Soon now. The stalks and the ears are getting that ‘look’. Soon.
Sometime today Terry will go out and pick a ear from every field —shell each ear in it’s own test bucket, then take the ear to the elevator to get a moisture test. To harvest our corn the moisture needs to be at 14, any higher than that the corn will mold in the elevators. If you are selling to a feed lot then can take a higher corn moisture….but not where we take it.
Our haystacks are shrinking! Very little left now. The man that is loading out will take that whole stack he is working on, as I took the photo. There is a smaller stack (100) which goes to a horse woman, and the stack that is still covered (we cover all the hay) goes to Delta Elevator. Terry’s goal is for the hay to be gone before winter sets in and Hank’s cows arrive. We have to build pretty good fences around the stacks if we still have hay and cows; preferably we just give them the run of the place otherwise.
In checking the ground in the alfalfa field we realized that it’s terribly dry, so we will start the irrigation water this week. We MUST do it this week since the Ditch Company will turn all the water off November 1st. A week is enough to get the whole thing wet then the alfalfa will go into the winter nicely. 
The wind is blowing now and it’s cold. A cold front is moving in today and will linger for at least five days. I love walking in the fields with the wind blowing —- here is an old video from a long time back of the wind in the corn…
I find listening to the wind in the corn as lovely as wind whistling through pine trees.
Late afternoon Fuzzy, Boomer and I go for a four-wheeler ride around the farm…up to the headgate, through the Upper End, into the Back Forty, down the road by the alfalfa field, sometimes over to the equipment area and then to the other house, or we just drive into the corn fields and sit and listen to the sounds.
Peace floods my heart, mind and soul. I am so thankful to be able to live and work here.
Life is Good, My Friends, Life is Good!
Wishing you the best of the day!
Your Friend,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Reading your blog makes me feel as though I am there with you. A beautiful life indeed. xo
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Sounds blissful
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Just a quick note to say Thank You so much for sharing your little piece of heaven with the rest of us. I enjoy your posts and pictures tremendously!!
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glad you have one week to water, yet! good luck with the corn drying just right!
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I really like the look of your farm in autumn. The corn looks good, and the sky is gorgeous. I hope you are able to adequately water the alfalfa without any problem.
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What lovely music the corn stalks make. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Oh My—what a perfect time of day to feel the peace… I loved being on the Blue Ridge Parkway at dusk—as the sun was going down… What a wonderful feeling…
Sounds like your corn harvest is going to be ‘on time’… Hope you weather remains okay for that work…
I published a cute blog today from our vacation in Cataloochee this past week. Check it out if you haven’t yet.
Hugs,
Betsy
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Thank you for sharing the good — and beautiful — life with us. I learned something today (as usually on your how-we-farm posts) and I loved the pictures and musings..
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Yes it is. Good luck with the corn, it’s so pretty.
Thanks for the beautiful photos!
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The wind in the corn sounds just like waves washing up on the beach… a sea of corn.
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I love the header. I agree, Linda, life is good.
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The season is changing fast, I hope you get all your corn in before it rains or snows. They just started doing corn here:)
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I couldn’t agree more. Every morning the dogs and I do a walk, I recite the little St. Patrick’s Prayer in my head and then list the things I’m thankful for. The first of those is alway being able to live out in the country where I do with my good hubs.
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That is the noisiest corn I ever heard! I think it’s haunted. 🙂
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Awesome photo at the top, looking down the rows! I love that. It’s a photo looking for a frame! I haven’t asked at my elevator yet about corn. I don’t think he got any in last year because he couldn’t find any close enough that was dry enough … like you said, about 14..
The sounds and the sights of the places we live….you are right. Life is good!
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The corn field we are taking the cows too is ready! Just needs to be cut…..but we’ve had almost an inch of rain! And then 50 mph wind!! So I’m sure they’ll have to wait for moisture to lower…..
I bet the sounds in the fields are awesome and tranquil, like a waterfall! 🙂
Cheri
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Glad life is good for you. All your hard work makes it so. Great sunset photos!
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Interesting about the corn’s moisture content. I didn’t know it could be measured. Your afternoon ride sounds lovely, just as the cornstalks sing to you.
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I’m impressed by how precise and scientific your farming has to be. Your description of the sound of wind in the corn and the wonder of your environment has left me full of peace as I prepare to go to sleep.
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Linda, I’ve been absent from commenting, but reading nonetheless. 🙂 I hope you are able to get the alfalfa fields soaking wet before Saturday!
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