hillside when we saw smoke coming from the area where our house is
Since one of our neighbors caught part of our place on fire three years ago, the smoke made us hoof it over the old corn field rather fast.
Then we found out it was the ditch company getting the canal ready for water.
What a relief!
Happy Birthday, Tallen Rose
One Year Old!
RAIN!
Wonderful Beautiful Spring Rain
It was only here for one day, but it was nice.
Hidey Holes
This time of year we start to get ready for water. Water on our farm is transported through culverts, ditches, underground transport pipes, and gated pipe.
These same pieces of transportation for water are also really good homes for critters: fox, skunk, feral cats, and feral dogs from the rigors of winter. The problem of making these things their homes is instant death as soon as the water is turned in.
Therefore, we like to check all everywhere making sure there is nothing living there.
Getting them out of their burrow (the water transportation unit) can sometimes be a real problem, especially if we are talking about skunks.
But this year we are safe (so far).
Skunks are mating right now, and will be looking for a nice warm nest, but water is just a few weeks off and if we cover the ends they will move on to dens in the ground.
The coyotes have dens on the hills on our place, but I’m not brave enough to go poking my head where they are. I have been thinking I might, MIGHT, go to where they live and see if I could get any baby pictures, but I haven’t worked up enough courage.
Signs of Spring
Water in the drain ditch
The cows ready to have babies
And
GREEN GRASS! HAPPY, Happy, JOY, Joy!
I’m Back!
We didn’t go to anywhere, long story, which I will tell sometime on down the road.
While out checking on the cows and seeing how the ground was coming along for tractor work I took a photo of this cow
“Looks like you are going to have twins”, I told her.
“TWINS!” she replied, “TWINS!”
(I think so, don’t you? SHHHHHHHHHHH!)
Going on Vacation
Yeah, we are taking a small vacation (small because we can’t be gone too long, with all the animals and chores).
But … it is still a vacation. Misty, our daughter who lives across the field is going to come feed all the animals, gather the eggs, and toss hay to the cows. The cows have heated water tanks, but everyone else has to have attention.
So we are going from this (winter)
Too — I don’t know—something in Arizona, maybe.
Yeah!
***I’m so happy I feel like I could do the Chicken Dance!***
Monkey is mad because she doesn’t like to be alone, or to go outside, but I think she will make it.
And when we get back I will have a better relaxed attitude. Spring will almost be here and I can start working in the garden!
Have a nice week, and I will post when I get back!
I am Sorry
I have received so many awards lately that I am going to have to say Thank you to each one of you, but I can’t keep up with the requirements of the awards. Please know that I do appreciate you thinking of me enough to give me award, and that I am very happy that you visit me. But from this time forward I just won’t be able to do any more awards. L
Linda
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