I know this story is getting old, but here it is again… wind, rain and spitting snow and wind, and wind, and wind
The wind makes a huge mess with trash. We opened the head gate to start the water in the corn field. Tally was all excited to start helping dig out the roaring water and trash (she really couldn’t help, but she wanted to)
Too much trash! The trash cleaner catches most of it, but still some comes through
It takes all of us working together and fast to keep the water from flooding into the other fields and the road
Trash gets stuck in the pipe so much of it have to be pulled through the gates
All the end have to dug out, since the marker can only get so close
All along the way the trash collects and has to be removed
The girls walked the water, making sure there weren’t any clod/dams in the way.
(When the grandchildren have company spend the night– the company still has to come ‘help’ while everyone works. The company LOVES it…such a neat way to spend your days!)
The goal is to keep the gates clean so the water spills freely
water makes it clear to the end of the field and subs over to the middle. The water is starting to sub (the darker soil) in this photo.
It’s more than exhausting to work in the wind, but add in COLD and spitting rain mixed with snow then you are more than tired at the end of the day.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 