On the Upswing—Yay!!!, Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Dayphoto

My computer is fixed! Actually, I had to buy a new computer!

YAY!!

Your friend on a Colorado farm,

Linda

Winter Week 8—-I’m So Over Winter —-Sunday, February 11, 2025

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Dayphoto

Terry and I have started Spring work—but only in my yard and in the farm yard.

We are over winter! Well, at least we are over — hanging out in the house all the time.

So then this past week we’ve chopped out a horrid old bush that I couldn’t do by myself

We split and hauled firewood

And we ripped out all the invasive Wood Ivy along the corrals. Plus started cleaning in the corrals.

Yep! Winter…I’m a tad tired of you. Although, I do appreciate the wee storms we’ve experienced and the moisture in the mountains.

So here we be…week 8 of winter.

(And the songbirds agree with me…we talk about it all the time. 🙂 )

Your friend on a western Colorado farm

Linda

The Adventures of TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—-Farm Life Series Chapter 9, The Second Season, Spring, Means WIND, Friday, February 11, 2020

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Dayphoto

Yes! It! Does! All the Time! WIND!

It starts around the last week of February or the first week in March. And it doesn’t stop blowing.

Oh. That maybe a bit of a stretch, but, I think you get it.

Mom is silly. She likes the wind. Well, most wind.

She doesn’t like the kind of wind that picks up buildings and flings them here and there.

But she does like the kind of wind that lifts her hair off her head and flinging it everywhichwayandup.

Mom is crazy.

Just say’n.

TLC Cai-Cai

A Delicious Soothing Peace of Morning Sunlight —- Thursday, February 11, 2021

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Dayphoto

On the way to do the early morning chores,

The soothing, serene, and eternal

Waking of the sun lifts hearts, minds, and souls; leaving me feeling light-headed and possibly able to float in the glided gossamer air.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Fill the Table with a Feast —Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Dayphoto

Then sit frozen in a hidden spot

Camera at the ready

And hope they will come.

Often times they will.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Racing Clouds and Whipping Wind—Monday, February 11, 2019

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Dayphoto

It acted like it wanted to snow last night late, well, actually early this morning

But nothing is really sticking although the snow is coming in sideways and the wind is sharp

But yesterday was beautiful…warm and lovely and just delightful

So I hung out at the feeders

Trying to get a good photo of the Red-winged blackbirds in flight

They are actually rather hard to get a good photo of…

So I tried to get some photos of the other birds

(They wanted in the blog also 🙂 )

And then, of course, I had to get some of these magnificent birds

Then as the sun was setting

and the sky turned colors I got the Sandhill Cranes as they were circling to come in for the night!

From my world to your heart,

Linda

OFF WE GO—-Sunday, February 11, 2018

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Dayphoto

Waking at two thirty in the morning we gathered our two bags and headed out to Kimberly’s waiting car. She graciously said she would take us to the airport, an hour away from us, and pick us up when we returned.

I was a nervous wreck. I haven’t flown in many, many years. Terry has, but not me. I wasn’t afraid of flying, but all the requirements for the luggage. Therefore, I checked the luggage requirement I’ll bet fifty times. Packed the liquids in the proper way, allowed ourselves only TWO carry-ons, since we didn’t want to check luggage once we got there.

Airports are famous for that ‘Hurry Up and Wait’ statement

Finally it was time! Off we went, high above the clouds.

Clouds, of which were all the way the from here to Florida.

Still it was beautiful….we flew INTO the sunrise

No land to see, but beautiful sun coming up over the horizon

After a change over in Fort Worth-Dallas International Airport, with a two hour wait we were at the Fort Myers International Airport!

Terry’s sister and brother-in-law met us in the lobby…huge smiles on their faces and open arms.

Their condo is like many others in Marco Island; sitting against a canal in the back, with roads in the front.

We had arrived to SUMMER!

YAY!

That evening we ate supper alongside the beach, just a few blocks from their home.

Gosh, it’s a lovely place.

Sun, sand, SUMMER, good people to spend time with, the water lapping on the shore, SUMMER—-did mention it was just like my favorite time of year?—SUMMER!

Who could ask for more.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

First Rattle Out-of-the-Box—-Thursday, February 11, 2016

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Dayphoto

The very first thing this morning we had a load of gravel delivered. He had to come this early while the ground was still frozen.

The mud is so terribly bad we can’t get anything done. we can’t even walk out to the hay stack yard or even to the shops without sinking up to our ankles.