There is a huge fire 12 miles from us—see the smoke haze in the horizon?
It’s sunny, hot, and very windy—not a help for the firefighters
It is a fire on the Uncompahgre Plateau
It’s called the Little Mesa Fire. 60 firefighters plus helicopters to dump water; all trying to contain the fire.
It was started by lightning.
Fire! Is Aways Scary!
Always,
Boo Berry Betty Brown and TLC Cai-Cai
Hummmm
There is something up there
Maybe…
I can
“NO!” Mom yelled. “YOU STOP THAT, TLC!!!!”
(Dang it!)
TLC
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
It has been busy, busy, busy around here
Busy enough I have to hide–
-because there is a tractor and a big truck involved
In and out of the yard
Trip after trip after trip
Three days worth
It was exhausting just trying to hide in the house from the big truck
And hiding from all the loud noise and big tires—exhausting!
Finally, Dad announced at lunch-LAST LOAD for the year, coming up
Mom said: “That was as hard as finally getting all the woodcut and moved.”
Done! Dad announced at the end of the third day! DONE!
Whew!
TLC and
Boo Berry YAY! DONE!
The wind is terrible here—
Has been for days and days and days
Wind– like this wind from last year!
And the heat is hard and miserable (although, Mom rather likes it—Mom is silly)
So, Boo and I are staying inside. Where it’s NOT windy!
TLC
Mom and I were out doing the chores—which means, helping Dad
Change the water.
Suddenly Mom looked down and said: “WOW! LOOK, Boo Berry! The earth has given us
A heart!
Mom and I did a little dance!
Boo Berry Betty!
(Song by Katrina And The Waves)
I’m walking on sunshine, woooah
I’m walking on sunshine, woooah
And don’t it feel good!
And don’t it feel good!
Hey yeah
I’m walking on sunshine, wooah
I’m walking on sunshine, woooah
I’m walking on sunshine, woooah
And don’t it feel good!!
And don’t it feel good!!
Walking on sunshine
Walking on sunshine
Okay…that’s enough of that!
Imagine me and you, I do
So happy together (by the Turtles)
If I should call you upImagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together (The Turtles)
I can’t see me lovin’ nobody but youFor all my life
When you’re with me,the skies’ll be blue
For all my life (The Turtles)
Me and you, and you and meNo matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for meSo happy together (The Turtles)
For all my lifeWhen you’re with me, baby, the skies’ll be blueFor all my life (The Turtles)
Me and you, and you and meNo matter how they toss the dice, it had to beThe only one for me is you, and you for meSo happy together (The Turtles)
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-baBa-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba (The Turtles)
Me and you, and you and meNo matter how they toss the dice, it had to beThe only one for me is you, and you for meSo happy together (The Turtles)
So happy togetherAnd how is the weather?So happy togetherWe’re happy togetherSo happy togetherHappy TogetherSo happy togetherSo happy together (The Turtles)
TLC and Boo Berry
Keeping the farm safe
from Birds
and Mice are a big part of my job
Pouncing on Boo Berry
A sometimes part of my job
But my biggest job of all
Is —
Yep
Is taking care of my HUMANS!!!
TLC Cai-Cai
(a.k.a. TLC)
(Backing up the water so the headgate will fill)
Mom and Dad just thought (HOPED) that last week’s big wind was the last big wind!
(Scary walking across that tiny board—Mom won’t even try. I don’t get out of my basket)
Nope!
Nadda!
Not at ALL!
(That is the trash dug out of the canal so the water could start)
We (Mom, Dad, Me (sometimes) worked all day in a big, big wind Tuesday and all day Wednesday.
70 m.p.h. gusts of wind getting the water started on the farm.
(We (Terry) must check the headgate several times a day to keep the trash out)
This is a hard, hard time, not only the wind but all the winter trash that comes down the water, plugging up the headgate. That makes Dad have to go check the headgate off and on. As I already said. 🙂 Boo Berry
In the afternoon, Kya and
Black Beauty, and my human sister, Shannon helped.
Once the water got to the horse pasture, Shannon, Kya, and Black Beauty took over setting the water in the horse pasture; Mom and Dad finished up on the new corn field.
It is so cold here we have been in a freeze warning which will last until Sunday.
Mom grew up in a huge fruit orchard—so this frozen stuff always makes her glad our livelihood is not based on fruit. This time of year is dangerous for fruit growers.
Okay, here is the deal: the WATER IS ON the FARM!!! (of which I get to go and help with) At least two (or more) times a day.
Mom says I am a very good irrigator! I don’t jump in the water like Kya and stop the tubes,
I just hang right by Mom like Black Beauty does Shannon.
TLC stays home all stretched out by the fire! Hummmmm.
(Who is stretched out by the fire? I am guarding the farmyard. TLC)
Boo Berry
Life on a Colorado Farm 