My new wheels, 2nd edition! :-)

Hello again out there in cyberspace! Once again I haven't written in long time, and I have a lot to say!



We are still busy making hay; it is an all-summer project! We still have about 160 acres of alfalfa to cut, ditches to bale, and a little native prairie to mow, rake, and bale. Then we have to stack all the bales before the plants under the bales die, then we start all over with the second cut on the alfalfa! Here is a picture of some of our bales, after they have been moved in from the field, but before they have been stacked:





Here is a picture of the inside of Cora's camera:




She asked me to "Fix It", as the lens would not extend or retract fully, and so was unusable. I was able to take it apart and oil the lens mechanism, and now it works again!


O, getting back to the subject of my post, here is a rather candid shot of me just arriving home in my "New" wheels.





A little better picture:







My Brand-New Old-Used truck is a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport 4x4, in very good condition.






I just HAD to take everybody out for a spin, and Cora caught me driving:





Mom knew I bought a pickup, but she was a little surprised at how nice it is!



What? Tailgating already?



Best get out to the barn,

Andrew B.

Hauling bales

Hello again! It's been a while. :-)

We have been very busy with all of the summer work. Today, dad and I are working on moving hay in to the lot from the fields. Dad has been running the tractor, and I have been driving our grain truck, the sides of which have been removed, and we are using to haul hay. Right now, Dad is working on making a stack so I had a little time, and I thought I would write a little post. :)

I think I will read my book now. (For the Temple, by G. A. Henty; I love his books!)

Andrew B.

Sent from my iPod

It's Raining, It's Pouring, The hay machines are snoring!

Ha! A little relaxing time!

Well, as the title states, we got rained out. The last 2 weeks since I posted have been filled with work; Making hay, fixing equipment, making hay, getting the cultivator ready for the sunflowers, making hay, moving the cows, making hay... O, did I mention making hay? :-) and with parties; Braddock's 125th, and Independence Day (i.e. The 4th of July), and our own little campfire with hot dogs and Fireworks on the 5th. ;-)

Even though it rained doesn't mean we don't have work to do. Dad is hauling grain for our neighbors, I have to run (well, drive) up and check the cows soon, and then we have to fix our baler, which has a couple of broken bearings. I also have to work on my thank you's for my graduation, which I still haven't gotten out...

Better get going,

Andrew B.