Category: June 2012
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Making second cutting hay
June 15, 2012 The weather has been perfect for making hay. I cut down the last of the first cutting this afternoon. I looked at the second cutting hay in the pumpkin field and decided to whack that down too. It was lush, tall and beautiful. The animals…
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Fountian of Youth?
June 10, 2012 My wife wanted a fountain for our patio. We found this one at a nearby concrete statue place. A guy and his brother took over their father’s cement business. They have found a way to stay in the business, grow the business and make money without…
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Kitty Litter
June 9, 2012 Yesterday, our cat spent quite a while making friends with the new litter of piglets. It was comical as the strange bed fellows played in the straw. The piglets didn’t hurt the cat, who seemed to enjoy all the attention. This kitty wandered in here from some unknown…
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View From The Driver’s Seat
June 8, 2012 This shot is a view from the driver’s seat. The horses are walking along the standing hay and I am watching the sickle bar. I am perched up upon the seat, driving the horses, keeping everything in line and watching for any danger in the cutterbar’s way. There…
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Crisis Averted
June 6, 2012 Last night, I took my new mower and powercart out for a test drive. I had used the mower behind the tractor, but last night was the first time for the horses to pull it behind the powercart. They were a little nervous at first,…
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Hidden in plain sight
June 5, 2012 I call it my treasure chest, but it only holds some plastic barrels, a wooden sled and a couple of sap gathering tanks. It does keep those things under cover, out of sight and protected from the sun and weather. We recently painted it to blend…
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Dirt Moved
June 4, 2012 The dirt work has been done for a few days now. I just have been unable to write about it. The man finished just hours ahead of the rain that would have made for a sticky mess, had he not got done. I am very…
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A Good Soaker
June 3, 2012 These last couple of days were wet with a slow drizzle. The rain accumulated to over an inch. The drizzle still lingers this afternoon. A good soaker is just what we needed…. Now everything will “pop” and start to grow with a vengeance … especially the weeds!…
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