Well, really, You can see the dirt, the leaves, and the sticks flying about
And you can get said mess in your eyes, your ears, and your hair!
Just say’nĀ š
Mundivagant (adj.) Meaning: Wandering through the world.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Isn’t he just beautiful!
He has decided to live in our yard, for some reason
Although I really would prefer he wouldn’t.
Because of this fur kid!Ā Ā I’m afraid if the male survives TLC, the female might not, and
And foresure the wee ones would be in lots of danger.
He is so pretty!
The sunlight glows upon his feather in such a marvelous way!Ā I guess we wait and see what comes.Ā But I do hope he decides to move along.Ā Away from the
Guard cat.
Aspaldiko (Basque): The euphoria and happiness felt when catching up with someone you haven’t seen in a long time.Ā
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Bringing with it a terrible, nasty cold front
No matter the wind and nasty cold, the irrigation had to keep on keeping on
The pears, the prunes, and the sour cherries all froze.
We have these friendly little flowers!
Boketto (Japanese): The act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking.Ā
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
After a great and frozen world,
We were all gifted with Life for ever more
Love and beauty is ours —if we just ‘see’.
Happy Easter, My Friends
Linda
MOM!Ā Ā MOM!!!Ā MOM!!!! LOOK!
WOW! HUGE BIG BIRD!!! (Three army helicopters flew very close over us—it was loud, amazing and heart thumping)
Rastrophiliopustrocity (n.) A spontaneous combustion of creative spark that is followed by action in order to manifest and bring into existence.Ā
Boo Berry
“LET ME IN, DAD!!! IT’S SCARY OUT HERE!!”Ā Ā
TLC
Someone up above us—turned down a whole bunch of water—it washed us out — and the field above us — and the field where the canal turned onto our farms.
Too much water all at once, full of weeds and trash makes for a really mess situation.
What a mess we had and are still dealing with.
Sigh!
Oh, well.Ā With the sun and the wind, we will gradually dry up.
Alamort (adj.) Half-dead of exhaustion.Ā
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Over winter the gated pipe always walks apart.Ā Creating a crack we must take care of, come spring
There!Ā Pulled together.
We need to set the uptake pipe, and we are good to go. Water should start flowing in this field very soon.
Fika (n.) {fee-ka} Swedish.Ā A moment to slow down and appreciate the good things in life.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
How do we do it—we often ask each other.Ā How do we get up and make it through the day.
One foot in front of the other—softly, steadly, always forward
Then gradually, gradually
All the work is accomplished
And the day has finished.
From our world to your heart,
Linda
We got the ditches pretty cleaned out—-ready to start the water
Then we turned on the water
Cleaning the ditches as the water flows onward
Finally —- first set of the season! The light shining through the water shimmers onto the first alfalfa field.
WHEW!
Eudaimonia (n.) Human flourishing; a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperousĀ
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The evening was just perfect last night.Ā A slight breeze (enough for a jacket), the sun like gossamer on the earth; tangling upon Boo Berrys’ fur,Ā new alfalfa leaves and in my hair.
Everything is so simple and beautiful! A magical moment that slides by too fast as good things seem to do.
Back home TLC greeted us—he (also) ready to go in from his perfect day. š
Uitwaaien (v.) — To take a break to clear one’s head: To walk in the wind.
Pronunciation—aut-vwl-en (out-vwy-ehn)—Dutch
From my world to our heart,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 