Supper! Time to fill the empty tummies
“Tears of joy are like the summer raindrops, pierced by sunbeams.”– Hosea Ballou
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Hawk(s) in the Evening — Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Hawk as it is Getting Light — Monday, August 25, 2025
Can you see him? A little over the light and into the East more. The sun is starting to lighten the sky.
“A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.”— Amit Kalantri
From my world to your heart,
Linda
I Said a Prayer of Thanks —- Sunday, August 24, 2025
We have finally entered the last week of August!
Whew!
I am so grateful!
I never, ever, thought I would say that the heat (we hit 104* lately) would get to me.
But it did! I need a cool down. Of which, I’m sure
Everyone and everything else does too.
Next week, September!!! YAY!
“I believe everything happens for a reason. Everything that happens to you, you will need, so don’t stress it. Don’t worry about whether you’re going to go right or left, or forward or backward. You’ll wind up right where you should be.” — Carla Hall
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The Adventures of Boo Berry Betty and TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—- HEAT! HOT!! PANT! PANT! —- Friday, August 22, 2025
It’s hot!
We do mean HOT!!!
100*F (37.77C)
101*f (38.33c)
102*f (38.88c)
103* and 104*f (39.44 to 40c)
Then, possibly some rain is coming in for four or five days. Maybe.
We (Mom, Dad, US) sure hope so!
It is Just TOO HOT!!! That is a belly dump air plane heading to one of the fires.
TLC
And Boo Berry
“Man is truly blessed when a pet’s beautiful spirit has touched his life and heart.” — Cathy Asunma
Some Times It is the Ordinary — Thursday, August 21, 2025
That takes my breath away
(Bringing in the last load of hay. The lights on the tractor lit up everything perfectly.
And fills my soul with peace!
“They say laughing is one of the best exercises for your heart. So find something to giggle about—it keeps you young!” — Paula Deen
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Gambel’s Quail —- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
We have a nice bunch of Quail, which live on the farm with us.
I love to hear their sweet little voices
And to watch their chicks grow up.
I’m so grateful they are staying safe from the predators
(Hop, skip, jump)
Who also live with us on our farm.
“To succeed in life, you need a wishbone, a backbone, and a funnybone.” — Reba McEntire
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Third Cutting of the First Field — Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Done!
I put it on Facebook and we sold out completely! Goodness!
DONE!!!
“Laughter is very high on my list for general well-being. When I laugh, I laugh out loud. I feel so hopeful, so light, and it feels so good!” — Cat Cora
Your friend on a western Colorado farm
Linda
A Gift From Vermont Cemetery Preserve — Monday, August 18, 2025
I opened my email to THIS!!! —
“Hi Linda. Hope all is well.
Went for a walk this evening at the Vermont Cemetery Preserve this evening and was able to capture this:
The cemetery is inside that fence. It dates back to the 1840s and the first settlers to this area. It is surrounded now by indigenous grasslands and walking paths, further surrounded now by housing developments.
The story of this might be interesting to some:
The original settlers thought the soil must not be fertile, since there were few/no trees. Little did they realize they were walking on some of the most fertile black dirt in the world.
Lots of interesting history here, if one digs for it.”
WOW!!! A beautiful rainbow, a cemetery, and history!!! PERFECT!!!
Thank you so much. I loved getting this email!
“If I could tell my 30-year-old self one thing, it would be this: It’s the risks you take, and the courage you haaaaaaaaaaave to take the risks, that will be the making of your life.” — Ina Garten
Your friend on a western Colorado Farm,
Linda
Second Field DONE! — Sunday, August 17, 2025
54 ton bales! YAY!
“I’d tell her to love herself more. To understand that the lines on your face are signs of a life lived fully.” — Andie Macdowell
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The Adventures of Boo Berry Betty and TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—-The End of the Story, Friday, August 15, 2025
After that Crow thing I told, “Boo Berry, we can’t be friends with the wild animals. We just can’t.” Hrumphed TLC
“Gosh, why not? I thought it was fun talking to the Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley. And getting to see his homes. I must admit the crow was very alarming. VERY! But you saved me, so that turned out good.”
“There is a natural order to things, Boo Berry. Your job is to bark at squirrels, and their job is to run fast from you. That is how it all works.” TLC turned tail and marched off.
(And MINE is to HUNT SQUIRRELS. And mice, and voles, and—-)
“BOO BERRY!” Mom yelled, “Let’s go! It’s time to help Dad with the hay.” Mom came out the door, stooped down, and swooped me up into her arms.
“Time to get to work, Boo Berry, it haying time!”
Well, I guess that’s the end of my storytelling. Perhaps someday I will have a cool adventure to share with you. But, then again, maybe not. That crow sorta took the ‘venture’ out of adventure for me. I am sticking with Mom; it’s a lot safer that way.
(But….I do wonder about Stanely, Stanely, Stanely, Stanely’s family and their homes.)
{and what other neat animals live on the farm}
Until next time!
Boo Berry Betty Brown
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