Our air is hot! Hot and dry.
But here we are. The middle of summer… the Second cutting of alfalfa!
The smells in the house have been lovely. Early morning dew on the drying hay, hot summer sun at the middle of the day, and crisp smells of sharp clean scent in the evening.
The whispering sound as Terry and I fork over the end, getting ready for the baler.
Then the rich sound of the baler…while Boomer and I move through the field making sure the bales are sitting on their sides for the stack wagon.
A very hot and BORED beagle riding behind me. He makes it for about a 1/2 hour, then after that, he is done. Gets off and hides in the shade.
The second cutting of alfalfa! We are in the middle of Summer!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
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Working with nature and the mountains as your backdrop, Linda. ❤
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We are so blessed! 🙂
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I too love the scents of the summer days. The milkweed is in bloom here and it has such a luxurious and lovely smell. Sure is hot though. Ralph is haying too.
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Good luck with the hay. Even though it’s hot-hot is good haying weather!
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That is some good looking alfalfa! I honestly can’t believe you are doing the second cutting as it seems early – But it’s beautiful! Thanks for sharing the photos of your harvest and those western skies!
Stay cool!
Boom looks really hot ! 104° – ish days is really exhausting for you guys and all the critters
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It does wear one out. Middle of summer, time is flying!
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That’s beeeyootiful alfalfa! They call it lucerne here, and it’s never quite as brilliant green as that, grown under our boiling hot sun all the time.
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I’ve always wondered what Lucerne was…Now I know!!! 🙂
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I’m glad I’ve been able to satisfy a lifelong curiosity! Here, alfalfa is expensive because it doesn’t grow well in our climate. Mostly our hay is pangola, which does well in the tropics but needs a minimum of 40 inches of rain a year. Not as protein rich, and a bit calcium deficient compared with other grasses.
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That’s interesting. Thanks, Kate!
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It’s good to know that your second cutting is well under way.
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Getting closer to getting it all in the stack today!
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Summer really is going fast. It is has been so long that I don’t remember, but I think that apricot season would be over by now. The orchards would be smelling like overripe apricots rotting and drying by now. There are always some left behind on the ground.
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No apricots this year! 😦
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Nothing better than the smell of alfalfa:)
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I know…it fills my house with the most perfect clean smell!
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I am so glad you are able to take time from your hard work to share it with us — and the stunning beauty you see as you work.
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Thank you, Sallie! Happy 4th up there with your kids!
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Fabulous photos Linda … how I love all that green! And Boomer sure does look beat ..Hubby says we are in for some bad weather today. I just love the smell of hay 🙂
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I hope you all stay safe!!!
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Hey Miss .. all good here, woke up this morning and everything is fine. Damp as per usual 🙂
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Rain! Rain is a good thing…big bad wind not so much! Glad you are okay!
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Beautiful hay!
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