Soon, the big birds will come back
This is an old photo—but see–soon they will arrive
Get out of the house while you can—go walking in the sunshine. Lift your face to the sky
ENJOY!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
The moving and changing of water is over for the year. Now we wait for the corn to dry down
Each day the stalks, the leaves, the tops, and the ears turn drier and drier.
We are in a time of not so much work; a reprieve from too much work.
Which is a lovely place to be.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
We went out and checked the pinto beans
The pods need to be dry.. all the moisture gone, so when they go through the combine they won’t wad up and cause a HUGE mess.
It won’t be long now!!! Soon!
As my Daddy used to say: “if the creek don’t rise”, we are on our way!
{Which I think is a very old saying, even a quote from someone famous way-back-when. It means: with good luck and no major problems everything will come together.)
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Everything is good to go again!
Look at this — dinner is served!
The cold air has come, flattening the plants,
The colors of summer now a memory
The eventual peace, of a still and frozen landscape {called winter} lurks around the corner
Summer—–suspended in a spider’s translucent web.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
I called and it was canceled! YAY! That is even better! I’ve had a bit of company early this morning so I haven’t been able to get up her [in my office] to change my post, thereby letting you know!
Canceled is a very GOOD thing!
Sunday morning our sky looked like this…Storm coming in.
Today (Monday) it is sprinkling off and on. Still Terry says it isn’t ‘that wet’, so we are heading out to move gated pipe.
We worked on the gated pipe yesterday, between sprinkles of rain. Terry also worked on the dirt ditch. Boomer and I started removing the dams and siphon tubes on the pinto bean field. I so much prefer working on the irrigation system.
Anyway, Good morning my friends!
Your friend,
Linda
We had a most gorgeous sunset last night…
Such a beautiful sight to behold.
Tonight after 5:00 I must call this certain number to find out if I have jury duty tomorrow. OH! How I hope I don’t have jury duty, or if I do…I am NOT picked.
I do NOT want to be the judge of someone else’s life. EVER!
I’ve had people judge me, and my life, and even throw stones. I do NOT want to decide the verdict of someone else life…..ever!
Here is a little Irish Proverb, which I like: “When I count my blessings, I COUNT YOU TWICE!”
With much friendship,
Linda
When the storms started to leave our area the sun was underway to waking up the world on the opposite side of us. The clouds had become ragged and sparse in the West allowing the sun to break free and shine wonderfully upon the land. The East still held the massively dark storm clouds, although they were moving on toward the mountains and the people who lived and worked and played among them.
I was upstairs putting my daily paperwork into a pile and getting ready to turn off the computer when I saw a very faint rainbow filling the east and southern part of our sky! (Close to Olathe)
What a joy I thought to myself! Gazing out the window I watched it fade to nothing. Turning off the computer I headed downstairs.
Wait!!! What do I see around the Eckert, Cedaredge area?
WOW! I grabbed my camera and headed out the front door to stand on the top step
What an amazing splash of color!
It was filling the whole basin with brilliant light! You can even see some little puffs of clouds captured within the prism ray of sunlight!
I stayed an watched until it faded. What a pleasure to be able to experience the wonder of sunlight on droplets of water!
Today is Sunday. Today we stop and rest, only doing those things that are necessary. Tomorrow we will be back to working on the other house and picking back-up the dropped tasks of the week. The fields are starting to dry enough the dogs and I will be able to go out and start gathering in the siphon tubes, the plastic dams, and the metal tin dams. The corn is still green, but if the storms stay away it will continue to dry down taking all the moisture out of the stalks, leaves, and the little seeds. Once it is dry enough we will begin the last harvest (for us) of the season.
Your friend on a Western Colorado Farm,
Linda
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