The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—-I Get a Treat

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dayphoto

I head out every morning to see whom and what has been walking on the farm.

I know, I know…I could be outside GUARDING the farm, but Mom likes to have me sleeping inside. She says I need to be guarding the inside of the house, so everything can sleep safe.

Anyway, there is always lots to know about once I get out the door.

I know, I know, I could go out the door much earlier than I do, but Mom likes me to have breakfast first. Besides she says 5:30 is early enough to go check out the morning news.

Now Sam-Sam, he has a hard time sleeping all through the night. Many times I’ve been woken up by Mom and Sammy. Sammy yowls when he wants to go outside…that wakes up the dead, Mom always says…Sammy’s yowling.

Mom says Sammy is our guard cat, although she really doesn’t like Sammy to go outside at night (Sammy will be 17 this year), but Sammy never listens to her and demands his way ALWAYS!

So let’s see…oh, this makes sense everyone in the house smelled skunk around 4 or so in the morning.

Sam was out by the canal…I know, I can tell by the smell of his footprints.

There was lots more smells, but I won’t bore you with them.

After lunch Mom and I had work to do. Mom drives and I ride.

Then later on in the day Mom asked if I wanted a treat—you bet I did.

She put me in the truck and off we went!

TO THE CAR WASH! I LOVE going to the car wash! I love every minute the whole thing is happening.

That was a cool treat! I thought I was going to get a dog cookie, but instead I GOT TO GO TO THE CAR WASH!

A smiling, tag wagging,

Boomer

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—-I Always Help

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Dayphoto

I always help! Every day with everything Mom and Dad do.

I mostly help Mom. But we always help Dad!

Well almost always…there are some things Mom and I don’t do.

We help change the water. Dad always rolls up the dams, because they are tricky.

Mom doesn’t like the dirt ditch, but Dad says he does. Mom likes the cement ditch the best.

Neither Mom nor Dad like the gated pipe; syphon ditches are their favorites.

Right now we are helping Dad fix the erosion at our head gate.

Mom works with Dad…

Me?

I rest in the back of the truck!

Boomer

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—-Just Say’n

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Dayphoto

When the little kids were here they brought all three of their cats AND Hank Puff with them….oh, yes, and four fish. They were bringing all these critters because they were moving from Craig, Colorado to Battlement Mesa, Colorado.

The little kids and all the critters stayed with us and their Aunt Shannon, my oldest sister.

Well, wouldn’t you know it one of the cats bolted out the door at Shannon’s and became….lost!

After days and days of looking for O’Malley, setting a live trap in the garage at Shannon’s the looking for O’Malley had to stop. Either the cat was lost or didn’t want to be found.

We are all sad.

Then a week ago today (Friday) something tried to break into the front porch of our house (around mid-night)…climbed right up the screen door and rattled it mightily. Scared Mom right out of the bed.

Off and on throughout the night, this someone tried to climb into the front porch of the house, Sammy and I sat up a stern watch protecting the place. Well, really, Sammy the cat and I slept through the whole thing.

The next morning Mom and Dad decided to set a live trap to capture whoever it is trying to break in; thinking it might be O’Malley, since she hung-out up here for several days before being taken down to Aunt Shannon’s.

Mom baited the trap with yummy canned cat food, set the trap and proceeded to wait.

I, Sherlock Boomer, took it upon myself to find O’Malley and bring her home to the kids.

The second night I patrolled the long lane from our house to the mailbox….nothing.

Just one of the deer skittering through.

On the third night I headed out toward the Butler Bins…I had smelled some pretty interesting smells out there…raccoons. I didn’t tell Mom it was raccoons…one never knows, raccoons are very clever at breaking into things. Maybe it was one of them trying to get into the house.

The fourth day Mom changed out the canned cat food. Then Mom, Dad, and I headed up to Olathe, Colorado to get some parts for Dad’s pressure washer.

I scanned the world looking for O’Malley.

Nothing.

I did see dogs along the way; we had some great barks at each other.

The fifth day—nothing

The sixth day—I took care of the cat food.
Boomer

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—-My Buddy, My Friend

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dayphoto

You were one of a kind, my friend!

Hank Puff Marshmallow McCormick

2008-2016

I will miss you forever!

Boomer

A Summer Storm has Arrived—-Thursday, August 4, 2016

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Dayphoto

The wind blew in a rain storm last night; slamming huge drops of water into the west side of the house. The dog and cat made a mad running dash to the house before me, but had to wait as only I (or Terry) can open the door for them.

This morning we woke to thick clouds overhead. A curtain of mist rising off the fields, and the flash-frying heat of the last few days…GONE!!!

The air is cool and wonderful, bringing relief to the plants, the animals and us! The thick scents of the wet ground and the bathed plants insinuate themselves through the open screened windows and the screened doors.

We are all rejoicing! Cool moisture, after searing heat, is such a blessing! It makes one want to dance. Although, dancing in Colorado rain is a very chilling experience.

From my world to your heart!

