We are hauling the little field now. Up before dawn and out in the field by 5:30. Get the water set and start on the hay. By 7 it’s already hot and the bugs are biting.
If the weather holds, (it’s suppose to bring in more thunderstorms today at noon), the largest field of hay should be ready to bale tomorrow morning. We hope tomorrow morning, if not then Wednesday. Everything is a race against the weather.
At least it is hot drying weather (100+*) and if the thunderstorms stay in the mountains everyone who is doing hay will get done fast. Hot weather helps the alfalfa dry into hay.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Looks great to see those hay bales!! Everyone is importing hay around here. Another hot day for us too. Have a good one.
Blessings!
CottonLady
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Good luck, Linda. I hope the weather holds out for you!
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Hope you all make it before the storms come, Linda… Looks like some long, hot work out there!!!!
Take care.
Hugs,
Betsy
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We had a few days of the real hot weather and we were getting pretty dry, but today the rain came and thank goodness! More hot weather for the weekend is on its way though. Your hay sure looks good! The hubby is going to take time off work and hopefully we can get some hay made ourselves!
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We had wonderful weather for our weekend away! There is a lot of hay cutting going on round here too.
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Good luck with the weather and the haying.
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The first cut is up here and the water is on again (at least across the river). Hope you get yours done in great shape…..we’re hauling bales in the bugs now 😦
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I hope you win your race against the weather. We had some showers today, but they didn’t cool things off much.
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Isn’t ironic how the weather that dries the hay has so much potential to also ruin it? Half our alfalfa is down and there is a 70% chance of rain tonight. We’re banking on the 30!
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Even here there are years that it’s far better to work during the night rather than in the heat of the day. Mad dogs and Englishmen and all that jazz.
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I do hope you get your hay in Linda,I have to say not much of a second crop here. Due to heat and humidity lawns and gardens have suffered, my flowers are none to happy. .On the up side a bit of rain this morning. Hope you are enjoying your summer, best wishes, Julie.
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I live in western central GA, & we have another farm in eastern AL about an hour away. My husband & a helper spent all of last week doing hay & were on the edge all week about the weather. Thanks goodness hay is baled & in the barn, & we heard rumors that army worms maybe in the area. The worms combined with drought can wipe out a hay crop quickly. GOod luck with your haying & farm life. We have been very hot & still need rain. Mary Ann
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