The Adventures of TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—-Farm Life Series I, Weather, Weather, Weather, Friday, January 14, 2022

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One thing I’ve learned in my FULL YEAR of being alive…is outside is FULL of WEATHER!!!

I see it every day…sometimes it’s wonderful, sometimes not wonderful.

My perfect day of weather —is soft and a little on the cool/cold side. When it’s like that I think outside is BEAUTIFUL!

Other times it’s, well, AWFUL!   There is wind—I detest wind,

there is rain…it’s the worst,

there is snow…I can do snow if it doesn’t melt on my fur, but the most horrid of all-weather is

HOT!  I spend all my time panting just like Black Beauty Dog!

Miserable!

BUT I can be outside (I LOVE OUTSIDE) much, much longer than in winter when the days seem very short!

So, for this wee series, I am going to tell you about the weather, here on the farm,

and how Mom, Dad, and I deal with it!

TLC Cai-Cai

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Will be Seventy THREE!!! WOW!, Thursday, January 13, 2022

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WOW!  Just thinking of that new age to be is amazing really!

But for right now! I’m still 72—then tomorrow 73!

Wow!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

Gone Now, No More for a Few Days — Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Gradually the snow is melting

This is the snow from ‘before’

Now there are only patches of snow, laying in shady places

Only very cold weather now

The snow is all gone.  Vanished in silence…

Just terribly cold, but warming up in the afternoon.

(The above photos are from the last snow.  We are pretty brown now)

Perfect to melt the icicles. 🙂

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

 

 

The Hue of Ordinary Days —- Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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We celebrated our daughter, Kimberly’s 48th birthday

We had our long, long lane to the house graveled

I worked on sorting the woodpile

Larry took the girls for a walk

Each day, a wee bit of magic filling and shimmering in the air,

From my world to your heart,

Linda

 

The Secret Language of Winter —- Monday, January 10, 2022

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Sunlight….the medium of the Winter’s secret language

The days growing longer, staying lighter

Make our hearts fill with hope

Golden light creates a shadow of our pick-up as we head to town

The early morning sunlight, lighting TLC Cai-Cai and me as we go about our morning chores.

Winter’s Magic—-Light.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Before the Rain, and Sleet, and Snow Came Again —- Sunday, January 9, 2022

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Terry and I took full advantage of a rather nice day the other day

Taking that cascading and overflowing onto the road huge pile of wood

Whittling it down to a small pile (we got tired)

Creating a large pile of split wood.

Thankfully we still have masses and masses of wood to go.  We are thinking it will last us this year and maybe next year, also!

Wood is the gift of heat in winter!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

The Adventures of TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—-Happy Birthday to ME, Friday, January 7, 2022

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I am a WHOLE YEAR OLD! 

I came from the city where I was wandering in a parking lot by my human sister’s work—to Mom and Dad and the FARM

I missed my mom and my brothers and sisters, but I must say

Life is good!

I have lots and lots of stuff to do

And lots and lots of love.

Happy One Year Old to me!

TLC Cai-Cai

Tedious Rhythm of Wind—Thursday, January 6, 2022

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The overwrought wind

Lifted and flung everything here and there

Suspending clean, filling up spaces.

Winter:

cold days, chilled fingers, snow, and bitter winds.

 

Still…each day accomplished brings us closer to

(Not a current photo—just a wish from the past)

 

Spring.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

Exquisite Melt — Well, Sort of a Melt — Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be changed from one form to another. —Albert Einstein

(Taken before the storm)

(Current)

We are warming up ‘some’…the wind has either blown all the snow away,

(Taken before the storm)

(Current)

Or the snow has melted (in places, although not very much.  Still way too cold)

(Taken before the snow—we need to split this pile)

( Current photo)

Terry said the ground was just ‘too dry in some places for the snow to hold.

So, in the gradual warm-up to 28-32* (-2.22 c to 0c) around three in the afternoon, to quickly sliding back down to brrrrr levels.

Has places on the ground looking pretty brown.

I think another storm is to come in again.  Maybe with more moisture.  The mountains really got nice snow levels, over 5 ft in some places! 🙂

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

There in the Restless Sky — Tuesday, January 4, 2021

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As the snarling, jostling, howling wind roared and flung things here and there.

It also started pushing away the very nasty winter snow

Allowing a wee break in the clouds to gift us with

A snow rainbow!

What a buoyant breath of beauty!

From my world to your heart,

Linda