We've had so much rain lately that the first cutting of hay
has not been harvested yet. You can't cut hay and bale it when it's going
to get wet or you'll have moldy hay down the road. - not feedable.
Atleast several dry days are needed to get the job done.
You need the fields to be dry to begin with.. then a day for cutting..
then a day for more drying in the sun and then baling day...
and maybe one more day for picking the hopefully
dry bales up off the field and stored in the barn.
We took a ride around the fields last night just before sunset....
We surveyed the gardens for water damage...
so far, everything is holding its own...
however, more rain on the way today and tomorrow.
After all that planting, we're hoping not to lose hay and vegetable crops.
We farm on a small scale, but I can only imagine the
backbreaking labor and sometimes hardship real farmers
suffer as a result of uncontrollable weather issues.
I finally got him to smile a real smile for my camera.
No easy task.
I find your stone wall to be amazingly beautiful ... You both should be proud if what you have accomplished with your old house. Not only is it beautiful, you have also made it a warm home. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Love the lighting in them, the hubs looks happy! Thanks for the evening stroll around your lovely property :)
ReplyDeleteHope the weather holds out for you- LOVE that stone wall- fabulous!
ReplyDeleteohhhhh, that stone wall is super cool !!!
ReplyDeleteand his smile, sweet :)
I love open fields ! Such a pleasure to look at ! Is that a baseball on the wall just curious ? I'm glad your crops are holding up !!!! Have a wonderful day k
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love photos with the evening light? Very pretty. I hope your hay dries out soon.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and I hope you get some dry days soon. Rain coming back in here later today too and I just need to mow the grass.
ReplyDeleteKaren - glad your crops are holding up, hope the next round of storms bypass you.
ReplyDeleteLove the stone wall also, just a delightful grouping of pictures... your husband looks great too :)Thanks for the evening stroll.
-Joan-
www.mvobsession.com
What a hottie husband you have!
ReplyDeleteI, too, am in love with your stone wall!! We are a little soggy up here in the garden. The horses stand in the barn for much of the day because of the awful biting flies... and I'm beginning to mold, I think. Hard to get hay in sometimes, that's for sure!
ReplyDeletehe's so cute. :)
ReplyDeleteours was baled a bit late, then got 2/3 mowed, then poured on! they baled that, came back and cut the last 1/3 which we hope to get baled today.
Great smile, MM and beautiful photos, Karen.
ReplyDeleteI shudder to think what my (once) hay fields look like. They haven't been properly tended in years and I hear they've been having copious amounts of rain, which means they may not even get mowed down.
Your stone wall is quite impressive!!! Your guy is nice too! Cute grin!
ReplyDeleteWow, what beautiful views around your place. Love your hubby's smile!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.I wish it was summer here.love dee x
ReplyDeleteHandsome hubby.
ReplyDeleteLOVE that stone wall.
I love the way your perceptive photography. You certainly have the knack to make the ordinary look extraordinary!!
ReplyDeleteYou live in Paradise, what else can I say. And, a handsome hubby to boot.
ReplyDeletexoxo
Great Pics Karen....really good. Here on Cape Cod....gosh so done with the rain and we are getting like a Nor Easter tommorow...but then the sun shall shine for the weekend...wicked excited for that. Be well, Karen acapecodnest
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome hubby! He looks like he could take care of anything or anybody! Love your new banner and these fabulous photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, Karen! Love the DOF in the stone wall and the 2nd photo down. Enjoy your weekend. xo
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ReplyDeleteWow Karen,
ReplyDeleteThis is the most amazing post. I feel like I am right there out the the fields checking them for the next step that comes before all else right now. Such short windows of opportunity to harvest a fine crop. Have faith and abundant thoughts of what will be.
And what a gorgeous smile your honey has for you. He's looking at you, not the camera.
Your daisy shot at the edge of the field, looking out at the same height is my favorite, but the fence is the greatest ever. Heck I just love them all.
peace n abundance,
CheyAnne
www.newmexicomtngirl.com
ps trying to sign out....it will not let me leave my wordpress blog.