The Adventures of Boo Berry Betty and TLC Cai-Cai on Friday—-Friday, July 25, 2025, Chapter Nine Boo Berry Tells a Story

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Dayphoto

“Wanta do something?” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley asked.

“Sure,” I replied. “What are you thinking?”

“Well, I could take you to my home, but you are too big to get through my door. But I can show you my home.” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley said.

“WAIT!!! I bet I know right where you live. Come on…follow me!”

Off we went. Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley scampering right by my side, then in front of me, over the top of a wood pile, back in front of me…Then I stopped.

“Right here,” I announce. Pointing my nose at a very perfectly round hole in the ground way over by the old grain trucks, Dad is saving for something.

“YES!!” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, yelled. “But you can see you are just too big to be able to go into my home. BUT— I have a back door. This is the front door. Ya wanta see the back door?”

“Sure,” I replied.

Before the word even left my lips, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, had zoomed off back in the direction we came from.

I picked up my feet and trotted after him.

Back around the wood pile we went, back around the feeding station, then out onto the road into the farmhouse —and way over by the chicken house.

Here, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley stopped.

“Can you see my home?” He asked with a huge smile on his face.

“Look around and see.”

“Can I use my nose? My nose is a lot better at finding things than my eyes.”

“Heck Ya!”

I put my nose to the ground and started sniffing.

Whew! Chickens! They have a scent all their own. I don’t know if I’m very fond of that smell.

AHCHOOO! Sneeze, whewph! I cleared my nose.

“Nod here,” I said.

“Keep looking,” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, giggled. “You are close, but not close enough”.

I sniffed all around the chicken pen, then I sniffed by the cement sidewalk thingy, then I sniffed onto the decorative rock area by the side of the hen house, then I stopped.

“Whew, not anywhere here.”

“You are getting warm,” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley announced.

Hmm, warm. I walked a little bit more until I came to the garbage can area…and there, right under the chicken house, was a hole. What a big surprise.

“Here it is!” I yelled. “Right Under the Hen HOUSE!!”

“YAY! Good job, Boo Berry, Good Job!” Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley congratulated me.

“Now do you want to find my Mom’s home, and maybe my Dad’s home (he lives out on the farm a bit), and possibly my other brother’s home?”
“Sure! Why Not?”

“Follow me, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley, Stanley cried.

And we were off

At the Car Show —- Thursday, July 25, 2024

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Dayphoto

We entered the Corvette in the car show last Saturday. But the funniest part of the day was the Valve Cover Races.

(You have to make a little car out of a valve cover —like a pine box derby car )

NEVER GROW OLD, My Friends! NEVER!

“Friends, sun, sand, and sea that sounds like summer to me.”—Unknown

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Second Cutting — First Field—-Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Dayphoto

Second cutting of the first field—three more to go.

We start baling in the morning!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

As the Sun Moves Through—-Thursday, July 25, 2019

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Dayphoto

Although Terry is not ‘farming’ this year, there is always something to do out on the land

There are ‘things’ which must be done, no matter what, if a person wishes to keep the farm in good repair

Which means fences must be checked and maintained,

(This is an old photo from 2015, but it gives you an idea of the fire road.

but it gives you an idea of the fire road.)

the farm fire road in good and serviceable condition

And repairs here and there on this and that.

But one thing about not being on the production part of the farm is there is time.

Which is a very nice thing when one is 70 and the other is 75.

🙂

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The Aftermath of Yesterday Morning’s Storm—-Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Dayphoto

Although, we had a sprinkling of rain yesterday. We are still extremely dry.

So dry that wind rushing throughout the farm creates terrible dust, which settles on everything and everyone until it settles down (again).

Yesterday morning, early, lightning and thunder rushed upon us from the Uncompahgre Plateau, thunder rolled, long and loud, and lightning forked across the heavens.

It was a fast-moving storm. Crackling and jabbing toward the earth in flashes of silver and gold. Leaving behind in it wakes a fire burning on the edge of Fruitland Mesa, directly in line with Crawford, Colorado

Colorado (as many parts of the west) is just tooooo dry!

