The fields are starting to become just stalks
SOON! SOON!! SOON!!!]
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The end of golden leaves
The end of golden sunshine
And the beauty of
Red leaves among the green.
A huge wind came in Sunday evening
Announcing the end of fall’s warm days
All through Sunday night, it snowed
Temperatures dropped to 15*f (-9.4 c) with a wind chill of 2f (-16.6c)
Winter
Arrived.
But we are prepared.
The snow is not fated to stay. By this time next week, we will be back in the field. (Hopefully)
Until then
Harvest has stopped.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We still have not started the corn harvest. Although, Terry is checking the dryness of the corn weekly now. The last moisture count was 15.3%. It must be 15 or below to begin.
So we wait.
The days are sharply cooling down…the ground is more leaf-littered each and every day
Last Friday we had the bliss and excitement of a thick marvelous fog
Of which, I had to go walking in.
After all, it’s rare (in our part of the world) to be able to actually walk in a cloud sitting down on the eath. 🙂
It was breathtaking.
The steady flow of water in the canal is turned off today. It will take a week before it is gone at our farm—for you see the water travels all the way from the Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison, Colorado, to the Gunnison River at Delta, Colorado…irrigating farms all along the way.
There is a definite snap in the air, causing us to enjoy the evenings with the heat of the wood stove.
Autumn is moving rapidly toward winter now.
BUT—-
O! The excitement —-while out on the farm a flock of bluebirds flew by Boomer and me on their way through (they don’t seem to nest here on our farm) to who knows where–
I capture two of them on camera! I was elated! Jubliant and Overjoyed to get their photos, even if it was just the back of them as they flew by.
From your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Although, it’s a ton of work, Terry decided he wanted to fill one of the Butler bins with the remaining corn in the field
So yesterday in the warmth of the afternoon we hauled out the auger
Set it up
Then while he combines I will fill the bin; saving corn to sell at a later date.
BUT WAIT!!!!!!
Our neighbor a mile away, who is a big rancher in the area drove down our lane just as we were about to start filling the bin!
“I sure could use some corn, if you have any extra,” he explained
“We have extra”, Terry replied.
So as luck and the blessings of Heaven everything works out for the both of us. Our corn has a new home and the rancher’s cows have more feed!
Life is good!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We still have standing corn. Several more ton. There is hope to have it done by Friday.
After that dismal Bronco’s game, Boomer, Mindy and went for a wee walk. I with my camera, Boomer with his inquisitive nose, and Mindy with her green eyes a-hunting.
Stopping along the corn field I sat quietly watching the swirling birds feasting on the fallen kernels of corn
Quietly I settled down to wait and watch; my companions moving on to things of their particular interest
The little birds rose and danced on little gusts of vagrant (with corn dust) breezes
Sometimes coming close enough I wondered if I could reach out and touch their shimmering wings….but no…I only watched and snapped photos of their exquisite little dance
Of birds feeding on tattered corn stalks and shattered corn cobs floating before my eyes!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
The leaves are falling thick and fast now on sunny days and cloudy days
I got most of them raked off the lawn last night. I still have more to go around the buildings
As the wind and the clouds re-write the weather the corn harvest goes on.
(This is an old photo of the Elevator taken January 2016…the year the corn never dried down)
The Elevator opens at 6 in the morning and a line is there waiting
The air today sings of rain, but is only damp, with the clouds starting to part and blue skies shinning through.
Terry called and said he was sixth in line…if all goes well, he should be home for lunch!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda