News on the Farm—-Thursday , May 22, 2025

SEEDS!!! SEEDS!!!! There are lots of SEEDS!

Seeds?  That bird is screaming there are seeds up here somewhere.

Do you see any seeds?  No…nothing.

And peanuts!  The squirrels say there are peanuts!!!

Where are the seeds, bird friend?

Oh gosh,  too much activity—-I’ve got to HIDEEEEEEEEE!

Seeds!!!  I can see them!

ME TOO!!! Coming in!!!!

Quaquaversal (adj): Moving or happening in every direction instantaneously.  pronunciation: ‘kwA-kwa-v”ers-al.  Origin: Latin 

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

I’m in Heaven, Oh, Yes I Am — Wednesday , May 21, 2025

OH!  This is yummy!!! YUMMY!!!

Oh!  HI, Hooman!!!  Thanks for all this!

I’m in heaven!!!  Er—

OH!  Love is in the air!  And Peanuts.  And Love!

Life is good!

(ummmm, Lady, you need to leave now.)

Monochopsis: n.  The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.

GREAT BIG SMILE HERE!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

OH! OH!!!! WHAT IS THIS!!! —– Tuesday, May 20, 2025

WOW!  Gosh!  How neat this is!  I don’t have to search…it’s right here!  A WHOLE ROW of seeds, and PEANUTS!

Oh! the Joy!  Joy! Joy!

(Yes, I feed the wild ones.  Everyone likes treats now and then.  🙂  )

Querencia (n) A place where one feels safe, a place from which one’s strength of character is drawn

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Trees the Silent Majastic Giants of our Lives —- Monday, May 19, 2025

That poor but stalwart tree down at our neighbors ‘

It has been there for 100 years, for sure. It was there when Terry’s grandparents owned that place, then when Uncle Buster took over, and through time, it has stood silent, enduring, and wonderful.

Eccedentesiast (n.) Someone who hides pain behind a smile 

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

 

It Ain’t Purdy, but It’s Real — Sunday, May 18, 2025

Wind fills the air with dirt (you are looking at the Uncompahgre Plateau–)

Gale-force wind

I like wind, but this is a tad much.

Terry and I are ready for calmer weather and warmer weather.  It’s been very chilly.

Psithurism (noun): The sound of wind in the trees and rustling leaves.

Here, it’s the sound of wind everywhere and the trees clacking and creaking.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

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