For some reason my internet has been down until right now.
Oh, well…
Terry has the first cutting of hay done…
This is the ‘getting old’ field. The rows are not very thick. As I’ve said before this field will be planted to something else (if there is water) next year.
We wait now for the alfalfa to dry down…usually about a week if the weather holds sunny and hot. Sometimes faster if we have wind to go with it.
But if we have rain (fingers crossed this doesn’t happen) we stand a very good chance of the rain ruining the crop. So no rain for AT LEAST TWO MORE WEEKS!
The alfalfa need to morph into hay, then it needs to be baled into bales and hauled into the hay yard to be sold.
This shot of the hummers is a little better…I only cut off two of the little flying jewels, but I did get one looking good.
Last night the jet streams were a delightful pink
I always wonder where they are going—home … away…somewhere for fun…just out of here..going, going and then gone…just the tails left.
Off to work in the yard!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Great you are cutting hay already! Woop! Your hummer shots are getting really good, keep at it they are tough. Also, try using your flash once they are used to you being around, it will help stop the motion and brings out the iridescence in their feathers.
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We’ll keep our fingers crossed that the weather cooperates with you and you can get the hay in before the next rain. You are getting good at hummingbird pictures.
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As always beautiful pictures…that make me long for something, though I’m not sure exactly what. We all live with the choices we’ve made. No going back. I also loved LOVED the pictures of your granddaughter pedaling toward you on her bike. Those were such great images…a whole story, thousands of words, between the lines.
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AHhhh the smell of fresh cut alfalfa!!! We don’t do any of our own haying. Buy it from the local dealer. When they cut their hay we always say “DONT RAIN, DONT RAIN, NO WIND, NO WIND”. 🙂 You have such a pretty view.
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Good Hummers! And beautiful hay! I can almost smell it! Sending magical thoughts for dry weather until it’s baled and delivered.
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It must be very satisfying to see the crop all laid out like that in neat rows. We’re doing an anti-rain dance for you.
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good luck with the haying! our front pasture is overdue. once again, tough to get a crew in here when the fields are small. (neighbor bales it for his cattle so it is mostly his stress…)
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Hope the rains stay away from you all. It is raining here today.. We’ve had SO much rain this spring/summer—and more is to come this weekend, so they say…
Great photo of your hummers… SO cute…
Hope you have a good day and hope your internet behaves!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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We keep having rain..some crops just rotted in the ground (potatoes) because it is so wet and cold..they will have to replant IF there is time. Not great summer weather here yet. I hope the rain stays away from your alfalfa:)
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oH I love the photos of your “Fairy House”…lol…sweet little hummers eating, and pink strips of satin in the sky…green floral all around the bottom. wow…Cool! Merri
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It always bothers me to see hay that’s knocked down and then we get a long spell of wet weather. It happens here as we get most of our moisture in June and July.
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Great photos. Great post. Thanks again for all your hard work!
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oh i hope you wont get any rain! i find it very exiting that you have hummingbirds in your garden… so exotic for me =)
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Such a very hard life it is to farm when you can not just deal with what Mother Nature provides but it has to have so much work involved even getting just a little for your needs. We are worried about flooding up here again just now rhyme nor reason Linda 😦
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I watch the trails of water droplets left behind in our sky and wonder if they all those flights have changed our pretty little world never mind cloud seeding and crop dusting I will jump from a plane but so far never made it up in a JET 🙂
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