Terry finished ripping the old pinto bean ground. Old pinto bean ground doesn’t have to disked, plowed, rolled, and leveled, it only has to be ripped and rolled and then marked.
(He is using the ripper here.)
Terry will finish rolling it today, then he (and I) will continue work on the transmission ditch. This our main ditch from the head gate to our whole farm —it is where we are laying pipe so the work load can shrink. Just like moving everything to your computer the upfront work is hard, but after that everything is a breeze.
Putting the main ditch in pipe, underground will help with the loss of water from evaporation the slew of weeds that love having an unlimited supply of water, and HIP HIP HOORAY keeping the trash out of the rest of the ditches.
Oh, there will still be some trash, because THE WIND DOTH BLOW IN OUR PART OF COLORADO, but it will shrink considerably!
We’ve been having storms playing along the edges of the Uncompahgre Plateau and over the canyons, sure makes for exciting sky photos!
Happy Spring Tuesday!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I would bet you will see less open ditches in your area after yet another year of drought. Good plan!
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Do you dry farm your pintos like they do in Dove Creek?
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Hi Linda, Beautiful photos… Hope you do get to plant your Pintos this year…. But I know it’s a ‘wait and see’ process. Glad you are putting in piping.. Even though it’s hard work right now, it certainly will help in the long-run….
Have a great day –and hope there is RAIN around which will help your water situation…
Hugs,
Betsy
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Fabulous sky…I’ve been lots of places in my life, but nothing rivals Colorado.
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That’s a beautiful sky photo Linda! The ditch work sounds hard, but it also sounds like it will have an immediate payback and that’s always good.
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oh, that sky is awesome! i wish it would bring some rain for you.
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I always wonder about the term “farmer’s wife.” Don’t you “farm” as much as the “farmer”?
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What a stunning cloud shot! And you sure have your work lined up for you, but if it makes for less work in the long run then that is a very very good thing! c
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You get some of the most gorgeous skyline photos. You have a real knack for photography!! The skies are beautiful and I can envision sitting in the porch swing watching the skyline.
Rita
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Amazing photos!
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Beautiful sky photo.
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Hi Linda, I posted earlier and the post just disappeared…. Anyhow — I certainly hope that you all get to plant your pinto beans this year… Hope there is more rain around so that you will get more water than they have said…
Beautiful photos today…Love that last sky photo –with the sunbeams. Awesome
Good Luck with the piping… You are smart to do that!
Hugs,
Betsy
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Another season starts! I love the sky photo but hate the thought of wind.
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Watching storms in the mountains is always interesting. You look across a valley and see a cell going down the valley. And you don’t want to be on a peak when and electrical storm goes by.
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I hope those storms are bringing some rain with them. Exciting sky pictures are wonderful, but more water in the reservoirs would be exciting as well. You got great pictures of Terry at work in the field.
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Hopefully the third time to reply is a charm.
I’ve not heard of ripping and rolling, but it sounds very interesting.
Good luck with the pipe laying! ♥
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I always enjoy the skies and views you share on your blog, and today is no exception!
Sounds like you are making great progress on the farm too!
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Stupid farming question, Linda—–Do y’all ever rotate the corn and the beans? Just thinking about all the lovely nitrogen that the beans leave in the soil. They are nitrogen fixers, aren’t they?
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