Footprints in the Sands of Time —-June 11, 2014

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Dayphoto

Sunday our oldest granddaughter left for camp for the week. Bladen was supposed to go but he is on the down-hillside of recovery of pneumonia.

Their Mom and Dad needed to go to Craig, Colorado. Bladen and Tally thought it would be fun if they came to stay with Grammy and Grandpa (instead of huge long boring ride to Craig).

Blade is twelve. He was lots of help. Although, I wouldn’t let him do lots (still recovering, I would remind him) he could do some things for short spells.

Which meant that the 6-year-old had to give it try to also.

🙂

They stayed with us until last night. We had lots of fun, even going to play miniature golf one night after all the work was done and the last set of water in place. It was ‘way dark’ when we finally drove home. Another ‘cool’ thing.

Several years ago I had a wonderful friend, who has since passed, tell me once: “You know, the footprints on the sands of time are really made with work shoes.” I had forgotten all about her saying this until I ran across the quote last night, while reading just before bed.

Those footprints start young, don’t they? They start young and they stay with you (or your children or your grandchildren) all the rest of life.

When it is you and your children it is a necessity that your children learn to work, to process information, to be a ‘big help’. But with your grandchildren you are giving them a gift…but on the same hand they are giving you one right back.

There is nothing better than working with children who really appreciate what you do and want to be part of it.

The footprints might be on the sands of time, but in reality they are created in the soul.

Your friend in life,

Linda

The Adventures of Fuzzy and Boomer on Friday — Just Another Day on the Farm

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Dayphoto

We have been busy.

Nothing real exciting, but real busy.

We are still irrigating.

Sometimes the grandkids come over and help, and Mom-mom, and of course Hank Puff comes along.

Mom’s been cutting all the volunteer corn for Misty’s goats.

We cut the last corn last evening.

I’ve about decided that getting in out of ditches is getting too much for me.

This morning when we went out, and this afternoon, I just stayed on the back of the four-wheeler and waited while everyone moved the water from one spot to the next. That was enough work for this old dog.

I’ll just let Hank chase the water for now.

Of course Boomer still jumps off and runs around. Sometimes he gets left behind, but not as much as when we first started water this spring.

On the way back Mom scared up a doe…she was hiding in the biggest corn field. She jumped right out in front of us and lucky for Mom she had the camera out and in her hand.

In two weeks Dad will cut the hay for the third and last time this year. Sure seems early. Usually that happens about the second week of September, makes me wonder if he will get a fourth cutting? I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Fuzzy

Pivot Systems in Our Neck of the High Desert

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Dayphoto

Pivot Systems in our neck of the high desert are used very, very little. They show-up if a farmer has a flat field which he cannot get to slope. Blue Mesa Reservoir still provides the water to irrigate with (no underground lake in our area), so settling ponds have to be excavated. These settling ponds filter out the mud from the water, then a pump, pumps the water into the pivot system.

What you are looking at is one year’s worth of excavated soil from the settling pond.

Since Terry needed about four truck loads to fix some holes around our place, our neighbor said to come on over and get some of his ‘extra dirt’.

We gladly did.

After we got back, Bladen wanted to help clean out the truck so it was ready for the harvest season.

Linkin wanted to sit on the tractor, so we put Tallen up there with her. Tallen did not like it. But it helped having big sister in the seat with her.

The grandchildren are not allowed to ride on any of our tractors that do not have cabs…it’s just too dangerous. But they can sit up on the seat if we are with them.

Another storm is supposed to come in today, with snow by the week-end! I hope it goes around us and stays in the hills!

Linda