Not So Long Ago—-Sunday, July 17, 2022

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Dayphoto

The Corn was waist-high to me and hip-high to everyone else

Soon it will start shooting tassels! 🙂

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Sherlock Boomer—-What Mom Doesn’t Know Chapter Six, Friday, July 17, 2020

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Dayphoto

Chapter Six

Here is a series of things Mom doesn’t know about—Only Mom’s camera knows—I don’t know where Mom’s face goes when the camera is out, but it does leave.

Her face I mean

Whenever I see the camera on Mom’s face, I turn my head. Just Say’n.

“I turn my whole back to Mom,” Mindy stated

As she left the scene.

Sometimes I just leave.

Anyway

So here we go:

What Mom doesn’t know,

but her camera does—

And, of course,

Mindy and I know

I’ve tripped on these crazy things…they look like snakes

If I could tell Mom…this coyote has a den next to the equipment area…we have GOT to be careful when up there!

The Upper End is home to the family of deer…I like to bay at them

Sometimes they come into my yard at night—I always Hollar when they come in the yard

Mom’s camera seems to always be pointing at birds

Well, that’s it! The First Alfalfa field and the Back Forty are looking good.

Mom and I (and sometimes Mindy) just hanging out (oh, yes and camera face)

God is Here and Every Where —- Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Dayphoto

Goodness is very simple

Goodness is God in action

Duty is imposed by others…but to practice and do good…is all about God.

Or so I believe.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

On a Sun-Bright Summer Day—-Monday, July 17, 2017

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Dayphoto

When the wind was gentle

The sun blazed the western clouds, as it rose to warm the air

The screaming for FOOD! FOOD! FOOD!

Seemed to lessen

A stillness emerged from the little mud nest right over the back porch light

A group three of the little Barn Swallows raised themselves up; with two lifting their wings and ‘flew away’. The parents singing notes of encouragement and excitement.

All day they practiced. By evening they were gone.

Then there were only two screaming mouths…just two. But two is manageable for a spell.

I’m sure one day the parents will say, in a very gentle way: “Go now, little one…make your way in the world”.

We will wait expectantly for the next batch of little birds to go from egg to fledgling before the summer is gone.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

Look to the Sky— Sunday, July 17, 2016

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Dayphoto

The Full Buck Moon or the Full Thunder Moon will occur July 19, 2016 (6:56 pm ET).

July…We are experiencing Hot Summer Days and Hot Summer nights. The heat shimmers like deep violet then fades into blue-black immensity

By morning the air has thinned and crisped like distant stars in the sky–a huge relief

The Sun rises

And the day begins, the balance of our waking hours filled with the immensity of each minute and hour

Then it is night again. The sky swimming with stars, the silver globe of the moon; illuminating the void

With that sky so immense it boggles my mind, knowing that it covers you AND I.

No wonder people look to the sky when talking to God…that huge expanse so near at hand, yet so far.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

I’m BACCCCCCCCCCCCCK!!!!! —Thursday, July 17, 2014

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Dayphoto

Yippee! I’m back! The Skybeam repair guy showed up yesterday, did some of this and some of that got out his ladder, climbed up on the roof….stood up there for some time with his laptop. Made a sort of ‘ho’ sound. Climbed back down, went back to the back of his truck, took a little tiny dish out of the back of his truck, climbed back up on the roof…changed the bigger dish this out for the tiny dish thing and BAM! I had the internet!

YAY!!!

In the meantime Terry got the rest of the alfalfa cut, laying it out in rows to dry. Now we wait as the green alfalfa turns into protein rich hay.

Depending on the weather five to six days. Then it will be time to bale and haul the hay. A man called and talked to Terry for some time about coming down and checking out the hay. He is interested in doing his own baling and, of course, will haul it away. In other words he will buy the field ‘as is’. Now that would be nice!

Since today is Good Fences and Gates day over at Teresa’s Place, I thought I would slip in our neighbor’s a mile away from us. pillar Here is how he fenced off his fields (he doesn’t farm, just owns a farm and rents all the land out).

And the gate to his house. (That isn’t his house, its the Gate House….his way back there!)

We did have a small cool down the last three days (just as the Sun Dogs said). We were in the 80’s—it was real nice. Today we are heading back into the low 90’s. 94-95* or so.