Some of the farmers around here finally hit 14% and have started harvesting their corn. We are at 17.2%.
The days are warmer (which helps) with cold nights, and some wind –see the stalks blowing?
All of this helps dry down the ears, although we don’t want hard winds, that will shell the corn right in the shuck!
Linda
We took a short trip to Craig,Colorado, to get a car (for parts)
Craig and Hayden are homes of two power plants (Hayden 1 and Hayden 2), the communties also have several large coal mines that keep the nation supplied with electricity.
When my Daddy sold the orchards they moved to Hayden where Dad worked for Tri-State at both of the two power plants. Momma worked for Peabody Coal.
On our way back home, we saw a desert rainbow.
All in all it was a very beautiful day!
Linda
Linda
A few years ago a person I was working with googled our farm and came to work all excited because we have crop circles all over our place.
Of course, we had to see what all the fuss was about…
Turned out the crop circles were just deer runs
We had a good laugh over it.
The deer like to bed down in the corn fields (see the smashed stalks). Works out really nice for them, they are hidden AND they have food all around.
On the other hand I was rather disappointed…darn I could have seen a real crop circle up close.
Then on the money side…well at least some huge magic ‘thing’ didn’t do art in our field.
Have a nice weekend everyone. We’ve warmed up here (somewhat) so hopefully the mud will start to dry up.
Linda
UGH!
Linda
It started snowing as I left work for home.
And turned off cold! Really cold so cold we had to build a fire. We are now in for the long haul of winter.
The snow didn’t stay long, but still……
Linda
It’s raining now, and all last night. More rain for the rest of the week and snow for Tuesday and Wednesday. Of course that could change and the whole thing blow out of here tomorrow. (Oh, that we should be so lucky!)
I guess we will just have to wait and see.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Linda
My drive to work in Paonia today was beautiful! Just beautiful! The whole day has been a day of wonder… when I woke up this morning a fox was sitting on the back door steps. I think he was as shocked as I was that I opened the door and found him/her there.
Now the cat wasn’t too happy about it, Sammy changed his mind real fast about not wanting to go outside.
He didn’t need to worry … the fox left just a fast as a blink of an eye. I went out and checked to make sure he was gone and that the chickens were safe. Still Sammy stayed in the house until it was starting to get lighter in the sky, then he must have decided that the fox would be gone and went out.
We have a storm coming in today/night with rain and snow so I suppose the colors will soon be gone. The earth has turned enough that we are now looking at snow.
Our corn is still to high of moisture to start combining…we are coming in around 20%. The rain will keep the moisture up there, but once we start having snow we should see the air starting to dry out and the moisture in the corn dropping
Linda
It won’t be long now until we lose Daylight Saving Time
I hate the switch over…the nights are longer that ever
Even though now I drive into work just as the sun is getting up
I will go home in the twilight
I miss the early morning mists rising ff the river, as when I come it will be an hour later.
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Oh, well. Not much I can do about it, but enjoy what time I have left of Daylight Savings Time and look forward to Spring.
Linda
So, of course, Terry and I under-estimated the time it would take to put a new roof on
Not only that we still think we are 40 and not in our 60’s
And of course there is the leak that has to be fixed first
So as we are working on it, one of our neighbors dropped by and asked Terry to come down and help him with the starter on his tractor. So glad for a break, Terry went with Sam. One hour later Sam’s tractor was fixed and Sam was back in the field finishing up his hay.
The next morning…who showed up? Sam! Ready to help.
They got the hole patched and the roof covered with tarp before the rains hit.
They are still working on the roof today and will be tomorrow. But I must say….two on the roof makes for much faster work.
I still handle the stuff on the ground, but now Terry has really good help.
Linda
