NOV 7, 2008

IT'S BEEN RAINING A LITTLE FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. A FEW SPRINKLY SHOWERS MAYBE ONE MODERATE RAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. NOT HAVING RAIN ALL SUMMER IT'S QUITE DIFFERENT TO HAVE SOMETHING OTHER THAN COW POOP STUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SHOES. FARMING IS AN OUTDOOR SPORT, THEREFORE YOU WORK IN WHAT THE LORD GIVES YOU THAT DAY. WE 'RE JUST LIKE THE POSTMAN (OR WOMEN)!!


YESTERDAY WE WORKED ON ADDING SOME SOIL AROUND THE ALL SEASON WATERER BEHIND THE NORTH HOUSE. IT WAS THE FIRST HYDRANT WE SET, WHICH CAME OUT ABOUT 6 INCHES TOO HIGH. SHOULD HAVE DUG A BIGGER HOLE. LIVE AND LEARN? WE HAD A FAIRLY NICE SHORT RAIN YESTERDAY MORNING. OF COURSE WE MOVED THE DIRT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. WE PACKED IT DOWN WITH THE TRACTOR TIRE. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE MOVED THE DIRT THE DAY BEFORE AND LET THE RAIN SETTLE IT. SEEMS LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE A KNACK OF DOING THINGS A DAY LATE(AND WE'RE ALWAYS A DOLLAR SHORT!). AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE WE HAVE OUR NORMAL SUPERVISION. SOME TIMES WE INVITE HIM AND OTHER TIMES HE JUST SHOWS UP.

IT'S 7AM AND GETTING LIGHT OUT. IT'S SNOWING QUITE NICELY. LIKE THE POSTMAN. TODAY WE HAVE TO FEED SILAGE, GREEN CHOP FOR THE COWS, BUILD FENCE FOR THE HEIFERS TO HAVE A WINTER HOME, AND FIX THE TRENCHER'S NOSE ROLLER.

NRCS WAS OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WE TOOK GPS READINGS OF THE WATERER LOCATIONS AND THE WATER LINE ROUTES. THEY WILL SUPERIMPOSE THIS ON A FLY-OVER PICTURE TO GIVE A VERY NICE RECORD OF THE PROJECT. LATER I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS FOR PASTURE BOUNDARIES, TREE STAND SITES AND OTHER LANDMARKS. AS WE WERE TAKING READINGS WE RAN INTO THIS SET OF BIRCH TREES. IT'S BEEN A WARM FALL THIS YEAR WITH A LOT OF PRETTY FALL COLORS.

GOD'S COUNTRY IS GREAT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR.