Never use the power of memory to generate sorrow
Never see yourself as pathetic
Keep that feeling of peace and joy forever
Recognize within each and every moment of each and every day
There are moments or pure joy.
Of which we all own!
From my heart to your heart, My Friends!
Linda
Boo Berry was a tab bit restless last evening, so we went for a small, tiny walk-about.
Just to the haystack yard, in through the corrals, around about on the grass, out to see the Chickens (they were sleeping very soundly), then back again for nice restful sleep.
A wee little jaunt —I don’t like to go further with her. She is just too tiny and could be bait for a predator of some sort.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Chapter Two Just Wait, Boo Berry, You Just Wait
One thing Mom and Dad do every morning is check the weather. Dad looks at [only] one site, but Mom checks out three different ones. Then Mom rechecks it at noon. Mom is weather-obsessed.
Just say’n.
So—anyway, Mom and Dad look at the weather. Pronounce that we might get some rain, which would be a good thing; 30%.
“Actually, 30% usually doesn’t get us anything.” Mom mused. “Most of the time when they say 30% all that rain stays up on the Plateau never heading our way.” Mom got up from searching about the weather on her phone called Boo Berry and me and headed out the back door.
WAIT!!! Before I go any further the Plateau means, the Uncompahgre Plateau. (un-come-paug-re, that is how it sounds to Boo and I. Maybe you can say it a bit differently, but still, it gives you an idea).
We spent the morning, working with Mom—Dad headed out to change the water, Boo and I sat around in the shade, way too hot for sunshine sitting, and Mom worked in her yard.
Still, the day was a very beautiful! The sun was shining, the sky a bright blue, birds singing everywhere, big white fluffy clouds, and a soft, soft breeze ruffling our fur as we lay w….a….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz………
HUH!!!? WHA?!
“Wake up-TLC! Mom is heading out to the field for something. She asked if we wanted to go.”
“Go?! Is she talking that loud blue thing that has a blue box on it for YOU!!! (Not ME) to ride in?”
“No, no….hurry—we’re being left behind!” Boo Berry barked at me as she ran off to be with Mom.
Fine! Run off! I can run faster than both of you and I can beat you there! I stood up rather slowly, stretched out my front paws as far as they could go…ahhhhhhh, the old backbone feels good all stretched out. Then I stretched out my whole body so my back feet were helping pull my backbone the other way. Then I sort a stood there and gave my whole body and shake, even my ears!!!
By the time I got all this done, Mom and Boo Berry were turning the corner by the Butler Grain Bins.
I watched them disappear then I went from zero to ZOOM!
Yep! Just as I said. I caught up to them and even by-passed them; going so fast I made a mad dash into the field and hid.
Now all I have to do is wait for Boo Berry to walk by and I can jump out and scare her!
Hee, hee, hee.
We all came running into the house— BARKING LOUDLY!
DEER!
MOM!
DEER!!!
Boo Berry, Apollo, Loki, Black Beauty
(Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he’s owned a dog.”–Genen Hill (renowned nature writer)
(Shish, TLC)
There is lots and lots of stuff going on
Our second hayfield is getting cut, even while Mom writes this letter to you.
We have hay in the haystack yard
And hay customers arriving to take away the hay
I bark the hay pick-ups and trailers into the yard and out of the yard
Then I go sit under our trailer and watch all the goings on
Add to all of that there is the changing of the water
Which causes several trips out to the farm
Then Mom has to do her own yard and housework. I Help Mom whatever she is doing.
Yep!
It’s a busy, busy time of the year!
Boo Berry
(Tell me about it!! TLC)
MOM! It’s cold outside. I don’t care that it’s green and warm looking it is still cold!
Well, let’s go in then and get you warm. 🙂
(We’ve been having a cold, cold front move through. It is very cold. I’m ready for it to warm back up — so is Boo Berry)
TLC loves it colder!
Mom and Boo Berry and TLC
I was busy just doing my thing—
When Mom Yelled—-
Come with me, Boo Berry—
Come on!!
Hurry! Hurry! We have a RAINBOW!!
The very first of the season!
Okay!
That is a good thing?
Yes! It is, Mom said. Bending down to pet me. Yes, it is!
I think anything that gets Mom petting me is a good thing. 🙂
Boo Berry Betty Brown
Back in the time— not so long ago
There was GREEN!
And warmer days
Even now the world is full of news
But before when there was green, there were lots of leaves to run around in that aren’t all matted down.
Yep, Mom and I love Spring, Summer, and Fall colors!
Winter’s colors are a tad drab.
Boo Berry
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Hum
Too bad Mom can’t smell what I smell
We have a squirrel!
Maybe he…yes it is a he, is
Over here. He comes out of the wood pile
I’ll just wait here. Maybe I will get to see (chase) the squirrel
Well, that was boring. No squirrel. Although, I could smell him.
So disappointing.
Boo Berry Betty Brown
It’s 104-105* here with a real feel of 111-112*
It’s so hot the trees are protesting by losing their leaves
Mom says it’s hard to keep things wet.
Dad agrees with her.
Black and sun make a doggie pant
The heat makes a kitty with two coats a tad tired.
HOT!! Is the word for the week!
Boo Berry and TLC
Life on a Colorado Farm 