I love how the light throws bars of shadows on the Earth
Or the marvel of the trailer’s outline
Or, if you wait long enough, the thick shadows cooling the soil
Shadows, always changing, sometimes faint, some giving on the expectancy of growth
Shadows, brightening the land
Strengthening the vividness of earth and sky
Glittering, dazzling, helping your eye
see in diamond-bright patterns.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Now that the time has changed, we are back to getting up in the dark.
And, even though, winter still whispers in the cold and frozen air.
Daylight starts slipping into night, like a dream, or more like a memory of a dream.
Making one think the Platinum light has stolen away—- that golden glimmer of dawn.
But—not for long and the gentle promise of daylight fills the land.
Work has begun.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Thursday evening I had gone out to bring Terry in from the fields; I walked back Watching the cheerful and energetic flocks of the Sandhill Cranes
and the gleaming sun lowering behind the Uncompahgre Plateau
When I noticed a sudden ray of light; rainbow colors brightening the chill of the sky.
A cacophony of colors announcing a Sundog!
True to the Sundog’s prediction…Sunday we woke to a very wet skiff of snow and much, much colder weather. With a horrid cold wind.
But it didn’t last. Not this time of year.
And it brought moisture to the dry ground. Which is all very good.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
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The quiet and peaceful way of our lives
A wee hush that gives a sense of calm and order.
Whispering all around.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
I can do this.
I really don’t want to.
I want Mom and Dad all to myself.
But….
I’m getting used to HIM.
It helps he is growing older.
By this time in my former life of having children, I would have sent all my kids off into the big wide world to have adventures by themselves.
But…no, here I am an ancient cat (I am at least nine — heading toward ten, Mom thinks) having to raise a kid!
I do pretty nice, most of the time.
Although sometimes I just have to, I MEAN HAVE TOO, swat at that boy…he gets too carried away.
So…we’ve worked it out. I have my chairs, he has anything else, that I don’t want.
I get the whole outside.
He is terrified of the whole outside (GOOD!)
I get Mom and Dad.
He gets Mom and Dad.
I get time away from him.
He gets to know me (some).
It’s coming together, Mom says.
I suppose.
Mindy Cat
The wind is a tad messy right now. 🙂
But the earth is ready
And so is Terry.
Although, the wind is bringing in storm clouds
And it is rather cold.
Farming…no matter what. Once it starts, it continues on!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
While the farmwork goes on
I took a wee walkabout
Looking for birds (this photo was taken when we still had snow)
The Canada Geese are leaving our area also
They rest in the evening, then lift their mighty wings into the sky come morning
Birds, I love taking photos of birds!
I can never seem to get good ones when they are resting
(Searching for dinner)
Although, I did get a ‘still’ of this Red-Shafted Flicker, while it picked up seeds at my feeder.
Getting the photo was a huge delight!
Spring work, winter birds…it won’t be long now until we start to see SPRING BIRDS!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Lifting last year’s fallen leaves high, high into the air. 🙂
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The cranes are starting to leave us
They are still landing here, resting, eating…gathering
Their distinctive calls brightening the day
For just a short while now
We will enjoy their presence
Before they move on toward Idaho
Their spring, summer, and early fall nesting sites.
Flying, higher and higher toward exciting adventures someplace wonderful.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Among the wittering and chittering and chirping
Driving into the glow of the sun
Shadows streaming behind, or beside, or in front
Tending to the land on a daily basis has begun.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 