The Adventures of Boo Berry Betty and TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—-Friday, July 25, 2025, Chapter Nine Boo Berry Tells a Story

“Wanta do something?” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley asked.

“Sure,” I replied. “What are you thinking?”

“Well, I could take you to my home, but you are too big to get through my door.  But I can show you my home.” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley said.

“WAIT!!! I bet I know right where you live.  Come on…follow me!”

Off we went. Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley scampering right by my side, then in front of me, over the top of a wood pile, back in front of me…Then I stopped.

“Right here,” I announce. Pointing my nose at a very perfectly round hole in the ground way over by the old grain trucks, Dad is saving for something.

“YES!!”  Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, yelled.  “But you can see you are just too big to be able to go into my home.  BUT— I have a back door.  This is the front door.  Ya wanta see the back door?”

“Sure,” I replied.

Before the word even left my lips, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, had zoomed off back in the direction we came from.

I picked up my feet and trotted after him.

Back around the wood pile we went, back around the feeding station, then out onto the road into the farmhouse —and way over by the chicken house.

Here, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley stopped.

“Can you see my home?”  He asked with a huge smile on his face.

“Look around and see.”

“Can I use my nose?  My nose is a lot better at finding things than my eyes.”

“Heck Ya!”

I put my nose to the ground and started sniffing.

Whew!  Chickens!  They have a scent all their own.  I don’t know if I’m very fond of that smell.

AHCHOOO!  Sneeze, whewph! I cleared my nose.

“Nod here,” I said.

“Keep looking,” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, giggled.  “You are close, but not close enough”.

I sniffed all around the chicken pen, then I sniffed by the cement sidewalk thingy, then I sniffed onto the decorative rock area by the side of the hen house, then I stopped.

“Whew, not anywhere here.”

“You are getting warm,” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley announced.

Hmm, warm.  I walked a little bit more until I came to the garbage can area…and there, right under the chicken house, was a hole.  What a big surprise.

“Here it is!” I yelled.  “Right Under the Hen HOUSE!!”

“YAY!  Good job, Boo Berry, Good Job!” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley congratulated me.

“Now do you want to find my Mom’s home, and maybe my Dad’s home (he lives out on the farm a bit), and possibly my other brother’s home?”
“Sure! Why Not?”

“Follow me, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley cried.

 

And we were off

 

Break! Time! —– Thursday, July 24, 2025

Off we went to Glade Park, Colorado

(Click on the blue to learn more)

This is another place we have never, ever visited

You must go onto the the Colorado National Monument to get there.  But once there

Everyone needs to stop at the very charming and very old General Store.

They have so many fun things in the store to see and to purchase, it was like a wonderland.

Although it’s home to many farmers, ranchers, and people who enjoy living (if not off the grid), it’s pretty much a little tougher than city life. I do know that lots of people have to haul their water.

Still, there is a post office, a movie night with the fire department, and a road and bridge crew.

All the children are bused to Fruita for schooling.

We found the whole experience fun.  And very interesting.

“The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.”—Antoine Francois Prevost

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

A Bright Moment (a Glimmer) — Wednesday, July 23, 2025

The corn is starting to tassel out!!!  And along with the tassels—

Baby corn ears are developing!

(The pollen from the tassels will pollinate the silks on the ears; viola! CORN!)

“Each person who delivers kindness stays with us forever.”  — Robin S. Sharma

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Glimmers! — Tuesday, July 22,2025

“Glimmers-the slivers of sparkle that make life memorable”—Kristina Mastrocola 

I read an article called Glimmers!

My heart, my mind, and my soul jumped up and yelled

Glimmers— the simple act of looking for those things that lift

Our thoughts,

Our creativity

and spark

Wonder and

JOY!

Glimmers!  Let us all look for GLIMMERS!

“Like a  welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you.–Langston Hughes

From my heart to your world,

Linda

 

Time it just takes Time —- In the Meanwhile—-Monday, July 21, 2025

The fires still rage on and on and on

Evacuations are in place for all living in the path of the fires

In the meantime, our skies are so full of smoke it’s hard to see to the end of our farm.

Rain would be a huge blessing!  For everyone—the forest, the animals who live in the forest, the people and animals who live in the canyons, and everyone fighting the fires.

“Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers” — Robert Green Ingersoll

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

A Wee Bit of Interest about Trees — Sunday, July 20, 2025

(This is a Rio Grande Cottonwood—in our yard.  It was planted here when Terry’s father was about 5 years old.  He said the tree was a sapling at the time.  Today, this tree is listed on the National Tree Registry.  Every three to five years, someone comes out and measures our big, beautiful tree.  Terry’s Dad was born in 1921.  In 1926, this tree came to live here.  It is at least 100 years old. 🙂  )  Click the blue line to learn more.

“Biologists say that trees are social beings; they can count, learn, and remember.  They nurse sick neighbors, warn each other of danger by sending electrical signals across a fungal network known as the ‘wood wide web’, and for reasons unknown, keep the ancient stumps of long felled companions alive for centuries by feeding them a sugar solution through their roots.”

I love trees!  I’m sure you do too.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

The Adventures of Boo Berry Betty and TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—-Chapter Nine Boo Berry Tell a Story , Friday, July 18, 2025

I promised you I would tell you about SQUIRRELS!

Oh!

And it’s HOT! Here!

I do mean HOT!

It’s so HOT I absolutely HATE going outside!

But Mom makes me.  (Sigh)

To be fair, I do have to go outside to do my business (you understand), but to go Irrigate, hang out with Mom while she works in the yard.  I HATE IT!

It was while I was trying to find a cool spot in the shade that I remembered Mom feeds the SQUIRRELS and the BIRDS!!!

I dragged myself over to the feeding station.  Started sniffing around, looking to see if there were any treats fit for a dog —  when

SQUIRREL!!

He jumped right out of the woodpile, scampered over to the feeding station, and ran right into ME!

We, both) just stood there stunned.

Squirrel backed up…started to run off when I said “Hi!”

He just stopped and stared at me. “Hi,” he replied.  “Gosh, you are a dog.  I’m talking to a dog.”  He puzzled.

“Yeppers, I’m a dog.  My name is Boo Berry Betty Brown!  And yours?”

“Stanley, Son of Stanley, Son, son, of Stanley, son, son, son of Stanley….”

“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!  I get it! You are Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley!  Brown!  You also have the last name of Brown, you know…you live here with Mom and Dad.  Mom feeds you, you are Mom’s squirrel, so that makes you a Brown also.”  I smiled.

“Wow!  I never knew I had a last name— Stanley, Stanley, Stanley Brown!”  Stanley SMILED big at me.

“What are you doing here, by the feeder?” Stanley asked as he stuffed his mouth full.

“Looking for shade. And maybe a treat or two.  I only see sunflower seed shells, so no real treats here.  And you?”

“I was coming down the big willow tree, and thought maybe I would zip over here and get a snack to take with me to my home.  It’s a really nice hole in the ground under Mom’s old storage shed/ancient grain bin.”

“Oh, yes!  THAT IS WHERE I’ve smelled your smell before! I’ve wondered about you and just what you were.”

“Well, now you know!  I’m a SQUIRREL!”

“Friends?” I put up my left front paw (I’m a lefty) and he put up his paw and we touched!

“Heck, why not!  FRIENDS!” We yelled together

 

 

 

 

 

All Around Us — FIRE! —- Thursday, July 17, 2025

(These were taken the day the fires started.  They’ve been going for several days now.)

There are fires all around us!  Scary fires.  Most of the smaller ones are out, but

The big ones (on the Black Canyon and over by Gateway, and close to Paradox) are still roaring on.

It’s all so terribly sad.

Word of the day: Isoliophilia: a strong preference or love for solitude. where one enjoys being alone, associated with introspection, peace, or personal space. 

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Meanwhile—-Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Meanwhile— in between meeting up with Carolyn and Wayne and coming back to the farm

The alflafa

was ready to cut

Thanks to hot (HOT), dry, windy weather, the hay was ready to bale in the early morning light.

Back from Ouray, we started stacking it.

I put the ad out on Facebook Marketplace —and the first bales have left for new homes.

Word of the day—Pluviophile (n): a person who finds calm, happiness, and peace of mind in the rain.  

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The Last Day —- Tuesday, July 15, 2025

The last day we met Wayne and Carolyn in Ouray, Colorado

Terry & Linda Brown – Carolyn & Wayne Maxwell – Lunch at the Goldbelt Bar & Grill – Ouray, CO 6-30-2025

for lunch, then

We spent a couple of hours dipping in the Ouray Hot Springs Pool.

Then it was home again for us. They traveled on to Durango, Colorado, then to Cortez, Colorado, and gradually back to their home in Arizona.

Word of the day: Dendrophile: a person who loves trees and forests.

Your friend on a Western Colorado farm,

Linda