Grass Shadow–
My! was Saturday ever cold! A skiff of snow, but the wind! Oh! My! The Wind! Right off the North Pole and heavy/hard.
I’m sure it’s heading across the States for others to feel the chill. 😦
Gradually we started warming up (a bit), thankfully!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm.
Linda
As the mist left the land
Boomer and I took squirrel food and birdseed over to the equipment area
To feed the little critters
For life ‘on the land’ can be a tad harsh in the winter.
After spreading out the treats we (Boomer and I) waited. First, the little chipmunk to show up.
While the chipmunk ran home to deposit the great find. Natures’ vacuum cleaner arrived! 🙂
Leaving nothing behind
Nothing.
I couldn’t put any more out for two reasons: I had not brought enough. And if I came out to scatter more— the birds wouldn’t come back.
Instead, I would get a repeat of the squirrel. 🙂
Darn it.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
STOP!
Right THERE!
And lift up your eyes
Rejoice in the everyday
Sing songs to the sun
And sing to the everyday commonness of [your] daily lives.
“Still, what I want in my life
is to be willing
to be dazzled—
to cast aside the weight of facts
and maybe even
to float a little
above this difficult world.”
― Mary Oliver
From my world to your heart,
Linda
The amazing sky—never empty–nor a void either
Never a void, scudding clouds make the last rays of sunshine a page out of a coloring book
Walking in vibrantly stained air is sometimes like walking in a molten shower of color
And honestly…not only does it make my heart sing; my soul seems alive!
My eyes delight in the brilliantly painted skies, which fling shadows shaded in blacks and grays
I hope you are (also) able to wander outside and capture the sun within the beats of your heart!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 