We had great fun with Linkin. A day with just one of the grandchildren…their day..is always nice. She is still here and will go with me later on this morning to ‘pet the kitties’ at the shelter while I walk the dogs. A child has to be fourteen to walk dogs, but the shelter manager lets Linki pet all the kitties and play with them in the big walk-in cage. This works out for everyone, me, Linkin (who adores cats), the dogs and the kitties.
It’s nicely warm here 88* yesterday with some clouds drifting by and a little breeze or so.
Terry has decided today he will cut the alfalfa…the long-range forecast is for hot, drying weather for a least a week. Good! At the end of the week, the alfalfa will be dry as toast and morph into hay. Then we pray for dew in the morning so he can go out and bale the hay. After he gets it baled he will haul it in and the dogs and I will work on the hauling in of the ends of the fields.
My favorite little bugs are very active right now…I just adore these fat, furry buzzy bees!
She was very intent on her work so didn’t mind that I was shooting away with my camera.
She also posed several times, I just sure she loved having a photo shot going on while she was so very busy!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Enjoy your day our 95+ heat of 4 days left with the wicked weather that blew through New England we had rain but no loss of trees or power thankfull time to plant more lettuce 🙂
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awww. spending time with linkin sounds nice. good luck with haying!
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You got great shots of the bees at work. I’m glad to hear that you can look forward to good weather for a few days, at least.
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I love the way you captured the busy little bee who totally ignored you. Have fun with the shelter animals.
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Sounds like a wonderful Grandkid Weekend 🙂
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Wonderful that you can make hay! Good stuff.
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Spending time with the grands is special—especially when it’s one on one… I’m sure both you and Linkin had fun together…
I’ll pray for the perfect weather for you all this week —as Terry cuts the alfalfa…
Great pictures of the bee.
Hugs,
Betsy
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We had some hot weather then the rains came and cooled the weather. I am glad to hear that you will be having nice dry weather for that hay. We hope to be able to make some before the end of the month!
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What a great thing you get to spend some one on one time with a grandchild. They will cherish that forever!
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Farmers live by the weather. You watch for a good spell to cut the alfalfa. Here they are only 70% finished seeding.
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Sounds as though ‘everything is going your way” to quote ‘Oklahoma”…glad you ‘had a wonderful day.’.. and good that the week will be dry for the alfalfa… we are having lots of rain and wind and wintry weather…but I love it…
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I do love haying. I love the smell, the sound of the equipment, The sun. I have he perfect tractor. A Farmall 504. No cab.
Cold and windy and wet here. Not complaining, but I need some sun! Hope you were able to get started today.
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Great haying weather. Best wishes for a good harvest. Farmers and bees don’t get much rest when things start to grow.
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This whole post just makes me feel warm and fuzzy as a bee! The purple flower is wonderful and the fat bee is so happy working away at what she does!
But the neatest thing about the post to me is your granddaughter going along with you as a shelter volunteer … what a great learning opportunity (while she just thinks she’s having fun with Grandma!) I love it.
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Sound like some kittens were lucky..fun for Linkin to go with you and help out! 🙂
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