Monthly Archives: April 2014

place 30 April 2014

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Sally Gerard

One of my favorite roads to drive, when we need to go to town, is this one that rolls up and down through the eastern Colorado grasslands. The sky fills the world with blue and I can understand why those who … Continue reading →

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wind 28 April 2014

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Wind and getting windier. We had to make a run to Kansas yesterday to pick up a piece of equipment we need to plow here in a couple weeks. We’ll be getting a team of eight or so antique tractors … Continue reading →

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The Big Valley 24 April 2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Sally Gerard

There are shows I watched as a kid that I could live in: Little House on the Prairie, Bonanza and The Big Valley. I’d love to see these shows up and in production again, right alongside Firefly. Then there’d be … Continue reading →

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Change 22 April 2014

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Sally Gerard

It is amazing what you can see if you allow yourself to take the time to notice. Working up the soil around the wild roses yesterday, we were getting rid of the weeds and cheat grass that came on so … Continue reading →

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Easter 18 April 2014

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Sally Gerard

  I wish all of you blessings on this Easter weekend. I’ll miss coloring eggs, but the colors in this changing Aspen remind me of all the colors of change and what is Easter if not the ultimate change? Snow … Continue reading →

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cotton 16 April 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Texas is cotton growing country. Passing along harvested fields, it still looked like snow had fallen at some point in the last week and was now a bit dirty, but it was cotton that hadn’t been picked up by the … Continue reading →

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Sand Creek 14 April 2014

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Sally Gerard

It’s still difficult to understand why the Sand Creek Massacre had to happen. I cannot fathom how human beings can be so horribly violent with each other. The site of the Sand Creek Massacre is beautiful, bordered on the south … Continue reading →

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Chuck-wagon 10 April 2014

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Sally Gerard

In keeping with all things from the turn of the last century, I cannot leave out the iconic chuck-wagon. There’s that great scene in John Wayne’s The Cowboys, where the boys get a hold of the bottle of whiskey hidden … Continue reading →

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cast iron 8 April 2014

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I guess I’m just taken with everything antique that has to do with farming. Windmills, tractors, implements and just ways of living. We have an old cast iron stove in the shed that I swear I’m going to overhaul and … Continue reading →

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windmills 4 April 2014

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I never knew there were so many kinds of windmills, but I’ve always been fascinated by them. The first time I drove past one of those wind farms, I was struck by how those tall whitish towers looked like enormous … Continue reading →

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