First Blooms of the Season–Sunday, March 22, 2015

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Dayphoto

The apricots are blooming!

All our trees (we only have four) are ancient apricot trees.

The one on the farm road has pink blossoms—it is the only one on the farm to have pink blooms.

The one at our house has white blooms

The other two in the yard of the other house are a cross between pink and white

But the pretties of them all (to me) is the one on the farm road.

Spring has now officially arrived…the Apricots are blooming!

Happy Spring all my friends! Or Happy Autumn if you are now experiencing the cool down — opposite of our warm up!

Your friend on a Western Colorado Farm,

Linda

Is It Spring? February 9, 2014

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Dayphoto

Yesterday we went from snow to slush. The day warmed up to somewhere in the 50’s.

Although, having lovely warmer weather is nice, the mud isn’t. But we MUST go through the mud to get to dry ground.

The weatherman predicted rain for today, but nwt is just saying cloudy with temps in the 50’s again.

Could we be so lucky that winter has decided to leave? Only time will tell. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is stating that February 16th is the day ‘winter’s back will be broke’. Until that time yesterday, and so far today, it feels like maybe…..just maybe…we are heading toward spring. One day at a time!

I’m ready and I’m sure you are also!

We are heading up to the Uncompahgre Plateau to go sledding today. The little grandchildren haven’t been this year so to celebrate a shift in the weather we thought this might be a fun thing to do.

I hope your day has the same feeling of hope in it, the same sense of renewal, laying buried almost ready to burst forth.

Your farm friend,

Linda

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Dayphoto

The rains have arrived. They threaten all day long, then around 8:00 in the evening they began.

We were lucky that it waited until we got home. Just as I drove into the shed the rain started falling in a serious manner. Terry didn’t believe me when I said it was raining (he beat me in) but as we walked out of the building he became a believer. 🙂

Today Terry has a meeting, which leaves just the dogs and I to change the water…I hope it isn’t raining at that point. I also dread the drive on a mud slick ditch bank, but I know it can be done.

Yes, I do!

Anyway, The Farmer’s Almanac has printed their predictions for the up and coming winter…I’m already ready for Spring. I guess I shouldn’t be so selfish, as I know some of my Dear Blog Friends are also ready for Spring—-they can only have Spring if we have Winter so I’ll slap on a Happy Face and ‘try’ to be okay with Winter.

Now for the Good part of Winter…if the predictions are true we will have snow, which means the reservoirs should recover some, which is a very good thing.

Your Grateful the pinto beans are harvested and sold and the hay is baled and stacked friend,

Linda

Sunday Stills—Weather or Not

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dayphoto

Farming is going strong here. The morning always starts out good, but by the end of the day the wind comes up.

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Happy Spring Sunday!

Linda

Late Winter is Turning into Early Spring

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Dayphoto

Driving was a huge pain yesterday. All the way to and from Paonia the wind was playing havoc with the visibility.

I always try to console myself that the wind really does have a purpose…if we didn’t get the wind the sap in the trees and bushes wouldn’t be able to rise from the roots warming up the trunks and the branches.

But sometimes….I get to thinking how tiring late winter really can be.

Then I realize that late winter, really means early spring! Early spring…that is a good thing.

When I got home I saw this

A green little plant of wild mustard.

Linda

Corn’s Up!

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Dayphoto

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And the lilacs are blooming!

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Plus everywhere I get to pick up plastic shopping bags! Even in the lilac bushes! The wind has been amazing this year, bringing with it dust, dirt, mud rain, and other people’s trash.

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As long as there is snow in the mountains surrounding us we will have wind, but once the visible snow is gone it stops. We have had more wind than normal, so possibly there is more snow in ‘them thar hills’ than normal?

Today it is around 81*, lovely. No wind, just sun and blue, blue skies. Ahhhh.

April Fools Day Joke

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Dayphoto

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And I just thought we were heading into spring farm work.

March Came in Like a Lamb and is Leaving Like a Lion

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Dayphoto

Sunday we got a 65 mile an hour wind from Utah, full of dust, sticks and weeds.

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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*

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Another Rite of Spring!

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Dayphoto

We were over at the equipment hillside when we saw smoke coming from the area where our house is

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Since one of our neighbors caught part of our place on fire three years ago, the smoke made us hoof it over the old corn field rather fast.

Then we found out it was the ditch company getting the canal ready for water.

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What a relief!

Going on Vacation

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Dayphoto

Yeah, we are taking a small vacation (small because we can’t be gone too long, with all the animals and chores).

But … it is still a vacation. Misty, our daughter who lives across the field is going to come feed all the animals, gather the eggs, and toss hay to the cows. The cows have heated water tanks, but everyone else has to have attention.

So we are going from this (winter)

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