The Light Flooded Around Me—Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Dayphoto

Yesterday evening, Terry, Evan and I finished our load of firewood for the day and headed home. We actually got done in an hour. We are doing one load a night. The pile is shrinking—thankfully. And growing larger at each of our houses. Maybe by Saturday we will be done. We sure hope so, all of us are getting tired of the cutting and hauling of firewood. 🙂

(Wild turkeys)

Storms rolled in again in the late afternoon, cooling the skies and bringing rain. Still the pintos are doing okay. By tomorrow the rain is supposed to gone for several days. We will begin again in earnest after the storms get out of here. (I would like to share with you a little secret….although it doesn’t look so: Harvest is grueling work–and dusty—and worrisome. Most of all worrisome)

(more wild turkeys)

Terry and I had to finish up some stuff back out on the mud ditch last night, after the firewood.

The sky was stunning.

Darkness rolled up from the canyons, trying to fill the air with shadows. But the light of the setting sun had other ideas.

The deepening shadows turned red and glowed in an amazing splendor behind and through the racing clouds over head.

Terry headed back in, with his load, but I stayed out there. Letting the light flood around me. The silence fell in waves; the minutes with Boomer, myself, the light, and the coming night passed by uncounted for. It was a stunning

From my world to your heart,

Linda

A Moment of Relief—Tuesday, August, 30, 2016

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Dayphoto

Last Thursday the heat of the afternoon bore down on us in such a wave of intensity I thought this fall weather had made a huge and dramatic turn back to summer.

Terry was gone for the day, having flew out of Montrose for a meeting in Brighton, Colorado; it was up to Boomer and I to check the irrigation and keep the farm running.

It was late in the afternoon; the gnats and mosquitoes were in swarms of carnivorous activity wherever we walked along the ditch bank—- when I felt the cool down from the swiftly moving clouds.

It started sprinkling just before we got back to the house. Then it started to rain.

Not a bad rain, a gentle rain, a moment of relief from the suffocating heat; enough so the sparrows hung out on the wire taking a bath.

Suddenly the sky turned into hail, the birds, Boomer and I scattering. The blows from the hail and the wind silencing everything and everyone as we hunkered down waiting for the end.

Gradually the noise lessened; the air ringing empty—only the canal talking loudly as the water rushed by.

We got an inch of rain from that storm…a mixed blessing, because of the hail.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

Half-Ghosts—-Sunday, August 7, 2016

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Dayphoto

We have had rain, lots and lots of beautiful wonderful rain. No wind, just rain, everything is soaked and laying flat from the rain…but we are not complaining.

Friday was my Mother’s birthday. If she were still alive she would be 87 years old. All that day I kept missing her.

Sometimes the rain felt like cold tears from heaven.

I think part of the reason is we have had too many animals deaths this year…first Balou

Then Molly Dog

And, of course Monkey our cat, and Hank the grandchildren’s dog.

Death is like a cold shadow; a cloud passing over head…sudden in its appearance, then passing quickly on.

Out of the corner of my eye, all throughout the day I caught swisp of visions…Momma in her garden, Momma laughing…the tail of one her cats she loved, moving just ahead of her…just things…long known, now gone.

Like smoke, everything was like smoke…tangible and real, but fading quickly.

I look at all these little gifts —these half-ghost memories of my Mother as small blessings.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

A Summer Storm has Arrived—-Thursday, August 4, 2016

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Dayphoto

The wind blew in a rain storm last night; slamming huge drops of water into the west side of the house. The dog and cat made a mad running dash to the house before me, but had to wait as only I (or Terry) can open the door for them.

This morning we woke to thick clouds overhead. A curtain of mist rising off the fields, and the flash-frying heat of the last few days…GONE!!!

The air is cool and wonderful, bringing relief to the plants, the animals and us! The thick scents of the wet ground and the bathed plants insinuate themselves through the open screened windows and the screened doors.

We are all rejoicing! Cool moisture, after searing heat, is such a blessing! It makes one want to dance. Although, dancing in Colorado rain is a very chilling experience.

