time to start posting again

Gearing up for a long winter of calving. Thought I would start keeping track on here. We brought in our first heifer xmas eve day. She walked right into the barn, then took us an hour to get her in a stanchion. She had her calve the next day. Calf didn't make it, looked like her little neck got twisted. Heifer is a honey.

Brought in two more heifers this morning. Bull is acting up. He wants to get Dave in the worst way.

Tuesday

Started early. Dave decided to pick the other corn dryer full, so will be a big work day. Cory here at 6:00am, helping Dave with morning chores, getting machinary ready.........

They worked last night till 9:00. Ryan came over and fixed something that was wrong with the combine. Rob stopped in for a chat, he had been working for Ron all day.

I just try to keep the home fires burning. Did sneak to town and get some groceries and take Burn's children's pictures. Wow, beautiful blue eyed kids.

Time to go stoke the "homefires".

Another big day ahead.

Starting corn harvest

Wayyyyyyyyyyy late. Started yesterday, even though the corn is wetter then it has ever been, just have to start somewhere. Cory helped haul loads until he had to work, Ryan came about 11:00 and stayed till 7 combining. Had to shut her down then, enough wet corn in the bin at once. Corn is testing about 22-26% moisture. Wet, wet, wet.

Cory, Stacy and I snuck away for an hour in the afternoon and finished up engagement pictures. Light was perfect, got some great ones. I am happy now!

Robyn came over with the kids, tried to do some kiddo shots, but no go. They went and road in the combine with Ry. All stayed for supper. Had ribs cooking all day, yummy

Today dave is out chopping stock, then him and Cory are going to get the last 3 loads out of the field. That will officially finish up the 40 acres by Strand.

It was trying to stay sunny today, but that didn't last long.

Safe harvest the most important thing!

harvest day 3

Today we took out about 60 acres of beans. Had to stop because beans were not fit on one side. Cory stayed and helped till 8:30, Ry came after work and stayed till 8:00. Good day. Woke up to rain. Going to be a lazy day today. Shoulders hurt.

Tuesday, day 2

Of bean combining. They got the field at home done. Worked until 10:30, ran a few green ones through, but it's done. Dave is happy it is finished. That field drove him nuts all year, fighting weed resistance and yellow beans. Today working up at the cometary field.

Let the fun begin

Harvest is here. First day in the bean fields. Cory came to help and spent the day hauling, unloading and combining. Ry came after work and ran combinefor 3 hours. Got our first 80 acres taken out. Yield disappointing.

Hay day

Today really started last night. Dave went to bed at 9:00, I crawled in at 9:30. I was sleeping by ten, but Dave lay awake thinking of all the things he had to do the next day, couldn't sleep, so he got out of bed and went out at ten and tipped hay for 3 hours. Bet the neighbors thought he was goofy.

It worked for him though. This morning he was able to get up and put spray on all the dirty fields of beans at home. After dinner he went out and baled hay. Rob brought the swat team over to work on drills in our grove. Again, bet we got the neighbors talking.

Rob, Bex, and the boys came over and we went out and picked up hay while Dave milked. I grilled a quick supper and then after they all headed home worked on Kate's pictures. Busy day.