Category: Weather
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Where Did August Go?
August has flown by! We’ve been moving the sheep to fresh grass frequently. I was trying to get them on fresh food every 24-48 hours. So, a lot of our time has been spent moving fences and figuring out where they’ll go next. The late July flood started our annual monsoon rains, and we’ve had… Continue reading
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The Flash Flood of July 28th
Yesterday we had a rather interesting event: major rain, which caused flash floods. The flooding was significant, but we badly needed the rain. Continue reading
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Early July, Hot and Dry
Grazing continues, and we are on our second round of grazing the main pastures. So far, our irrigation water has been good, but there’s no snow on Mt. Lamborn. As the old saying goes, if there’s still snow on Lamborn by the 4th of July, it’ll be a good year for water. It’s not going… Continue reading
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April Snow
We got some lovely April snow today. I know most folks are tired of winter, but this nice, wet snow will certainly help our water situation this summer. The new lambs have found the warmest, driest spots on the farm, and they’re enjoying the snow from there. Continue reading
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Shearing and Rock Work
We started shearing the flock at the end of March. The weather has been sunny, but surprisingly cold and windy. We’re also getting the rock put on the Little House foundation. At least on those days, it’s warm enough for the mortar to be mixed. Continue reading
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Bare Ground
It looks like the drought is continuing. We have bare ground outside now, and we’re below average for snow-water equivalent. Our tests last summer with extremely intensive sheep grazing helped us keep the sheep on pasture for longer than expected. Given the state of the reservoir this year, we’ll likely be doing the same again.… Continue reading
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Rams in Winter
It’s winter in western Colorado. We have some snow, but not nearly enough yet. It was enough to cover the solar panels, though. The adult rams are doing well, and Becky the guard dog is on duty. Continue reading
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Pot of Gold
Here’s today’s beautiful rainbow on Garvin Mesa. Could there be a pot of gold over there somewhere? Continue reading
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Spring Snow
It’s a good thing the ditch got cleaned yesterday! The new snow had already settled and started melting by the time I took these pictures. Continue reading
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Unintended Consequences
One of the issues with solar panels being high off the ground (to keep them out of the rams’ reach) is that they’re also too high for us to easily reach. We need to brush the snow off them. Now, if they were on the roof, we’d just have to wait until the snow melted.… Continue reading