A regular feast of moisture
The only sound for a long long time is the whisper plop
Of raindrops
We were so desperate here for rain—this has been a true blessing.
Bliss!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
“COMPANY! I yelled, TLC COMPANY!”
“Who?” TLC Cai- Cai asked as he lazily walked toward me.
“Loki,
Black Beauty,
and Kia!”
“Oh, I like Black Beauty”
TLC Cai Cai exclaimed!
“I don’t think I like ANYONE!
If Mom stays,
I will be okay— I can handle the company.
OTHERWISE, I AM GOING TO
SCATTER!”
Boo Berry Betty
This is the time of year when the earth is warmer than the air
When a lovely foggy mist rises up from the land
Surrounding us in silent glory
The whole earth is blessed in this single moment of silence.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
This is the new alfalfa field. The baby plants are looking GOOD! This field will NOT be harvested this year. The protein in brand-new plants is very high and can damage and even kill animals. Once a killing freeze comes along then all alfalfa is safe for animals to eat.
Next year. One field is plowed under and a new one is seeded to produce the following year.
One field lasts about three, maybe five years depending on the type of seed and weather and water and weeds.
We Do Not use Round-Up ready alfalfa so our crop is managed the old-fashioned way.
Rotation is the key to good farming and strong crops. Terry rotates all his crops, it’s healthy for the soil and for the crop itself.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
“Gosh, Boo Berry Betty. Mom and Dad have been B.U.S.Y!”
“I see that. They are going here and there and everywhere on the farm, in the yard, just everywhere.”
“Yes, and you have to FAST if you want to get inside and eat something.”
“Or just get inside, it’s HOT out here.”
“Aren’t you glad we are NOT people? Their work seems so HARD, Boo Berry Betty, we just get to do fun things all the time.”
“Yeh, but—we can’t go in when we want to.”
Why do you worry, you only come outside when you are with Mom?”
“Well, outside is so BIG! I just like inside better.” Boo Berry Betty replied.
“What are Mom and Dad doing now, TLC Cai-Cai?”
“Gosh, Boo Berry Betty, they SCATTERED!”
TLC Cai-Cai and Boo Berry Betty
I can feel a hint of Fall in the air, (Just a hint—but I’ll take it)
Just a hint,
But that sparks a wee surge of hope
I truly love summer, But the HEAT this year has been horrible
Savage, actually.
Now I am hoping for long days of bright Autumn before winter brings dark days without sun, full of wind, and cold.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Blue Mesa Reservoir is the primary Reservoir from which OUR irrigation water flows THROUGH.
Our irrigation water comes from Taylor Park Reservoir, owned and operated by the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users. The Water from Taylor Park flows into the Gunnison River through Blue Mesa Reservoir then out to all of us.
We took a short trip (it’s about an hour or so to the reservoir) to see how low it is.
It’s low.
You can see by the water line.
Gosh, I sure hope we have lots and lots and lots of snow this winter.
For our water in the Gunnison and the Uncompaghre flow into the Colorado River and all of you know how bad THAT is.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
That beautiful moon!
So incredible
sending to earth scintillating sheets
of silver brilliance!
How lucky we are, you and I.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We spent all day Thursday hauling dirt from the settling pond a mile from our farm.
Load the trailer, dump the trailer repeat.
We will use this dirt to fill in low spots on the fields, to fix a road that washed out, and to pack areas which the wind has whipped bare (like over culverts)
Last load—8-5 we are tired and ready to stop.
Done for another year.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
I saw a sundog (through our dirty car’s windows 🙂 )
Our temperatures are starting to come down. YAY!
It sure is time for a break in the heat and for lovely Autumn temperatures to arrive!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 