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Hammocks rock

by | Fri May 29, 2009 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Yesterday, between setting irrigation dams, siphon tubes, and filling horse waterers I did manage to take a break.  Today I intend to do the same with a Modelo Especial and a Drew Estate.
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Sprung

by | Thu Apr 11, 2013 | All (Home), Homestead, Landscape, Weather | 0 Comments

Spring / Sprang / Sprung - Whatever
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English can be weird…

by | Tue May 19, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Funny | 0 Comments

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Myrtle Beach/Missouri Trip

by | Sun Sep 20, 2009 | All (Home), Travel | 0 Comments

Took a trip and visited my sister and some friends. The weather was beautiful all week, spent every day in the ocean, 82 degree water. After leaving Myrtle Beach I headed for MO to visit Joe, Anita and Christine.  Although it rained most of the time, it was perfect...
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Wings n fries n beer

by | Mon Oct 15, 2012 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

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Stringing fence

by | Mon Aug 11, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Today I added some cross fencing to the horse pasture. It's easy. Just push in t-posts with the Bobcat , cover with the HorseGuard plastic sleeves, pop in the tape guides and string the electric tape.
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First rose again #nofilter #rose #bloom #flower

by | Sat May 5, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead, Seasonal | 0 Comments

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#nofilter morning fog #skyporn #cloudporn

by | Mon Mar 4, 2013 | All (Home), Landscape, Weather | 0 Comments

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Moon over Elms

by | Tue Mar 10, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead, Horses, Weather | 0 Comments

Great full moon last night We're expecting Zana to give us a baby pony this week followed by another from Punkin within 30 days or so.
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My backyard #flag #sky #colorburst

by | Sun Jan 1, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

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Honey Crisp Apples

by | Mon Sep 28, 2009 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

We planted a Honey Crisp Apple tree 2 years ago and this year it finally came to fruit.  They are sweet and juicy right off the tree and Sandi has made several apple pies.  MMMMMmmmm. Another pretty good iPhone pic eh?
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Irrigation ditch work

by | Sun Apr 19, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Spent a few days building an irrigation diversion box and began the installation yesterday.  Had to break out the side of the concrete V-ditch to make a connection to the new diversion box.  I'll post some 'after' pics in a few days, but this is one taken during the...
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We’re famous! Look at us!

by | Sun Aug 23, 2009 | All (Home), Strange | 0 Comments

^^ Sandi was featured in a gallery exhibition in Denver. ^^ They put me on a gate fence just at the entrance, I drew quite the crowd. Hehehe, actually it is just a new free iPhone app called PhotoFunia that embeds your photos in a number of different and fun...
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Corn Field Maize and Artwork

by | Tue Oct 20, 2009 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Crop circles are taking on new shapes here in Olathe, CO.  The DeVries cut an amazing maze into their cornfield using GPS mapping, creating a huge picture of a farmer on a tractor.  The labyrinth is open from now until Halloween, but for one night only it will be...
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34° this morning

by | Fri Oct 4, 2013 | All (Home), Homestead, Landscape, Seasonal, Weather | 0 Comments

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Mead Botanical Gardens

by | Thu May 21, 2015 | All (Home), Landscape, Wildlife | 0 Comments

Took a walk to the gardens while my car was being serviced this morning. Ran across a bird acting a bit strange. He landed and then fidgeted around a lot. After watching him a bit and zooming in I discovered that he apparently pushed his beak into some sort of...
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The bridge at Confluence Park

by | Thu Oct 14, 2010 | All (Home), Travel | 0 Comments

My daily walk/run takes me through Confluence Park just a few miles from home.  This swaying bridge is in the wooded section and crosses over the Uncompahgre River, just about where it joins the Gunnison River. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbQJt3-M0E0 [mappress...
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A Taste of Sanford

by | Sat May 9, 2015 | All (Home), Wildlife | 0 Comments

Went to the food and music festival A Taste of Sanford 2015 and got some nice photos. Lots of local food, great band playing and fun stuff for the whole family.  Even the local birds got a treat.   Another view of the same bird was captured against the sky,...
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Wood Stork

by | Mon Jun 1, 2015 | All (Home), Wildlife | 0 Comments

Spent some time at the lake at the Orlando Fairgrounds watching wildlife.  The Wood Storks were content to stand nearby and splash in the shallows, but eventually took off for parts unknown.   Below: Splashing in the water   Below: Finally got camera shy and...
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2nd Cutting, Sub Par

by | Sun Aug 23, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

We need more water in several areas of the field.  This fall we're going to mark it heavily to promote water flow and fertilize. Rest time after watching our neighbor cut and bale it.  Watching is tough work!
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Fence mending 6Kv

by | Sat Feb 18, 2012 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

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I’m finally back here again

by | Sat Jun 7, 2003 | All (Home), Work | 0 Comments

Looks like I'm getting an entry in here about once every year, whether it needs it or not. I never was good at journals. Well, the Flag Creek Cafe lasted until about July 15, at which time we completely understood why the restaurant business is so different from the...
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Round Bales This Time

by | Fri Oct 10, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

After we cut there were several days of light rain and the hay was a bit heavy,  It dried well but our neighbor thought it would be better if he used his big round baler rather than the small baler.
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Big Snow

by | Wed Feb 3, 2021 | All (Home), Dogs, Weather | 0 Comments

It snowed on and off for almost 48 hours and we got about a foot of the white stuff, Drägo looks good in it.
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Yearly Update

by | Fri Sep 18, 2020 | All (Home), Dogs, Homestead, Work | 0 Comments

Just a bunch of pics to keep things updated.
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