Because
of this
Terry had to go out yesterday morning
And rake the hay…..
Please, Please, no more rain….not until we get this field baled and stacked!
PLEASE!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Because —–Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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When We Think the World is Silent—Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Just for fun, I put up two, game cameras
These two seem to be hanging out in our yard at night
With two there might be three
This little fox passes by the Butler Bins on a regular bases
Around the corner, he/she runs
That same corner shows another predator ‘come a visiting’
And into our yard, her/she comes
Yes!!!
Even Oreo walks freely around the Butler Bins
And in our yard
Morning…they all vanish.
Making those who move about in the daylight….rather glad they don’t move about in the night.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
A Wee (But Rather Long) Post About Birds —- Monday, July 20, 2020
Spring is delightful,
It full of growth, new smells, the emerging from the long winter’s sleep
But Summer! Oh! My! Summer!
The songbirds start their day
And mine long before the grey light in the sky turns bright
The Fragrance in the air is spiked with all sorts of scents
Sometimes with a hot wind to carry things before it
The days are long
The Twilight longer
Life is good.
Which reminds me, does anyone know what bird this is?
Or this bird? Are they one in the same?
From my heart to your world,
Linda
Too Many Clouds and Too Much Wet and Damp—-Sunday, July 19, 2020
“I held a moment in my hand,
Brilliant as a star, Fragile as a flower, a tiny slice of one hour.
I dropped it carelessly, Ah! I didn’t know, I held Opportunity.”—Hazel Lee
I have so wanted to see the Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Where I need to “see” it
The clouds are thick (although, very beautiful)
So I settled for this…the moon with a planet—I think is maybe Venus —there was a little red planet next to Venus but it didn’t show up in my shot.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Sherlock Boomer—-What Mom Doesn’t Know Chapter Six, Friday, July 17, 2020
Chapter Six
Here is a series of things Mom doesn’t know about—Only Mom’s camera knows—I don’t know where Mom’s face goes when the camera is out, but it does leave.
Her face I mean
Whenever I see the camera on Mom’s face, I turn my head. Just Say’n.
“I turn my whole back to Mom,” Mindy stated
As she left the scene.
Sometimes I just leave.
Anyway
So here we go:
What Mom doesn’t know,
but her camera does—
And, of course,
Mindy and I know
I’ve tripped on these crazy things…they look like snakes
If I could tell Mom…this coyote has a den next to the equipment area…we have GOT to be careful when up there!
The Upper End is home to the family of deer…I like to bay at them
Sometimes they come into my yard at night—I always Hollar when they come in the yard
Mom’s camera seems to always be pointing at birds
Well, that’s it! The First Alfalfa field and the Back Forty are looking good.
Mom and I (and sometimes Mindy) just hanging out (oh, yes and camera face)
As the Summer Day Ripened —-Thursday, July 16, 2020
After early morning irrigation
Before the day started to grow into heat
Terry started the process of
Of swathing the second field of alfalfa
We leave the windows open all the time so now our house smells like ‘fresh mown hay’
YAY!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
A Few Magic Storms Arrived — Wednesday, July 15, 2020
If I could choose one single moment to live inside for all eternity, it would be that. Fredrik Backman, Things My Son Needs to Know about the World
Monday we had storms, off and on all-day
Off and on the rain would blow in, falling in heavy coin-sized drops, then moving on; the ground staying mostly dry.
Our busy days of work continued
Completing one chore
After another
Then the skies would clear and I would think…”I guess that is the end of the storms.”
Back again they would blow in.
But the ending…OH MY, THE ENDING of the DAY!
Was STUNNING!
Complete with the most unusual and delightful Rainbow!
Which grew darker and more red as the night crept onto the land!
WOW! I kept saying to myself. WOW! This is an amazing gift from the Heavens!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Summer’s Work—Second Cutting of the First Field of Alfalfa —- Tuesday, July 14, 2020
In the heat of the High Summer day,
The second cutting of the alfalfa
Has turned into bales of hay
Which is (even as you read this)
Is being hauled into the hay yard!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Ride with Boomer and I to the Upper End and the Back Forty — Monday, July 13, 2020
The heat wears on, (which is alright by me); the skies stay bright and clear
So I thought, just maybe, you would like a wee ride to the Upper End
Off we go, past one of the cement ditches, reflecting the brilliant sun and shifting clouds and the tubes themselves
Onto the road to Upper End
Where the pastures are full of lush growth and chirping insects
We see lots
and 
Lots of rabbits
Now we move on past the pasture onto the Road to Back Forty
Then we start traveling toward the Rocky Hill
Where we finally get to the top!
The land in the Back Forty is rich with green
A favorite place of all of us.
Back Home —- SHHHHHHHHHH I saw this from a distance
Through the cornfields
Heading into the cool shade
A quick little ride, from here to the Upper End and the Back Forty,
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
To Have All This is Wondrous Daily Feast—-Sunday, July 12, 2020
Although, the days are extremely hot (100-106*f–up to 41.11c)
The nights cool down, way down to 59*f or less (15c)
The sun hot and baking during the day
The cool nights
(plus watering) 
keeps everything growing gently
The constant hot afternoon wind rustles the corn stalks, causing the developing ears to be pollinated
Everything enjoying
The move from the rays of the sun
to the cooling
Shadows
Of the shade.
Shade—
bringing a soft and welcome
break — bringing a
Softness to the air.
Hot summer days
Growing crops
Shade giving comfort to beasts and man alike
Rich, flourishing Summer
Making full and happy hearts
Good morning, My Friends!
From my world to your Hearts,
Linda
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