After another round of rain,
We had fog in the early morning!
Fog is a huge delight for me. It’s not unheard of here, but it’s usually a rather rare occurrence.
My mother always said fog was a cloud that sat down on the world—so we could enter the world of Fairy for a bit.
I delighted in that thought then, and I still do now!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Go outside! No matter where you live—look up, look down, and become one with what you see!
Once you are there. Once you see. Once you experience. Give Thanks to your God(s) for you are truly blessed.
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”–L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
From my world to your heart,
Linda
No matter how each day begins and
how each day ends
Remember gifts of instinct should always be used; never be blind to your answers from the earth and the Universe…prayers are always answered—it is a gift to our soul and intelligence.
If you look for the good, then Good will always find you.
From my heart to your heart,
Linda
ZOOM!!!
Zoom!
ZOOM!
(We had a good laugh
when we got the license plate it said: DUH! )
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Sometimes it’s rather boring outside.
I try to check everything out
But
Sometimes there is nothing to see
Do
Or chase
Then DAD comes!
YAY!
TLC CAI-CAI
Before Autumn abruptly shifted into winter
I walked the farm marveling
At the dance the flocks of birds make, swirling and dipping in the sky.
Look who is back! The day before the big wind, I saw a Sandhill Crane in the yard!
And a Crow on the road!
Not to mention
Our amazing hawk—I call him Harry. It might be a she, so Harriett would then be her name.
DINNER!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Snow came in the night, starting out like rain/sleet/ then snow
Not masses of snowflakes but enough that one is surprised to look out the window on an October Day.
The wind chill is the worst.
The day before, in a crisp, sharp, gusting wind (no rain, no snow, just strong wind)
We tackled part of the woodpile,
Splitting a nice little stack amid the swirl of leaves and twigs
Which is keeping us warm, while the malevolence of the nasty wind stripped the rest of the leaves from all the trees.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We still have not started the corn harvest. Although, Terry is checking the dryness of the corn weekly now. The last moisture count was 15.3%. It must be 15 or below to begin.
So we wait.
The days are sharply cooling down…the ground is more leaf-littered each and every day
Last Friday we had the bliss and excitement of a thick marvelous fog
Of which, I had to go walking in.
After all, it’s rare (in our part of the world) to be able to actually walk in a cloud sitting down on the eath. 🙂
It was breathtaking.
The steady flow of water in the canal is turned off today. It will take a week before it is gone at our farm—for you see the water travels all the way from the Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison, Colorado, to the Gunnison River at Delta, Colorado…irrigating farms all along the way.
There is a definite snap in the air, causing us to enjoy the evenings with the heat of the wood stove.
Autumn is moving rapidly toward winter now.
BUT—-
O! The excitement —-while out on the farm a flock of bluebirds flew by Boomer and me on their way through (they don’t seem to nest here on our farm) to who knows where–
I capture two of them on camera! I was elated! Jubliant and Overjoyed to get their photos, even if it was just the back of them as they flew by.
From your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
One field done, part of another finished and another to go. We had to stop harvest as the moisture was too high. Maybe Monday or Tuesday we will begin again.
Since we were at a stand still, and Saturday was here…
We went to New Castle to watch the last soccer game of the year for the Championship
Then back to Rifle where we took in the second game of the new season of basketball- coach and granddaughter and (new to the sport) little friends
Then home again, home again jiggity-jig!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
I’m sorry I didn’t get a post done yesterday, and I’m late, late, late today. For some reason we have been busy, busy, early in the morning.
It’s gradually drying up. Which is a very good thing.
It also froze Tuesday night, with another heavy freeze to come in on Friday [if I remember right], so I’ve been working hard to get my tropicals put to bed.
The canal is still running. Soon it will be turned off, the water’s voice silenced until next spring.
Stepping closer to the ending of fall, and the beginning of corn harvest. 🙂
Your Friend on a Western Colorado Farm, (all caps tee hee)
Linda
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