But last evening…. as more rain showers played along the edges of the farm— We saw a rainbow!

A huge joy to me!

From my heart to your world,

Linda

Crop Report—-Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dayphoto

This year’s pinto bean field..almost weeded! Almost!

I don’t have much time left…the feelers are starting to grow shut!

That’s okay…I’m tired of weeding that huge field.

The ears are starting to form now…within each one is a tiny kernel of corn!

Summer…MY TIME!

Your friend on a western Colorado farm

Linda

MAIN STREET’S FLAG POLE Guest Post from Jim Wetzel—-Monday, July 25, 2016

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Dayphoto

As the Spanish-American War came to an end in 1898, a group of Delta businessmen thought it would be a good idea to have a flagpole in the center of town. So Delta erected a 75-foot tall flag pole in the center of the intersection of Main and Third Streets and proudly displayed a giant 45-star US flag.

In August 1898, an 86-foot tall tree was cut and hauled off of Grand Mesa to Delta. The Delta County Independent noted that several Eckert residents had reported seeing the giant pole being hauled down the Surface Creek road.

Businessmen Frank Dodge and Frank Sanders volunteered to see that the pole was properly placed. The Town of Delta built a band stand around the flagpole “for the benefit of the band boys.” Unfortunately, the affixing of a pulley to the top of the flagpole was an afterthought. The newspaper noted that “the pulley was so far down the pole that the flag flies constantly at half-mast,” leaving everybody asking, “who is dead?”

When electricity came to Delta in 1900, the town thought it would be a great idea to hang a light bulb atop the flagpole (well, half-way up) to illuminate Main Street. The light bulb and wiring were attached to the flag pulley and hoisted half-way up the 75-foot pole. The pulley system was needed in order to be able to change the light bulb when it burned out. At that time, the city power plant was located at First and Main.

In 1898, traffic on Main Street, with few exceptions, was entirely horse-drawn buggies and wagons. However, within a few years automobiles were common along Main Street. The flagpole and band-stand became a frequent target of early motorists whose driving skills preceded the requirement for a driver’s license. The town enacted a 7-mph speed limit within intersections, but somehow a few motorists still managed to hit the flagpole.

By 1908, the Town of Delta condemned the flagpole and bandstand as “dangerous.” On April 9, 1908, the town took down the flagpole and replaced it with a smaller one. The small flagpole might only have lasted a year or two, as there are no known photographs featuring a smaller flagpole.

DELTA COUNTY MUSEUM Delta County Historical Society

Quarterly Newsletter Issue No. 87 July – September, 2016

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Jim Wetzel

July 25, 2013

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Dayphoto

We are gradually getting back to a ‘normal’ life routine. I am still a tad bit over-whelmed, but I am making headway.

Terry checked the alfalfa this morning — it’s looking like maybe, just maybe, he can start baling tomorrow morning. (Fingers crossed since another storm is due in here in Saturday).

Today we have to go get wood for the winter. At some point soon, I hope, I can get my house cleaned and my yard weeded. We will see, some things just have to wait.

Have a good one everyone…it’s a beautiful day here.

Linda

Four Pair on July 25, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Dayphoto

I have four pair of Bullock Orioles, although only three females are sitting here. I liked the photo because each one was on a different feeder!

A summer storm has blown in last evening. Although, it cooled things down (which is really nice) it also has brought with it the potential for rain.

We really would NOT like to have rain right now…after the hay is up and stacked — rain would be nice. Keep your fingers crossed that we make it. We have people either calling or driving down the lane to ask if we are ready to sell.

Not yet. But soon if the weather holds off.

Terry is working on the 630 John Deere to get it ready for the pinto bean harvest. Boy, that seems to be coming fast. He thinks by the last week in August we will be able to start harvesting the pintos. Whew! Time is flying.

Well, off to get many, many things done as I have let stuff slide since the 6th of July. Things are starting to even out now so I hope to get past ‘maintain’ into fix.

Linda