The header is a photo of our home coming in from first light Irrigation. The sun just starting to rise — creating such a beautiful backdrop to the house and buildings I had to stop and take a photo.
Terry started cutting the alfalfa yesterday afternoon
It is some of the best alfalfa we have ever had…the standing alfalfa reaches my knees. The rows are fat and thick and fluffy.
It’s so thick he is having trouble getting the old mower through the field. He will finish up this morning sometime before noon.
The yellow at the bottom of the field is Sweet Clover. We don’t bale it up but fork it over for the deer to munch on…cows will eat it, but customers don’t like buying it. Instead of wasting this sweet smelling weed we let the many deer (who live on our place) have an dried “hay” treat.
Now if the weather will just hold off for the week and we have a drying breeze —not a row tossing wind–we will get this alfalfa into hay form, then into small bale form, we will get it onto the back of trucks or trailers, and haul a huge bunch down to Delta Elevator for them to sell for winter feed.
Please keep your fingers crossed and send Magic thoughts for good hay making weather…Terry and I will really appreciated it!
Your Friends on a farm in Delta, Colorado
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
with such a great crop, i hope the weather cooperates to get it baled and hauled!
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Thoughts sent – there yet?
I spent my chldhood around hay bales and remember childhood summers and haymaking.
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Wow! Amazing how fast it grows! There are a few down south that have started cutting.
Your hay looks amazing! Oh, sweet clover! ( takes a deep breath) smells delicious! 🙂
When our hay guy says, there’s some weeds in the hay, we say oh well, the cows eat weeds all the time! 🙂
Hope the weather is perfect for the rest of your haying!
Cheri
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As if my thoughts would be elsewhere…you must be having good weather cos all the rotten stuff is here in Bulgaria..its been raining all week, straight down solid rain..currently the sun is shining
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I definitely hope the weather will cooperate so you can get the hay in. Your alfalfa definitely looks wonderful, and I’m sure the deer will appreciate the clover you leave for them. Would you mind if we sent some more deer your way? Your home is beautiful in your header.
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It looks like the pink made it to your sky. 🙂 So pretty as a background for your farm. Glad to hear the alfalfa is coming along well, and I know the deer will be thankful for the sweet clover.
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Magic thoughts, magic thoughts, magic thoughts, Now that ours is in they are forecasting an inch of rain and damaging winds, just the thing to start the next crop off again!.. damaging winds are always a worry though.. c
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Magical thoughts coming your way. Lovely days there.
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Lookin’ good…. I will pray for good weather for you this week. We need rain here –so please pray that we get some… My cannas are beginning to come up….. SO excited.
Hugs,
Betsy
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I’ll send up the order for warm, dry weather with light breezes… Hope someone up there is listening.
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I think all together we just might make it happen for you. Love the first light picture of your estate. So envious of your photo skills and the scenery you live with.
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It is POURING rain as I am reading this…hope it stays away. I’m very glad you have a good crop after all the drought woes last year!
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Good luck with the hay-making. I’m sending happy, breezy thoughts your way.
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I always say many prayers for you both in addition to all the farmers in our area on the prairie. Locally there is no irrigation and its all dry farming. I love the yellow sweet clover….where can you get some seed for it….I am sure my chickens would dive in. You must be like me…..camera always ready for pics cause each scene is a first and last. The alfalfa is beautiful and lush. Thanks for sharing, Linda.
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I’ll do better than send magic thoughts …. I’ll pray for great hay-making weather for you all! Congratulations on a terrific first crop!
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Crops are looking great! Magical thoughts heading your way…. hope the weather holds for you 🙂
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magic thoughts on their way and a letter following
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I hope it goes well!! The hay process can be a bit nerve-wrecking.
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Ummmm, I can almost smell the new-mowed hay!! We grew lots of alfalfa when I was growing up. I got in on all the haymaking chores!! I’ll pray that the rain comes here and not there for a little while.
They are finishing up planting cotton here. Some of the fields are up and can be rowed, just this last little piece on the home place to be planted. Is to be 100* here for the next 3 days. Sigh. We all were wishing for warmer weather last winter, well it is here and I struggle with the heat!
Happy Haying!! Blessings!
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Blessings on bringing in the hay. It looks like a great crop.
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