Mid July

Yes, I'm alive. I think I'm alive. This past week has been hard on this old woman, but the pain meds are working and the Morphine is out of my system.

Did you know there's absolutely nothing on television during the day? When you're a couch-lizard for several days, one can get sick of home-decorating shows and food shows--does somebody actually eat that stuff? And, who put Rachel Ray and Martha on at the same time?

Since I can set at my computer for more than five minutes at a time, thought I'd post some pictures from the past few weeks.

Roses from a hospital-birthday-day. One of my favorite peeping-Toms.
Here's the finished (with binding and a label) log cabin. It's very scrappy...and has some very ugly/weird stuff in it, but it works. It will be given away this saturday.

The guys welding in the shop. One welder in this shop, so the other two wait.
Didn't figure out what he was measuring, but it came out square.
Taking the front/south concrete porch off from the old house. SOMEDAY...it'll be gone.

Burning wheat stubble. This year we burnt almost all of the wheat fields after we harvested them. We had a lot of spring rains, which meant we had a lot of wheat-stalks/plants.

A early morning visitor I had one day. There were three of these little critters and I could hear them before I could see them.

Lunch is cooking and if I'm not back to being a couch-lizard this afternoon, I may venture into the sewing room.

Still July

And we're still busy. Was reading somebody's blog and it had a "finish 5 by end of July" challenge button. That just ain't gonna happen at my house. I can't finish a sentence around here, let alone a project.


Well, I can say that I've finished one project this month-- a scrappy log-cabin for a wedding gift for my niece. Pictures will follow afterwhile...when I get the other pictures downloaded too.


This is just to let everybody know that I am still alive..barely. As you read this, I will be recooperating from minor surgery. A week off work and I'll be good-as-new....right? That is what the doctor says, so we'll see. The laundry and dishes are caught up but you know I'll get stir crazy....but I gotta heal!


Everybody have a good July!

First part of July

Life is busy....life is complicated...and life just never slows down.

If I could find a hand-held computer that would make farming simple, I'd for sure use it but it just isn't gonna happen.

Going to be super-busy for about a week...so be patience with me a few more days. I have some wonderful pictures (and news) to post...but just can't get it done right now.

Last Day of Harvest 2008

WARNING: Picture overload.
This was our last day of cutting wheat. Lots of pictures to show so bear with me.


Somebody giving directions...... (yes, I use Tide).
Troy tarping the truck before he takes off for the co-op in town.

Bushels and bushels of wheat. This field averaged about 60lbs. per bushel....this white truck will hold about 350 bushels. The red truck about 400.....the semi about 750. You can do the math....it was a lot of wheat. Each truck made several (many) trips to town by you-know-who, and Troy!

JudyL....this is what your wheat is going to look like!

I couldn't resist a picture of the old windmill on this place. It's beyond repair and I keep hoping that somebody will come by and want it for an yard ornament (I would but I already have one).

This is the combine that I usually drive. Since it was the last day, they put me in the truck...yep, no a/c, no radio, and no supper brought to me either. Not a happy farmwife I was.

This barn was actually about a mile away...was trying out the zoom.

Can you say flat country? Oh yeah, there area few canyons and valleys, but nothing major like what they have out in Arizona and very few trees like in Arkansas either.

This was the last two bin-fulls coming in. I got a thumbs up from the drivers and couldn't see it for the sweat pouring off of me!

Seed wheat is saved in bins for this falls planting season, and now it's time to get the tractors out and work ground. It NEVER ends. I was called a farm-widow today. That's a good definition....I think me and Bernina are going to find each other again!

Questions? Just ask....but remember...I can't answer unless you check the box and your email shows up. Thanks.

NO PASSING ZONE

We're still in the field. Harvest 2008

Here are some of our girls. They were finding shade by a tree in the fence row.













We started cutting wheat underneath these little fans Monday about noon.





Actually sat at the base of this one to eat our lunch. Kind of a neat, but weird feeling to have that big thing whooshing overhead.



















And then this big dark storm cloud had to come in and ruin the fun. We would've finished this field too!



















Rain, hail, wind. And....I could see the windows down on my little red car.

We've dodged several rainstorms and the wheat is still out there waiting on us to come and get it. We'll be back!

More Harvest 2008

Out in the field...the view from inside the combine.

If you haven't guessed, this year they took me out of the truck and put me in the combine. Hey..it has a/c, a radio, and bring me supper ...what more can a gal want?

On a good day (no breakdowns and no rain), we can cut about 100 acres.

Have you noticed that we don't have an abundance of trees? Flat, golden waves of grain.

Grain coming into the bin.

Harvest 2008

A few pictures from the past week. (Neen...i'm alive, but barely!)


Not every combine driver wears boots! This one lives in flipflops!

Number one semi-truck driver!

and the truck that he drives.

He's also good at cleaning out the rock-trap. "MOM?....you're driving too close to the ground!"

Every morning starts with getting the filters blown off and spending about $800 on diesel...yes, that's not a misprint.

Farm Vehicles are suppose to have this symbol on the back of them---CAUTION--WE MOVE SLOW! The symbol is starting to show it's age...kind of like the rest of us we all get wrinkly from being out in the sun.

More pictures this afternoon......we had yet another rain cloud come thru so we're shut down for a day or so.

Rain

We cut wheat last night till about midnight....trying to beat the storm coming in. By 7am, we had received 2.5" of the wet stuff. The combines will be shut down for a few days and we'll loose some spots due to water standing. A high of 78 isn't quit "normal" for June!

Harvest Progress

The days have been long but we're making progress. We're running two combines and three trucks.

300 acres cut and about 900 more to go!

June

Harvest officially started yesterday....yes, WHEAT harvest. If you see a wild-woman driving a red truck...yep, it's me!

What's ironic? We FINISHED wheat harvest this time two years ago. Different growing seasons make all the difference. But, we've also doubled the acres we're farming. **heavy sigh**

Will post some pictures when I get a chance. I'm working half-days trying to keep the paycheck coming in and trying to keep the laundry and dishes caught up.