A person gets to see some rather neat things when out and about on the farm
Our very own helper.
A Glimmer in the sameness of everyday living! 🙂
“Glimmers a simple act of savoring micro moments of happiness.”–Kristina Mastrocola
YES!!! Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Happy Trails to you! Go Out and Ride somewhere—car, truck, ORV, horse, mule–somewhere in something to take you away for a spell 🙂
My favorite heroes of all time!
Happy Trails My Friends,
Linda
I get this “Scatter” thing, Boo Berry Betty. I always scatter when there is a HUGE BIG MOTOR somewhere close.
I mean like RUUUUUUUUUUUUN! Is the word.
And RUN to the house is the answer.
Hiding in the house is the only way to go.
BUT—
Sometimes in the house—
MOM does the unthinkable!!!
SHE VACUUMS!!!
When that happens you and I have to
SCATTER!!!
TLC Cai-Cai
The lively action of the ears developing
Signals of an abundant crop come Autumn.
The long and dark shadows cool the earth offering shade to any who need it.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Perfect for making hay!
Rain, rain, stay away. Come again some other day!
🙂
The third (3rd) cutting of the first field!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
(Stolen from Pinterest)
Sadly summer is going fast! Ever so fast!
The little Rufus Hummingbirds have arrived…always a signal the migration has begun
Then, yesterday, I noticed I was missing seeing the Robins
and the Oriels. Darn it.
Summer is sinking fast.
Yes I know it’s still hot. But time is winding down.
Moving toward that bright heady experience of Harvest and Fall, or Autumn, however, you wish to call it.
School is starting (even started in some places).
There we have it…summer, that most wondrous time of the year, is feeling the long, long shadow of loss of the Spring birds
Kinda sad, really. But I’m going to take it one day at a time; pretending the cold weather is WAY out there in the future!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
“Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields…Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.” ― Mary Oliver
Even though there is lots of work still to be done
And we are in the middle of third cutting of hay
With hay customers coming on a regular basis
We took a day off and went on a fun
Road trip
Breaks…so necessary
And a whole lot of fun!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Last night we loaded Boomer into the back of the pick-up and headed toward Olathe, Colorado.
The evening ride was a brief enchantment from the daily activities.
We were driving toward a storm; rain chutes reflecting the setting suns’ rays.
Then the dark clouds washed over us, pushed along by strong winds
As we drew closer to our destination HOPE sprung across the heavens in brilliant 
shades of a massive rainbow.
Stopping we put Boomer in the front with us, for giant drops of rains were starting to descend. (He was one very glad dog to be sitting on my lap, nose stuck out the rolled down window. A huge doggie smile upon his face.)
The drive home was in the middle of the storm, lightening, thunder and at times rain coming so hard and fast we couldn’t see the road. 
This morning the air is moving gently over us, hinting at the first cool touches of late September.
Your friend,
Linda
Terry and I were talking last evening trying to figure out how many hummingbirds we have now…it’s extremely hard to tell. Lots and lots of them that is for sure. I’m going through nine feeders a day.
So you would think I could get a good photo or two of the little flying jewels, but nope.
Another long time blog friend, Marianne, took some really good photos of the hummers at her farm in the state of New York: Northviewdairy.blogspot.com. She is a first time grandma and lucky to have the little tyke and her mom and dad right there in the wonderful, large, and roomy farmhouse. So when the parents are out at their day jobs…Marianne and Ralph get the baby ‘all to their selves’!!!!
Yesterday, Marianne captured a really fun photo post of a Momma hare and her teenaged bunny! Head over and check it out…farming in a world of rich green loveliness!
Another of your farming friends,
Linda
Kagedog, My longtime blog reading friend sent me this lovely rainbow.
Here is what her email said: “Here’s a rainbow for you, Linda, just to brighten your day. I took this one a couple of years back from our deck. We don’t often see rainbows over Cedaredge. More often in the other direction over the Black Canyon. Just thought you might enjoy it.
Now you can also enjoy it! A gift of hope!
Life on a Colorado Farm 