By 10:13 a.m. the air was dry, the ground was dry, and the bean pods dry. So we began again.
Gradually the day wore on. A cool morning warming into a very hot afternoon. Still, we worked on, stopping only for a very fast lunch. Then back to the field we went.
The day flew by, the loads in the hopper emptied, the truck went here and there and back again.
Then there it was…the last long trip, up the very steep incline
Final destination—-The Beanery!
Since there was only one truck in front of us, Terry stayed to unload and bring the truck back home. Boomer and I came back, we didn’t need to stay and take Terry home—nor did we need to come back later and pick up the truck
We were done! That word brings much contentment—as well as the action Itself does!
Done!
The 2018 pinto bean harvest is finished. The feeling cannot be bought at any price in any market in the world!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Nice job ~ What a joy of satisfaction you both must feel! Now relax and enjoy those beautiful sunsets!
And your Scarlet Runner beans performed nicely, too. Mine didn’t flower near as much as yours.
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Aren’t they lovely! Seeds from a friend in New York!
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I’m so happy for you. A years work comes to fruition is a feeling few really know. Congrats.
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Yes! And a paycheck sometime in in the future! For reals!
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well done, such happy news
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HAPPY HAPPY DANCE here.
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I cannot even imagine how you feel.
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Tired! Actually too tired. But satisfied! And THAT is a good thing.
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Loud hallelujahs and keen anticipation of the check!
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YES! Maybe by the first of the year!
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YAY! Big sigh of relief.
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YES!
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Now all you need is an excellent price for the beans and for all that loving toil that
went into the crop.
Cheers
Colin
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Yes. It will take a good price to break even this year…the cost to raise things extremely high and of course prices are very low
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Wow….congratulations Linda and Terry for a job very well done! So glad to hear that you got all your beans harvested. You are such hard working people. When I see you setting the water and all that I am just amazed at all that you go through to do what you so love to do. Too bad your area can’t get a little of the rain from the coming hurricane. Wishing you all the best!
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Boy that would be nice! Thank you, Diane! No rain in the future it looks like. I sure hope we have tons of snow this winter!
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What an exquisite old GMC! No one keeps old reliable vehicles anymore. I still have my old 1970 Dodge that I got when I got my driver’s license. My Pa still has his old Model A pickup, and he is only the third owner! He does not use it anymore though.
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Terry is very fond of OLD non-computer driven trucks! 🙂
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Salem preferred ‘middle-aged’. He was such a distinguished old Ford. He was related to Mercury you know!
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Tee Hee
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Congrats! A wonderful, wonderful feeling!! I so look forward to the same feeling in October and November when all the cotton is harvested. Also, don’t have to worry about the weather so much! You still have corn to harvest, right? Then you will be done for the season!
Blessings!
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We do have corn. Terry says it will be early this year…October or November.
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Good job!
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I am so glad you got the beans in! 🙂
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Me too! Hard hot job!
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Well done Linda … I too am happy for you 👏🙂 Love the sunset shot, such gorgeous colours
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YES! One crop off the field!
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