Sometimes people get weirded out that farmers waste water, but water is never wasted. (as far as I know).
After we put the water through our fields the water goes back into the canal; rushing to the next farm down the way. This is the main artery head gate at the end of our place.
The canal [...]
The farming neighbor next to us grows sweet corn, called Olathe Sweet-Sweet Corn, for America’s adoring population of sweet corn eaters. It is a patented “delicious sweet corn watered with melted snow” so the advertising states.
To keep the sweet corn free of corn ear worms (people don’t like to see worms in their corn) pheromone [...]
I’ve had people asking questions about our train ride, so I thought I would answer this way.
The train was a promotional train for Operation Lifesaver. Operation Lifesaver is an educational program taught on the train to eliminate collisions, deaths, and injuries at highway-rail intersections and on railroad rights-of-way.
The ride is scheduled to take one hour [...]
This past week has been busy. A farming neighbor, two farms away had a farm sale;
They are moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.
The last of the hay was baled and stacked
We went to an antique tractor auction
We took Evan and his son (our oldest grandchild) on a train ride
In between all of this the house and [...]
We are still having rain and thunderstorms, but oh, my! The double rainbow experience is just amazing! This one showed up at our daughter’s house. I had my trusty camera ready (again) so now you can enjoy it with me.
The corn is doing well; too tall now to cultivate. And the rain has stopped. Well, it has moved to the mountains surrounding us, we are only experiencing heavy afternoon winds. Lots of sun!
Life is good.
This double rainbow appeared IN OUR YARD then quickly moved to the church just across the field from us.
You can see the end in the cherry trees. This is a first! I have never had one so close.
The WOW Factor was just amazing.
Lucky for me I had my camera with me!
I was in need of something fun, warm, that tells a story, for a gift! And I found it!
http://myfavoritesheep.blogspot.com/
The little sheep family says it all.
(There is another lamb on the other side of the Momma snuggled close by, that I failed to get in the photo.)
My present was THE hit of the party.
While changing water we met the goats and their new keepers out for a walk.
They have become Linkin’s goats, she loves them and they love her. She has named one Gazelle and the other Zebra for very long and complicated reasons. Every evening and often times throughout the day Linki and the goats go out [...]
The last field of alfalfa has been cut, and we are waiting for it to dry. You can see the showers playing around in Olathe in this photo.
(Come on sun, come on out and play!)
We are still irrigating. We will never NOT be irrigating, right up until harvest.
A little sun is peaking through!
Here is what [...]
I live on a farm in Colorado, the western side of Colorado, called Delta.
Farming, as a way of life, is fast disappearing in western Colorado, due to farms being sold to developers/subdivisions.
Therefore, I decided to share with anyone who was interested, what farm life is/was like in my lifetime.
I can honestly say that I now understand what the American Indian felt like as he watched his way of life disappearing!
