Boo Berry Betty Tells a Story—-Friday, May 16, 2025

Mom said I needed a haircut—- soooo

Off we went and got a new summer do.

Anyway, I’ve been telling a story.  First, I tell myself in my mind.  Then I go to Mom and tell her.  THEN, together we write it.

So Here we go—My Very First Chapter

First off, I was born.  Yep, just like you, and TLC and Mom and Dad.

I really don’t remember much.  I do remember being licked all over by Momma.  Then I remember eating.  Yum.  (I still love food SO much!)

I remember I had a brother and a sister.

I also remember being picked up by a hooman.  Flipped over- pronounced girl, then put back down with my family.

I remember feeling safe with Momma and my brother and sister.  The hooman was a tad scary.  She (yes, it was a woman) would come to our spot, put down food for Momma.  Momma would get up, go eat, and get a drink of water.  She didn’t go far, we could still feel her, but only her legs.  Then she would come back and lie down again.

Sometimes she would lick us all over, and sometimes just turn her back to us and sleep.  When she did that, my brother would whine and cry until he finally fell asleep.

My eyes weren’t open for a LONG time.  But I knew Momma, my brother, and my sister.

The hooman I didn’t really know.  She would pick us up randomly and flip us this way and that, but nary a sound did she make. She didn’t even talk to Momma.  Momma said she was a tad scary.  I believed Momma.

Well, that was the beginning.  The Very beginning.

Mom said it’s good to start at the beginning, so I did.  I have to think about Chapter Two, so I’ll stop now.

Here is just before I went to get my hair cut.   Boy, it was long.

Boo Berry Betty

 

 

 

CORN is UP — Thursday, May 15, 2025

Such an amazing experence—to see the little green leaves poking through the ground!

UP!!! We are on our way to fields of corn!  (No we do not raise sweet corn.)

Orphic: Mysterious and entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding 

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Home—Home, Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Home where the wild things dance just beyond our senses

Yet, if I’m very careful

Not making a sound, I can [sometimes] be gifted

With a wee glimpse of some of the wild things.

Confine (Kuh-meh-vin) welsh

A place where one feels he/she ought to live and belong, where nature embraces and offers welcome

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Sometimes—Sigh—-Yes, Sometimes,— Tuesday, May13, 2025

I wake to a vague feeling of sadness

It’s not over-whelming, but just a low, deep feeling within

Sometimes I can shake it off, sometimes not.

Do you have such days?

Lypophrenia (n.) A vague feeling of sadness seemingly without any cause. 

Yep, that’s me, sometimes.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Novalunosis—A State of Wonderment, Monday, May 12, 2025

I love looking for the mysterious rainbow clouds 

They are not always there, but when they are —-STUNNING!

Novalunosis  Noun  [nova-loon-ohsis]:  The state of relaxation and wonderment experienced while gazing upon the stars.  Origin: Vowlenu Lexicon

From my world to your heart,

Linda

The Day Comes to and End, Sunday, May 11, 2025

The end of the day—about nine in the evening.  The sound of the night birds starting their soft calls—

Anam Cara (Gaelic): Soul Friend    Someone we share a profound bond with that transcends time and space.  The friend we turn to for wisdom, guidance, clarity, and deeper understanding.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Adventures with TLC and Boo Berry, Friday, May 9, 2025 Boo Berry Tells a Story

I came across Boo Berry just sitting in the sun, eyes closed, just sitting.

“What ya Doing, Boo?”

“Just sitting—letting the world go by.”

“Really!?!!  Nothing?  Why? There is so much to do and so many

Things to see.  Why just sitting there doing NOTHING!!!?” I expounded.  “NOTHING!”

“Well, ya.  See the sun is warm right here.  I’m sitting in this perfect sunspot, my fur is black and the air is cold so this is perfect.  Just, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, perfect”  Boo Berry closed her eyes and laid down.

I just stared at her.

“You always do nothing.”

“No, I don’t.  I have been writing a story….first I write in my my mind then I will put it on paper.”

“A story?”

“Yes, a story, and it’s a very good story.  Once I’m ready Mom will put on paper and then—-well, there it will be.”

“I think you are silly, Boo Berry, why sit around writing a story when there are things to doooooooooo!”  TLC scrammed off.

The Wild Beauty and The Cultivated Beauty— Thursday, May 8, 2025

The songs of the birds, the drones of the bees, mingle with the pulse of the earth

As does the sun

(Fahrvergnugen: German, the pleasure one feels from simply driving around.)

casting shadows

The granules of dirt, the sound of water, the sun, the sky

Bring completeness to each and every soul.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

 

While By Myself Working on the Farm, Wednesday, May 7, 2025

I would often stop and listen to the bird songs and the distant sounds of traffic and thank God for allowing me to drift into this dream-like time with nature.

A true blessing.

Sturmfrei: the freedom of being alone, the ability to do what you want.  The literal translation of the German word is “storm-free”.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

SUMMER is Coming—-Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The colors of a summer sky blazed across the heavens (even though we are still in Spring)

And a storm was ‘a brew’n

Eremitism: The act of gradually fading from the lives of others, not out of malice but a desire for solitude or renewal.

Sunshine setting on the Plateau sends joy to my soul!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda