Among the wittering and chittering and chirping
Driving into the glow of the sun
Shadows streaming behind, or beside, or in front
Tending to the land on a daily basis has begun.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Hi there!
Here is a double rainbow we saw today after a thunderstorm this afternoon staying with friends in St George, Balonne Shire, southern Queensland.
Stunningly beautiful! All green and wet and full of blessing!
Thank you, Kate!
I just love receiving gifts of rainbows from everyone. They are a walk-together-in the rain.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Thankfully we got all the wood cut and piled. Our youngest daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren came and helped us finished up the wood. We are set now for at least a couple of years, depending on the weather.
The signs of spring are here, they are in the air, on the earth, in the fading sun or the rising sun, in the lighting shadows and the lengthening day.
I still feed the Red-Winged Blackbirds, although I’m seeing more and more Song birds in the yard and on the farm
I love their songs and strive to keep them here, as long as they will stay. But as soon as the Upper End and the Back Forty green up…they will be gone to sing and mate in that special wonderland they call home.
Then once they are gone—the hummingbirds come so my little bird kitchen stays steady with the joy of winged-friends.
Everyday now is a call to the land, where work is not drudgery, but jubilation—we are adding to the chorus called Spring.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
The cold front is still here, but gradually moving on. By this coming weekend we should have somewhat warmer weather.
Yesterday morning we were 2 above Zero, this morning we were 5 above Zero…just a little bit warmer, but I’ll take it.
The day will warm up better than yesterday, we should see warmth around 47* this afternoon. Gradually, gradually, we are heading back toward spring.
Just as Terry and I were going to head off to upper end our son-in-law showed up with half-a-load of firewood for us. What a cool gift!
The hope is this will last until May…which by that time (WE THINK) it will be warm enough spring is really here!
I can remember my Mother saying that anytime we have an early Easter (an Easter in March) the weather is always bad. That you can’t have winter end until Easter comes. Even if she isn’t right, so far this year is seems to be so.
Have a good Monday everyone!
Linda
We are experiencing a cold spring storm…feels like February out there again. But it only feels that way….we all know it is really March so soon it will feel warm again.
It rained off and on all day yesterday which effectively brought all farming to a stop.
That’s okay, it will begin again. Until that time the rains will wash off all the winter blahs and bring on the green growing things.
And it brought to anyone who looks up into the sky….RAINBOWS!
Today is St. Patrick’s Day….Happy Wear’n of Green to each and everyone of you.
Linda
Boy, is that ever nice to write….MARCH! YIPPEE!
I received a delightful gift on Friday all the way from sunny California
…Janine, sent to me this wonderful mug, full of organic tea bags,
(the tea is call Immune Boost- full of white tea buds, German chamomile, peppermint, ginger lemon grass, lemon verbena and cardamon. —Terry and I had a nice cup of afternoon tea that very day)
with a lovely note written to me on paper designed by her sister, a spoon for honey to stir the tea with from her daughter Jessica.
With the hope that whatever this thing is that I keep fighting will finally go away.
I am so surprised and pleased.
It’s true the world is full of friends…and all because of blogging!
Linda
Sunday we got a 65 mile an hour wind from Utah, full of dust, sticks and weeds.
Then we woke up to snow and ice this morning! And it’s cold! 3:00 p.m. and the snow is still on the ground…brrr! 38*
Life on a Colorado Farm 