Sunday, March 24, 2013….March Leaves Like a Lion

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dayphoto

We were up at 2:30 on Saturday morning to take Evan to the airport to go see Joylene in Canada.

Everything went really good for him until he got to Denver …then he was grounded until 8 that evening…

Snow storm…big one…that is already on it’s way to the rest of the country.

Terry’s sister and her husband live in Greeley and sent us over a photo of just what the snow looked like there…18″.

It didn’t snow here, but we did have the wind…frigid, face freezing wind and lots of it– 40 m.p.h. gusts with 25 m.p.h. sustained winds.

Today we are frozen…more like January and February instead of late March. I guess March is leaving like a lion…not long now until April.

I’m looking forward to April. This is a little robin, poor things they really look cold this morning.

Our wood is down to four logs so this afternoon we are heading to the upper end to cut wood from the downed trees, this time last year we were not worrying about heat except in the early morning.

Each year is decidedly different one never really knows what will happen.

I saw a headline on the internet saying this the winter that doesn’t leave.

Fits!

Linda

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dayphoto

Spring work has begun….

Terry has been disking the corn stalks.

I loved these photos of the spring buds and the spring work.

Still cold here, but warming up, it only got down to 20* last night.

Linda

Monday, March 11, 2013

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dayphoto

Sunday’s can be long, long, long..so we have taken to doing something as a family…

after many different things

we settled on bowling

We don’t try to out-do each other —that is how Linkin and I think, anyway…but the others sure get competitive 🙂

Afterwards they all come to our house for supper. Sure is a fun afternoon!

Linda

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dayphoto

We are still cold here, but getting warmer every day. Although, it IS still coat wearing weather, at least it isn’t layered coat wearing weather :).

Terry started working on the ditches yesterday, but the wind was just too bad. In fact it blew one of the yard lights off it’s pole, so he had to stop.

The wind blew the storm over Grand Mesa, which is how our storms go…in through eastern Utah, then over Grand Mesa to the Craig, Steamboat Spring area and on to where ever they go from there. Sometimes they lose their steam along the way, but always they leave us by going toward Cedaredge and Grand Mesa.

We will start work on getting the spot ready for the old grainery...this might take some time, but it has to be moved before the first cutting of hay. Where it sits now is where the haystacks are going to sit.

I must be off…the sun has warmed the frost off of things and I need to be doing!

Have a nice day everyone!

Linda

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Dayphoto

We had another winter storm come in, complete with wind and drifting snow…I guess I really should expect it since IT IS FEBRUARY!

Some of the farmers, around here, started plowing…now they have a mess. Plowed up ground is like a huge sponge, then when it drys out (finally) it is just as hard and brittle as a dried out sponge.

Water is still an issue, although the snow pack should have grew some with the last several storms —- the last we heard snow pack was 77% of normal. Still a ways to go to normal, but much improved.

Usually the water is turned on the last week of March, but not this year — they will turn it on the third week in April and then at only 50% of your allotment. Of course, you still pay for the 100% you are entitled too. Our water bill is higher than our taxes, go figure.

As I am writing this the sun is starting to break through the clouds, always a good feeling.

I hope you enjoy your Sunday.

Linda

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Dayphoto

A lovely storm cloud rolled in last night, I just had to take photos of it while I was hauling in firewood…

the setting sun made the coming storm a delight to see.

This morning it starting sifting big fluffy flakes down for a short time, leaving us with just a skiff of snow.

The whole experience has been really lovely and the best part is the snow is wet.

However, as I write this it has a melted…giving the earth a nice drink.

Have a good Sunday Everyone!

Linda

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Dayphoto

It’s cloudy, grey and chilly again here today.

I’ve been sick.

Well, actually I got sick the week before Christmas and seem to not be able to get well. I have a good day here and there, but nothing that lasts.

I’m taking the day off…resting by the fire.

I hope this finds all of you well.

COME ON SPRING!

Linda

January 7, 2013

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Dayphoto

We were up this morning at 3 to get our oldest daughter off to Florida for a mini-vacation.

Then at 5:30 we met our second oldest daughter and her husband at Denny’s to take them to breakfast for her 39th birthday! They were heading up to Grand Mesa to snow shoe for the day.

We got home by 7:30 and crashed for an hour…naps sure are nice things.

Linda

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Dayphoto

We warmed up yesterday just for about thirty minutes…then it dropped rapidly and we froze back up.

But for that short length of time the snow on the carport started to melt and drip off.

(You can see the two tiny drops against the background of the metal building, I hope)

I tried really hard to get a photo or two of the delightful melt, but they didn’t turn out very well…:)

Oh, well…short lived, but very enjoyed.

I hope your Sunday goes pleasantly for everyone. Fuzzy goes in for his operation Thursday morning. I am concerned that I’m doing the right thing…I sure hope so.

Linda