There is a huge fire 12 miles from us—see the smoke haze in the horizon?
It’s sunny, hot, and very windy—not a help for the firefighters
It is a fire on the Uncompahgre Plateau
It’s called the Little Mesa Fire. 60 firefighters plus helicopters to dump water; all trying to contain the fire.
It was started by lightning.
Fire! Is Aways Scary!
Always,
Boo Berry Betty Brown and TLC Cai-Cai
We are finishing up the the second cutting of the second field
One more field to cut, bale, stack, sell—
(We get three cutting per field a year)
In the middle of the haying now.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Finally, helped thin the smoke
Lifting the thick and heavy layers
Allowing more air to circulate
While somewhere else the embers
Keep sending sparks and fire onto ravaged earth and into the sky.
My prayers are with everyone. I am so sorry this is happening.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
As a child, I used to worry about Heaven
Where can I find Heaven I would ask
In the sky, my family would say
As I grew I studied religions, looking for where Heaven might be
What I learned is:Â All Religions are fascinating, they include aspects that are utterly beautiful
We always need to respect their beliefs
When I was seventeen I discovered how Siddhartha sat in the shade of the Bodhi Tree/calmed his mind so he could reach a state of mental bliss.
Quieting the mind. What an interesting idea.
So I practiced. It was hard.
I found I didn’t have lots of time to just sit and calm my mind, and sit and sit
My life became full—too full to sit in the shade of a tree and try to achieve quiet
There were children to take care of, house, yard, farm, paying job, ‘things’ to do
But throughout all that activity,
I gradually understood, that calming the mind can come in many diverse and different ways
It comes from living simply
Recognizing what warms my heart
What softly lifts my soul
I learned to approach my daily tasks with belief in being UPLIFTED as one works
Not feeling burdened.
To watch for those teeny, tiny things that settled softly all around me (us)
Solitude right there in the– every day of the– every day
Solitude in teeny tiny moments
Bringing me to an understanding
That for me, quiet contemplation of the day, 
Is, for me, Heaven here on Earth.
From my heart to your world,
Linda
The back porch, which is really part of my kitchen is coming along nicely. The new floor is laid, the walls painted, the trim painted and I got the door washed down.
Since this turned out so well, I’m going to start on the bathroom soon. Maybe next week.
Maybe.
Because we finished and everything looked so nice, Terry said, “Let’s go for a ride!”
Heck, why not!
We went to Ouray, Colorado for a ‘spin’ stopping on the way back to get a photo of a huge herd of elk. There were around 30 head grazing in someone pasture, I only got a small portion of them in the photo.
Then another day this week, we got a phone call from some good friends, who were broke down on the Uncompahgre Plateau.
Off we went to help them. The day was exceptionally warm (well, some people would say BLAZING HOT, but I say exceptionally warm 🙂 ).  Still stunningly beautiful.
The heady scent of sun-warmed rocks, the smell of tree needles, and the sounds of insects beating a perfect rhyme to the plateaus heartbeat—perfect. We got them down and the repair on the truck an easy fix.
It all turned out well.
Of course, I didn’t get enough paint so there was the quick run to the hardware store and back again.
Then in the evening, as the day starts winding down, so do I and so does Terry.
We sit outside watching the afternoon sun fade and enjoying the heady scent of flowers sliding deliciously over the farm.
I truly must say: Life is Good!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.”–Roald Dahl
Going out to change the water last evening (just before another storm rolled in) I saw this amazing light formation.
Does anyone reading this know what it might be called? Â I did a search on the internet, but drew a blank.
The storm was in the west and this was in the east.
Any help will be appreciated it.
It was stunning, to say the least.
Love,
Linda
I’m doing a very short series of wonderful posts from blogger friends…today I would really like you to go visit Uncle Spike. Â You will never be disappointed. Â Over 1,000 people have signed up to read his blog and thousands of others stop by and visit.
Uncle Spike’s spot is a unique  visit to Turkey and small acreage farming in the West Taurus Mountains.  Green Lizard won a contest Uncle Spike had going on…her request was a blog post about Turkey and Rain on her blog.
Rain: My Turkish Delight is most unusual and outstanding. Â So much so I wanted to share it with all of my friends and readers.
Here is just one photo from that post and a small peak into his farming life.
Early fall is here. Â The leaves on the cottonwoods are starting to lighten up changing to yellow; later on they will be gold.
My yard is doing wonderfully. Â Although, as you can tell, I need to get busy and repaint the house. Â I hope to get that done after all the grandchildren leave.
We are very busy still….no real down time yet. Â Terry just about has the pinto bean combine repaired and ready to go. Â I’m putting up produce for winter feats. Â Since the kids are gone we now have the house you see beyond the cornfield, to keep track of. Â This afternoon I will go down and water the lawn, rake and mow the edges. Â No matter how busy spring, summer and fall are….I love every moment.
Your friend on a farm in Western Colorado
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 