A hunting I will go!  A Hunting I will go! High Ho the derry o—- MOM, I KILLED YOU A SQUIRREL!!! And I KILLED DAD A SQUIRREL! And Yes!!! I killed Boo Berry a squirrel. Four Squirrels in all.  So we each got one!! But (just for the record) I ate all four! TLC (Mom was not very happy with me—I don’t understand why)   ..read more

I love seeing the water flowing down the ditch.  Into the siphon tubes.  Then onto the roots of the growing plants. The sound of the water…moving, moving feeds my soul. Your friend on a western Colorado farm, Linda ..read more

Filling the air with lovely (but very cold) drops of rain, and huge wind; gifting all things. Your friend on a western Colorado farm, (and no, the changing of irrigation doesn’t stop because it rained.  The rain only made the first 1/8″ of the soil wet.  BUT it did wash off all the plants and trees! ) Linda ..read more

The bees swarmed.  Leaving behind those old friends, [who wished to stay]: taking the most loved Queen. It was time. “Never leave a friend behind.  Friends are all we have to get us through this life—and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next.”–Dean Koontz, Bestselling author From my world to your heart, Linda ..read more

Quietly stop wherever you are and listen To the sounds of the earth Falling sleep. Gradually, gradually the birds, the animals, the insects, the plants, and even the sky Say Good Night!—as they drift off into the land of dreams.   From my world to your heart, Linda ..read more

MOM!  It’s cold outside.  I don’t care that it’s green and warm looking it is still cold! Well, let’s go in then and get you warm.  (We’ve been having a cold, cold front move through.  It is very cold.  I’m ready for it to warm back up —  so is Boo Berry) TLC loves it colder! Mom and Boo Berry and TLC ..read more

Look carefully for they are quick and hard to see! I just LOVE this time of year! (we call these Kildeer—I don’t know if we are right, but anyway,) Your friend on a western Colorado farm, Linda ..read more

“You must never judge who God forgives and who he does not”.:  Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya Hide little birds (by the barrels) there is a hawk in the air! Ah, Red-Tailed Hawk you are stunningly beautiful It’s so hard to see you kill—but you also, must eat. Who am I to judge, who am I? From my world to your heart, Linda   ..read more

I must admit There are times when my thoughts Are not as perky as they should be. When a weight seems to weigh heavy A nose-dive, to be sure. But it never, ever fails…that when I’m in a funk…the earth gives to me a heart. How can I stay in a dark place When there are amazing gifts everywhere? I am truly blessed!  As you are too, all we have to do is look. From my heart to your world, Linda   ..read more

Terry has the corn planted.  He took two hayfields out of production — they have grown old. And planted corn! Now, the only thing left to plant is our new alfalfa field.  Soon!  Real soon, but not just yet. Your friend on a western Colorado farm, Linda ..read more