Linda

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—-Dad, Mom, Tally, and ME!

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Dayphoto

We have Tally here! Tally and I hang out together and do FUN Tally and Boomer stuff!

All the time!

We also work.

We go with Dad and Mom and irrigate.

Mom and Dad change the water and Tally makes sure the water goes down the rows.

I look for NEWS!

I LOVE news.

Tally is here until the weekend. It’s her week with Dad, Mom and ME!

I LOVE having Tally here!

Boomer

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—-Stuff

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dayphoto

My days are pretty much just rolling along. We are starting to see little vines and flower buds on the pinto beans. I could care less, but Mom and Dad think it’s a HUGE deal. I just wag my tail and agree with them.

The baby corn is popping up on the corn stalks. If I move through the corn rows I come out will corn pollen on me. Dad says this is a scary time for corn, the deer like to eat the silk. If they eat the silk the corn won’t make. Dad always gets really worried about this time of year. Mom says it’s our 10% tithe.

The fox and the raccoon are helping Mom clean up all the apricots. Fox can climb trees, did you know that? So can raccoons. We have two trees they climb up, to the very top, and get those little apricot fruit Mom can’t reach.

Mom says we share here…works for her and works for them. Also works for me, because I get to sniff all the news when they are on the farm and in the farm yard!

Mom, Dad, Sammy-Sam, and I sit outside and watch all the hummingbirds every evening.

We have four pair of Rufus Hummingbirds this year…Mom is really excited. She says she counted about 30 little hummers. I don’t get Mom’s excitement, it’s just part of the birds who live on our place.

Now what I find exciting is FOOTPRINTS in the mud! THAT is exciting!

Boomer

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—A HUGE WONDERFUL TREAT

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Dayphoto

I’ve had an ear infection again. After a trip to the Animal Doctor I got two…BOTH earfuls of ‘stuff’ in my ears. Then my ears were massaged and massaged…I didn’t yelp once! That stuff felt sooooooooooo good.

After a week I had to go back to the Animal Doctor where a cold thing was poked into my ears and I was pronounced “GOOD to GO!”

GO!!! My favorite word…right up there with FOOD, Treat! DINNER!

That evening Mom and Dad came out of the house and Mom said: “Let’s GO for a ride, Boomie.”

I beat them to the pick-up! It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten to ride in the BACK of the pick-up! Mom didn’t want my very long soft ears flapping in the wind—she said the wind might make my ears ache again.

But this time—OH! THE JOY! I got to ride in the back of the pick-up.

Dad threw down my carpet –up next to the cab of the truck—Mom picked me up and helped me into the bed and we were off!

I LOVE going for rides! There are so many different things to see and smell, it just makes the day so much better.

I like any kind of ride, but the back of the pick-up ride is WONDERFUL!

Boomer

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—The Week—It’s a Wrap!

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Dayphoto

Can you see the face in the cloud?

Mom says she guesses she is glad this week is finally over. She reached down picked me up and placed me beside her on the loveseat, then reached over and put Sam-Sam on her lap. I liked this…Dad in his chair and Mom and I and Sam on the loveseat. All of us together.

If we still had Monkey she would be on Mom shoulder, as it is……………..

Well, anyway. The little family came from Craig, Colorado and spent 6 whole days with us.

The kids stayed with us or with Aunt Shannon. Their Mom and Dad stayed in the fifth-wheel camper.

There were lots of bike rides and

dog walks and family times of eating.

Romeo, the horse, even came to the picnic.

Then suddenly it was time for everyone to go…Mom cried. She said she is having trouble with all the good-byes that happened this week.

I’ve stayed RIGHT at Mom’s side or RIGHT behind her —sometimes she says: “I love you, Boomie! But not so close, I have to walk, you know.” Then she gives me a kiss on the nose and asks me to move.

BUT

Staying right by your side…That is what Boomie’s are for!

So I stick like glue. I do this, because I know Mom needs me.

Boomer

The Adventures of Boomer on Friday—It’s Good to be BETTER!

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Dayphoto

I’m doing much better. I found several things to roll in over a couple of days!

It was a huge delight—-until Mom got me home.

Then I got a good scrub down.

But that was okay, because I got to sleep inside. Mom said I was clean and smelled good so I was welcome in the house. (“And please remember that!” She admonished.)

I do remember. I just take the good YUMMY NASTY SMELLY STUFF along with the bad A BATH and go along my merry way!

I pretty much rest my knee…usually I just sit on the back of our four-wheeler, Mom’s and mine and watch Mom and Dad work. But randomly I’ve gotten off and explored. Hence the finding of cool smelly green goo.

Then last night I decided to NOT hear Mom call or the four-wheeler start up. I’m supposed to come the second one of those things happen. Usually I do.

Really!

But last night I decided NOT to.

That is when Mom and Dad went to a whole other place of the farm WITHOUT me!

Then, just as they were starting to head back to the house I remembered if I didn’t go with them I would have to run/walk the WHOLE WAY BACK!