I know this story is getting old, but here it is again… wind, rain and spitting snow and wind, and wind, and wind
The wind makes a huge mess with trash. We opened the head gate to start the water in the corn field. Tally was all excited to start helping dig out the roaring water and trash (she really couldn’t help, but she wanted to)
Too much trash! The trash cleaner catches most of it, but still some comes through
It takes all of us working together and fast to keep the water from flooding into the other fields and the road
Trash gets stuck in the pipe so much of it have to be pulled through the gates
All the end have to dug out, since the marker can only get so close
All along the way the trash collects and has to be removed
The girls walked the water, making sure there weren’t any clod/dams in the way.
(When the grandchildren have company spend the night– the company still has to come ‘help’ while everyone works. The company LOVES it…such a neat way to spend your days!)
The goal is to keep the gates clean so the water spills freely
water makes it clear to the end of the field and subs over to the middle. The water is starting to sub (the darker soil) in this photo.
It’s more than exhausting to work in the wind, but add in COLD and spitting rain mixed with snow then you are more than tired at the end of the day.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
exciting times! Linda, I love your posts. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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I wish we could send our warm weather your way! Your granddaughters are so cute ‘helping’ out.
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How long does it actually take to clean up the garbage and get ready for the water? Same here, when company comes they also have to be out when we work, but the son’s friend is a good kid and he works just as hard as we do and loves to help out!
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What a lot of work! If only you could have been here to enjoy our warm weekend (back to cooler temperatures today!)
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Great post! I love to see the little ones helping and having a great time doing it. What memories they will have.
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Wowwww! Lots of work.
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Cold freezing work…but at least there are dogs and Grands to help (o:
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That is amazing! I love these posts on your farm! I’m sure the kids love helping you all!
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Ditto ThreeC!
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I should send the husband over…he LOVES playing in water, even when it’s freezing 😉
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It’s a Family Affair, Linda, isn’t it???? Glad you have many helpers when you clean out your ditches…. I assume you have to keep doing this –especially after a huge storm or winds… I know it’s a hard, ongoing job….
Hugs,
Betsy
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I got tired just looking at the pictures! Farming often is just plain hard work.
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Sounds like hell to me. Good on you for doing it and I guess it is fun for the kids. It is an ingenious system. Maybe someone needs to invent a better trash cleaner/catcher.
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Are the seeds in those drills before you send in the water. Or will they be sown after.
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So much hard work..hopefully it will be a good harvest! 🙂
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