Through the Calls of the Wild Geese—-Wednesday, November 2016

GeeseThe geese are here…winging their way back to us!  Their shouted hellos add to the cacophony of the combine and the rumble of the grain truckharvestI am actually comforted by all the activity, although (at different points) I find I hold my breath trying to hear the geese through the noise.  When I do so; I also feel the pounding of my heart.

flatListening, listening, for that odd sound, which  means something isn’t right.  Then there it is— a mess of a tire.

tireIt slows harvest down.  A small diversion

usA quick ride into farm yard— get a tire and back out we all go.  Boomer included.

more-smilesThen everything is good to go again.

going-for-a-walkI sometimes think young people believe {we} old folks are a separate form of life.

That’s alright, someday they will be old and will understand…just going about every day’s business —together—is the sunbeam of growing old.

As for myself, I couldn’t ask for more.

From my world to your heart,

Linda

 

Happy Halloween—The Trees Are Celebrating

We are slowly making headway.  If the weather holds and nothing breaks down we will make it by the end of next week.

Although, we did have a flat tire yesterday, it was on the big truck.  $100 later and we are back on the road.  That is so much better than one of the combine tires…think $500 or better.

Here are my trees for the fall

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We are losing leaves every day now.  Soon I have to get out there and rake the lawn!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Linda

How the Header Works–and a Flat Tire

Here is the header in action….down go the stalks and in goes the corn

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And of course things always have to have a down side.  One of the back tires when flat. 

 

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Surprisingly the back tires are like the front tires of the car, they do all the moving of the combine.  The BIG tires on front support everything.  This always gets me confused, makes me feel like I’m backing up a trailer all the time.

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But in the ‘spare’ combines was the perfect tire!

Last year one of the front ones went flat.  It’s nice to have parts.  (These tires cost bunches and bunches of money)

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Corn Harvest Fall 2008

After finishing one field, and starting another field, the combine had a blow out. One reason Terry had 5 combines is one (and maybe two) is for parts.

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But there was still enough light to continue the harvest.  Besides Terry has lights on the combine and on the truck, but daylight is better.

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Bladen wanted to help combine (which means ride).

 

 

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Then it was time for Grammy to take Bladen back to his Momma and Daddy so he could eat supper.

 

 

 

 

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