From my world to your heart!

Linda

It Rained Off and On —- Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Dayphoto

It rained off and on all day and well into the evening yesterday. Bringing with it a chilly cool down. (Although, it didn’t stop the boys once, or even slow them down on what they were doing.)

Heading into to town to take them to the Rec Center for swimming and basketball

We saw a wonderful site in the sky

Since I was driving Bladen took these for me. He knows how much I love collecting rainbows.

Love,

Linda

RAINBOWS!!! —– Thursday, June 9, 2016

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Dayphoto

There it was — a tiny little rainbow starting to take shape. It was precious, although short lived; the clouds quickly covered the sun taking the beginnings of a rainbow with it.

As we were heading back to the farm yard a rain chute dropped down on to the land, across Highway 348, and the sun dropped passed the dark rain cloud into it’s resting place for the night —

In doing so, the brilliant ending of the sun caused the sky to light up with that special glow; illuminating all the dark corners of the earth, the sky and within the soul.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

A Heart Beat—–Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Dayphoto

We finished up the last set as rain clouds played over the Uncompahgre Plateau, and in the canyons, between us and Grand Junction, Colorado

The air was like walking through a hum of bees…the ozone strong enough to be felt on your skin.

It had rained earlier, creating a slick mud on the earth, but only one layer deep.

When the air is like this it give me a sense of intimacy, as though my soul is flowing out to mingle with sky.

I was thinking how I would love to transport you here with me…sometimes photos are just simply not equal to the experience.

It was then I looked down, walking where I had walked many, many times before, when I saw it…

I took it home, washed all of the dirt off then took a photo for you. (I realize, now, I should have taken a photo of it right there, mud covered and all, but I didn’t)

The earth had given me a heartbeat…one to share with you; my friends.

From my world to your heart

Your friend, always

Linda

A New Storm Comes In—Monday, May 16, 2016

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Dayphoto

After a time of warm a new storm arrived on a stiff breeze, almost wind.

The wind was fragrant full of green things growing, moisture in the clouds and the sharp tang of Chico’s and Rabbit Brush.

It’s cold today, with scattered sighting of sunshine. The gift of moisture and life!

Love,

Linda

The Enchantment in Work—Sunday, May 15, 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Dayphoto

There is tremendous satisfaction from pulling weeds out of the soil. Backbreaking and endless the chore, but it always gives me a sense of triumph.

My yard is a series of rooms..flung around the edges of the lawn. Tearing the roots of thistles, bind-weed, wild grasses single-minded in the sun and the heat. (I love the sun and the heat. Love it!)

I ripped and tore with tremendous concentration–covering 1/2 acre…stopping only at the end of the day.

feeling the soil give up the stubborn root; the foe lying defeated in my wheelbarrow

The farm yard felt calm and empty as I worked. Pleasant, peaceful, healing!

(some of the above photos were taken previously, as is this one)

I still have the east side of the house to do, but today is Sunday. And it’s trying to rain. I played hookey (just this morning) from changing water, letting Terry get the early morning sets! I’ll be back out there at noon and beyond. Right now I’m taking a wee break!

I love the silence of solitude.

Love,

Linda

Our Days are Full of Gray-Blue Light—Monday, May 9, 2016

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Dayphoto

It’s raining here. Has been for two days. The weather people say it will rain at least until Tuesday.

Today Terry turned the irrigation water off. It’s too muddy to walk on the ditch banks. To turn the irrigation water off is a very strange occurrence once it is turned on.

It’s extremely chilly outside, the air so fresh it will make you cough, if you take a good lungful of it. The trees are dripping, water sits on everything; running in rivulets off the eaves.

We only have four little hummingbirds. This photo is on May 13th a couple of years or so ago. We have aways to go to reach this level of activity.

The sky is still lowering as I write; clouds black in the west and dark grey in the morning east. It’s cold enough I want to start a fire in the fireplace, although we do have the furnace up and going.

Oh well, rain is good for so many things I will just enjoy it. The weather people also say major heat is following these series of cold rain storms.