dry hay and wet ground

Another sorta kinda productive Sunday...

We did chores this morning with much less obstacles than yesterday! Then, we made our daily check of the coon trap to see what we might find. Today there was a big bore raccoon hangin' out in there. We got rid of him, or shall I say Merle's revolver took care of that while he pointed and shot! Then, I helped him hook up the horse trailer and load up the four wheeler. He was headed out to check the wheat fields and maybe some more fence. It was a toss up between that and fencing but if sure looked like rain so he opted to check wheat, although the rain never did materialize.

I went back in and spent the morning with my aunts and sister. We just kinda hung out and chatted. We ate leftover steaks and fresh eggs- now that's a breakfast! No one can say I didn't eat breakfast today! :) We weeded out my yard a little and made a group decision that my garden is a lost cause after the hail:( Oh well, it probably wouldn't have been much anyway. They packed up right about the time that Merle pulled back into the yard. I introduced them and talked for a while and then Delbert showed up too. So, they met one another also and then the family decided it was time to head out before it got too late in central time. This was about noon here, so I would think they made it home by five mountain time. After they left we ate dinner, (which I almost didn't need after my huge breakfast), and then started loading fencing supplies up to start working on the spots that were torn out in the draws- this will take several days, but we needed a start. During this time Sharla was trying to mow and got the mower stuck twice- the first time she couldn't even get it out of the shed because it was sitting in a mud hole, and the second was down in the driveway by the crick. It just must not have been the day to mow. So, we got everything all loaded up and then decided that since I have to do dog chores we should probably just go hay what is down instead of fix fence. This way we didn't waste time because it's all loaded up for tomorrow.

So, we 'hit the hay' and hayed all afternoon. The hay was sure dry enough but the ground was wet...really wet. We made some nice ruts. O, and Sara's dumb move of the day: The hay thinned out on one end of the field so I turned around and headed back, but didn't realize that I was headed the wrong direction (counterclockwise instead of clockwise) until Merle said something on the radio...wow I need to get more sleep or something! lol

We got quite a bit of hay put up- forgot to ask how many bales but it was probably about halfway or really close on this field. On the way back this neighbor guy just randomly popped out of the ditch and stood in the road pointing at us. After we drove by he flipped us off. What a friendly neighbor...pretty sure there were some drugs involved on that one! lol, you just never know. As soon as we got back, I fed the horses and left Merle with the rest of the chores while I went down to Dick's to feed tho se dogs. I made it down there alright with the pickup and even met Kevin (has a neighboring pasture) on my way. There are five gates and a cattle guard just to get from the road to the house, so the trip to feed the dogs is not exactly short. But, I got there fine and checked wells and played wtih the hyper dogs for about a half hour because they had been locked up all day. I coaxed them back in with food and headed off for home. By the time I got back Merle called and said to come over for supper. We had tongue and I hadn't had it before- I think it's really pretty good...and he was afraid I wouldn't eat it- heck if that stopped me from eating it I don't know if this would be the place for me to stay! haha

After dinner we watched the news and now here I sit. Merle and Sharla are going to Rapid tomorrow to make a run. the truck and trailer both need serviced so they will probably be gone all day. Sounds like the rest of us will probably be fixing fence...fun times!