Farm Update
Today was a productive day. Gordie, Charlotte and I each fired up a tractor and headed straight for the ditches. Between the roadways and the fields, there are wide ditches grown with all manner of grasses and green things. It can be claimed as hay, and fed to cattle during the winter. Earlier this week, Gordie mowed the tall grass down, and today I learned how to rake, while Charlotte followed with the baler. The end result:
Each bale weighs about 1500 pounds.
The hay rake is a wacky looking thing, but works really well.
Moogie taking a break at the water fountain.
The three rebel calves have been very cooperative lately. They enjoy hanging out in the barn, but are responsive to human interaction. When I say “Outside” they amble out the barn door and then look at me with an expression of, “Okay, now what?”
Looking out the kitchen window.
My new residence is next to the practice fields for the Huron Tigers. This week they began football camp, the sound of whistles and crunching shoulder pads causing me to smile and wonder if fall is closer than we think.
Why would anyone do this at 8:30 in the morning?
This week we celebrated a friend’s birthday. After supper we went to the park to play on the swings and slides.
My roommate Chris, trying to steal Charlotte’s shoes as she swings.
Charlotte and her daughter Carissa.
Gordie serenaded us with a stellar rendition of “Crimson and Clover” but did not allow the performance to be photographed. You’ll have to use your imagination.
A pasture caught fire, but we were able to successfully extinguish it. A couple hours later, I was delivering a load of corn to the ethanol plant when the truck caught on fire. I hope you’ll understand that I don’t have photos of either event, as our efforts were focused on fire fighting. The folks at the ethanol plant were very helpful. They even maintained a sense of humor throughout the ordeal. Later in the day I trucked in a second load and said, “Look! No flames this time!”
Not an actual employee of the ethanol plant.
The pasture and the truck have survived with minimal damage. I have permission to put flame decals on the side of the truck…that’s a project for next week.
Each bale weighs about 1500 pounds.
The hay rake is a wacky looking thing, but works really well.
Moogie taking a break at the water fountain.
The three rebel calves have been very cooperative lately. They enjoy hanging out in the barn, but are responsive to human interaction. When I say “Outside” they amble out the barn door and then look at me with an expression of, “Okay, now what?”
Looking out the kitchen window.
My new residence is next to the practice fields for the Huron Tigers. This week they began football camp, the sound of whistles and crunching shoulder pads causing me to smile and wonder if fall is closer than we think.
Why would anyone do this at 8:30 in the morning?
This week we celebrated a friend’s birthday. After supper we went to the park to play on the swings and slides.
My roommate Chris, trying to steal Charlotte’s shoes as she swings.
Charlotte and her daughter Carissa.
Gordie serenaded us with a stellar rendition of “Crimson and Clover” but did not allow the performance to be photographed. You’ll have to use your imagination.
Other events of the week were not photographed. Wednesday was fire awareness day.
A pasture caught fire, but we were able to successfully extinguish it. A couple hours later, I was delivering a load of corn to the ethanol plant when the truck caught on fire. I hope you’ll understand that I don’t have photos of either event, as our efforts were focused on fire fighting. The folks at the ethanol plant were very helpful. They even maintained a sense of humor throughout the ordeal. Later in the day I trucked in a second load and said, “Look! No flames this time!”
Not an actual employee of the ethanol plant.
The pasture and the truck have survived with minimal damage. I have permission to put flame decals on the side of the truck…that’s a project for next week.
