New Water Line

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Dayphoto

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He hired our neighbor and his backhoe to come fix it.

What.A.Job!

First he had to move the carport. He did this all by himself, with pipes and the trailer. Since I was at work I didn’t see him do it (or help him) but when I got home, there it was-balancing on the trailer.

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Terry had laid the pipe

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Moved the carport back into place

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was just getting ready to cover the trenches up

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but the sun was setting.

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I guess you know what Terry is doing today while I am at work!

New Water Line

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Dayphoto

Last year the main water line to our house broke, leaving us with a $500 water bill and a huge job to fix. Ever since that time Terry has been worrying about the water line to corral breaking….so before it could….
He hired our neighbor and his backhoe to come fix it.
What.A.Job!
First he had to move the carport. He did this all by himself, with pipes and the trailer. Since I was at work I didn’t see him do it (or help him) but when I got home, there it was-balancing on the trailer.
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Then off to work I go, and when I come home the trench is dug

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and the backhoe gone.
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Terry had laid the pipe

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moved the carport back into place (all by himself again) and was just getting ready to cover the trenches up

through-the-corrals

but the sun was setting.

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, So I guess you know what Terry is doing today, while I am at work!

Rhode Island Red Roosters

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Dayphoto

Aren’t they just the best? They are gentle, kind to their hens (I have two roosters and 15 hens) and randomly try to be a bigger rooster than my husband and I. So far they are still lower than us on the pecking order.

One of the roosters likes to stand up here and keep guard. They really do a nice job of being a rooster!

Irrigation Water

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Dayphoto

Our irrigation water is turned off and on yearly. We start getting water as soon as someone calls for it, or for sure by March 30^th

Then the last week of October it is turned off

Winter is sad and lonely without the sparkling sound of water flowing down the canal toward Grand Junction

Rain, Rain and More Rain

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Dayphoto

We have a storm coming in AGAIN! I guess it is winter, oops late fall, but ….I really was enjoying the sun. The storm is supposed to hit here this evening with blowing rain and snow.

This is the storm getting closer and closer to us. You can see Hay Stack Mountain in the clouds. Once the storm leaves the canyons, it will head our way….

Then to top all of that out, the neighbor’s spring’n heifers (20 in number) broke through the fence, we had to round them up and take them home.

But on a happier note, the cow that was down at Misty’s is experiencing ‘herd action’ again. The baby thinks this is a big world and having a ball.

This is a photo of the ‘girls’ right after we tuned them loose on the farm

R is for Ricochet

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Dayphoto

I requested a letter from Linda at http://prairierunner.wordpress.com/ to participate in this meme. Here are my things that start with R

1. R is for ricochet—what my body looks like after Thanksgiving. I can’t image what this month is going to do for it (sigh)

2. Reader- I am reading three books Right now

3. Rooms that still need to be cleaned before Christmas (3)

4. Roosters-I have two. The other one went to live with a little girl in town

5. Rottweilers-Rock and Balou belong to my daughter Shannon. They are having a great time learning to be country dogs

6. Red grain truck-Terry says the grain truck is Red, I say it is orange

7. Raccoons leave tracks around the farm, in the yard, and down our Road

8. Rain fell for five days, all through the Thanksgiving holiday. I love that the sun is shinning now

9. Raisins are NOT liked by my chickens…whoever heard of a chicken not eating everything

10. Roger is my husband’s brother

If you would like to do this just leave a comment and I’ll be happy to assign you a letter!

Meta Mae (Hill) Brown’s Table

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Dayphoto

This is Terry’s grandmother’s table. It came with them from Fort Scott, Kansas, to the farm we now live on. (We bought the farm from the estate).

I fell in love with the lovely little table the very first time I saw it, but I had to wait for 35 years to buy it from Aunt Benita’s estate.

Now it lives in our house under the photo I inherited, from my mother, of my Great Grandmother, Grace Elizabeth (Hubbard) Wootton and my grandmother, Ruth Love (Wootton) Thomas.

The table is a neat little flip-over, with a snap to hold it open on one side. I just love it!

I also find that I am attracted to the Victorian Era, so I thought the two would go well together.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Dayphoto

I would like to wish each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving! I would like you to know that I am Thankful for all the new friends I have made through blogging! I have really enjoyed getting to know all of my new blogging friends, their lives, and where they live. I look forward to our stock market settling down, prosperity returning to our great land, and for each one of you to have great joy in each of your lives.

Looking toward 25 Mesa (the Uncompahgre Plateau) from our back door

Suddenly there appeared in the air a chariot of fire, with horses of fire, which, parting the two asunder carried up Elijah in a whirlwind to heaven. 2 Kings 2:1-11

After having a very long summer, and an even longer fall, I have reached a point whereby I need a break. Starting Wednesday, November 26^th

Terry and I are taking some time to do some ‘stuff’ that doesn’t include me going to work. I will return to regular routine December 1^st

^{HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Linda}

THE MALL

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Dayphoto

One Week End We Went to the Mountains, Then Last Weekend THE MALL

Although, you can’t tell from this photo, we went to the city….then to the biggest mall. I have a tendency to claustrophobic with so many people around. Not to mention how I hate to drive in large messes of traffic.