A GIFT of Love —- Thursday, December 11, 2025

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Dayphoto

The mailman brought me a gift from Genevieve — a sweet heart and a lovely letter.

The letter reads: Hi Linda,

A long time ago, you sent me a stone heart that you had found.

Since that first one, I have found LOTS of hearts — everywhere I go. I keep them in a glass jar and remember that yours was the one that started my eagle-eye good luck.

I’m enclosing one of the hearts that I had made from my sweet Cupcake’s sweater/dress. [She passed away, breaking all our hearts.] I wanted to share one with you, like you shared with me. I’m sure she’d love knowing that a little piece of her HUGE wardrobe was all the way in Colorado with our favorite farmers and farm pets.

From Cupcake’s and My heart to Your world, Genevive

Oh! Dear Genevive! Thank you, thank you so much. I shall keep the letter and the heart always.

Love You.

LOVE ALL of YOU! You make my blogging life so rich and warm. I feel so very blessed.

Linda

Sick!!! Will Check Back In When I Get to Feeling Better — Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Dayphoto

I have COVID! Will try to be back by Sunday. I hope!

“The bond between a pet and a human is a sacred one, and when a pet is gone, a part of us goes with them.”–James Herriot (author of All Creatures Great and Small)

It’s Been Cold—Monday, December 11, 2023

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Dayphoto

But the sky!

Oh! My! How lovely the sky is!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Out There in the World–a Sweetness—Found, Sunday, December 11, 2022

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“Boo Berry!” I called. “Come See!”

“Right there waiting for us! You and Me”

An awesome, exhilarating little heart.

Thank you Universe!, Thank you, Earth!

Thank you, little heart!

From my world to YOUR heart,

Linda

A Mindy Adventure Story—Life Goes On, Friday, December 11, 2020 Chapter Six

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Dayphoto

Chapter Six

After my horrible scare.

And a long, long, long nap in the house.

I decided it was time to get busy on the farm.

I meowed at the door until Mom came and let me out.

Then I headed to the corrals.

Mice…Yum. I need to find mice.

So, I searched here and there and everywhere.

Shoot.

Nothing.

Hummm

But there ARE birds!

BIRDS!

I have to be careful because, if MOM FINDS OUT she will yell at me.

I have to be very, very, sneaky…

S.n.e.a.k.y—-

“Mindy! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!” Mom yelled at me.

When Mom yelled all the birds flew off.

Mom left and went into the house and left me outside. Well, to be honest, I didn’t want to go inside.

I — and it’s cold.

Oh. This feels nice. Sunshine on the garage door.

Purrrrrr I’ll hang out here for a while.

PURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Just as I was about to slip into a deep, deep sleep

“MINDY! WAKE-UP!”

My eyes jerked awake, but my mind didn’t.

I saw a squirrel, no I saw TWO squirrels.

Once I realized I saw TWO squirrels my mind woke-up.

“Stewart, Stanley, what’s up?”

“Come to the woodpile and play with us,” Stewart exclaimed.

“Boomer isn’t here,

but you are –let’s go scamper all over the woodpile together. Don’t you think it’s time you had fun instead of always patrolling the farmyard?” Stanley asked me.

I pondered for a spell, a little spell.

“YES! Let’s go.” I replied.

Off we went, around the corner of the barn, passed the fenced off equipment, (to keep the cows from rubbing on them), and On to the WOOD PILE.

We ran, we jumped, we hid and then chased each other…up down, under around.

We were just getting a tad tired when DAD showed up.

Scram! The squirrel brothers were gone!

I also scrammed running toward Dad so I could get a pet or two.

Purrrr, roll in the dirt, purr, happiness.

Twenty Beats of the Heart, Then Just a Few More—Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Dayphoto

As the brilliant golden sun left our bright winter day

The moon rose rapidly in the east….Sun and Moon sending their whispering light over our farm

As I watched the sun sink very quickly in the west, darkness speedily filling the land

The moon gently entered a shadowed colored cloud

The air shivering as I watched

The lovely old Man in the Moon

radiates white and silver

glimmering moonbeams —

like a chorus of angels in the heavens.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Lessons Learned from Our Cat—-Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Dayphoto

Mindy Min-Min Lou is/was a feral cat

Who arrived at our house one day determined to live with us.

At that point, she was around five years old.

When she arrived she had a split lip, which had to have hurt terribly when she got it.

She survived and continued to hunt.

But she is very, very, extremely watchful over big birds and dark flying shadows in the sky

As for the Lessons Learned from this cat:

Fix what you can and move on
Your life is your choice
Canned cat food is NOT as good a mouse…just say’n
Being impulsive is never a good idea
Beagles make good friends…well, at least one beagle does
Nothing. NOTHING! Beats a nap in the house!

From my heart to your world,

Linda

Earthly Music—Monday, December 11, 2017

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Dayphoto

“It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.”—George Gissing

Earthly Music is combined in such a way

That it rings forth in blending of all earth’s beauty, form and harmony,

Often times so sweetly-musical it seems unearthly in it’s charm

If you stop, stand still, try not to think…hold peace within your thoughts

The elements of harmonious chiming emotion will express themselves to you very clearly

You will feel the dreamlike borders of the earth and sky heave and fall; then the blending of the earthly sounds will fill your mind, body and soul until you feel like you are walking in the half-moonlight and a sky full of starlight.

Just stop…for a space in time…and listen. I’m positive you can hear the silver lilt of our wondrous earth.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Hands from Heaven —- Sunday, December 11, 2016

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Dayphoto

Sometimes the world outside is black and dreamlike—

Last night the sky was so full of clouds and mist so deep it was hard to find a shadow as Boomer and I walked along early in the morning of today I couldn’t help myself thinking we were walking into another world.

The time was about three o’clock with a chill wind blowing. The feel of rain was in the air.

I stopped by the hay stack yard letting the scent of baled hay fill my senses, reminding me of summer gone by.

Boomer stopped also, sitting at my feet looking out into last year’s pinto bean field a quizzical tip to his head

It was while I was standing there, leaning against the hay stack wagon I felt a shift in the very dark. Suddenly the soft sound of the night was gone.

I stayed very still, Boomer also seemed enchanted into stillness.

Then the feeling vanished, like a shower from a falling star.

Walking back to the house, I stirred up the fire, got back to a nice warm bed; I realized how oddly comforting that space in time had been. For I felt my parents were with me; Daddy put his hand on my shoulder and Momma leaned in an kissed me on my forehead.

Then the veil closed, and they were gone, leaving sadness and peace, all wrapped up as a huge smudged teardrop.

From my world to your heart.

Linda

The Other Big Birds—Thursday, December 11, 2014

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Dayphoto

The Sandhill Cranes are starting to make our area more and more their home. Three miles away is a slough they have found and grabbed as their own (although, they seem to be sharing very happily with some ducks)