Tuesday, June 1, 2010

That time of year again

Life is getting real busy real fast on the farm now. Better get my blogging skills sharpened so I can get it all recorded! Harvest is only several weeks away and the wheat has started changing colors. Memorial weekend was full of farming (and a little fun too). We started on Friday night with the baling. This first cutting of alfalfa was this|close to being rolled up without any rain on it. Rained Wednesday night so we raked it on Thursday and by Friday it was dried down again and ready to be baled.

This was our first crack at alfalfa with our new (used) baler. We checked it over real good last week, made sure it was oiled and greased and ready to rock. There's so many moving parts and pieces on a baler that have to work in unison - so many places you can make adjustments if needed - it's hard to know where to start. Good thing he knows his equipment because me reading that technical manual wasn't much help. :-)




Sunday, March 28, 2010

Peaceful Easy Feeling

Got my country peacefulness fix this afternoon. Tuff dog and me went for a walk. Once I get out of the city limits, I can let him off the leash and let him roam the ditches, splashing through the water holes and sniffing all the smells. The sun was shining, the wind wasn't roaring, the air clean after the rains we had yesterday. When we got home, he was satisfied to just be outside in the yard chewing on his toy while we bbq'd. Can't really explain the feeling. Just a peacefulness that I haven't felt in awhile.