Every stalk has been cut. Well, practically. There’s always a few that get missed or run close along the edge of the field, left to wave in the wind until the disk starts in. Every bushel has been hauled. Kernels so small when by themselves or in groups of two or three or twelve. […]
Memoir Monday {No. 77}
Renae had this Cameo Appearance flexi in at the beginning of last week and I loved how it looked with her braid and her shirt. Harvest kept on rolling. Peterbilt kept rolling. For the most part. Combine breakdown at the end of the week. We encountered way too many ticks one night at the field. […]
Of Cutting and Filling and Unloading
Golden stalks. Golden Grain. Crisp stubble. Hold off rain. Cutting up. Cutting down. Across and Over. All around. Combine Bin. Getting Full. Chaser Bin. Dump it all. Augers out. Emptying loads. Truck full. Off it goes. Elevator. Wait in line. Dump. Repeat. Harvest time. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2015
From The Harvest Field
We loaded up supper on Saturday evening and we loaded up ourselves and my daughter ended up in the driver’s seat. And I said, “If you’re going to drive, I’m going to eat on the way there.” We backed out of the garage and we drove down the lane and turned onto our dirt […]
Memoir Monday {No. 76}
I’m so happy to have flowerpots on my porch this year! I’ve been enjoying them. Last year, I didn’t feel good and couldn’t water them or even really get anything for the porch. We had some hanging pots and a couple out by the old garage, but that was more than enough to keep watered. […]
Harvest 2015 Begins
We’ve been ready to get this harvest started! We’re glad for the rain we’ve had, but we’re ready to cut wheat. The grain hasn’t wanted to dry down and we’ve had damp mornings. I got up this morning and looked out and it looked like Ohio! Gray, foggy, damp, humid. Not a bit […]
Do You Want to Cut Some Milo?
Posting some of my milo cutting pictures from earlier this fall… Do you want to cut some milo? Or ride the combine round the field? Just climb aboard and shut the door, We’ll see what it’s going to yield. It gets a little itchy, From the milo dust, Just swirling around the cab… {back and […]
More Beans To Cut
One of the irrigated circles Matthew checks, had double crop soybeans on it. Everything happens in groups it seems…. We had wheat to drill, milo to cut, and these beans to cut. We were glad to get it all done…….and earlier than some years. It’s not uncommon to have milo to cut on Thanksgiving. Now […]
We Cut Soybeans 2014 {Part 3}
And a few more photos of bean harvest! Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2014
We Cut SoyBeans 2014 {Part 2}
Heading back to the field for the next load~ Thirsty work~ up close ~ Right in the heart of the action ~ Beautiful day, beautiful beans, beautiful clouds ~ Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2014
We Cut Soybeans 2014 {Part 1}
The beans were ready. The weather was bright. It was time to cut. The time was right. The combine was full. A bin of beans. Time to unload. Don’t split at the seams. Out comes the grain. The dust billows too. Farmer looks on. From a graincart view. Load up the truck. Right […]
Reflections from the Bean Field
Brilliant blue of the sky, Bugs buzzing and bumbling, Breeze blowing, Beans bouncing into the bin, Breathing in the blend of fall harvest ~ dust, dirt, and stalks, a different smell than that of wheat harvest. A smell of autumn, Fall harvest. Not quite knowing, If it will be hot or cold, Depending from day […]
Memoir Monday {No. 41}
Loving the contrast of colors… And loving the way the wax that has melted from burning previously creates a lighter layered look on my JIC candle… I discovered a cute look and a new bookmark idea that I loved! I was wanting something to use for a bookmark and I happened to notice this ribbon […]
The Wheat Harvest Continues
Continuing to cut as the weather and rain and mud allows! Each acre is another acre done! Life on our farm. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2014
Keeping On In Keeping On {Harvest}
Be Strong in Grace II Timothy 2: 1-7 You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good […]
Wherein We Start Cutting Wheat and Think About History
My husband started farming eighteen years ago. He cut his first milo crop in the fall of 1996, married me in May of 1997, and cut his first wheat crop in June of 1997. {I can’t say for sure which of the three events he enjoyed the most, but I’m leaning strongly towards wheat harvest.} […]