Not much stitching going on lately...
It is still summer,
but we are preparing for the winter ahead...
Here in Western Oregon,
we get as much as 130 inches of rain a year.
We need to get the hay covered...
Queen Anne's Lace
It is my favorite weed !
We are covering 5 rows of hay today...
The tractor lifts the roll of plastic to the top
of the hay stack...
The Cowboy and the Cow Boss unroll
100 feet of plastic
along the top of the hay pile...
This is what it looks like once it is all rolled
out and pulled down over the sides:
We tie it up with baling twine to hold
the plastic in place.
All of the ends will be tied closed.
Most of this hay will be fed by the end of this year.
Back at home the pear tree is keeping us busy:
The Cowboy collects a box full of pears
each morning off the pear tree...
It takes about 2 hours to peel the pears
and fill the jars and get them in the canner...
I have been processing 2 canner fulls a day...
Doesn't leave much time for stitching.
We will enjoy the pears this winter
while we are feeding all that hay to the cows !
I am hoping to be done with the pear tree
in a week or so, then get back to some stitching.
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
Wow, that's a whole lot of hay and a whole lot of pears!
ReplyDeleteSo much work goes into the running of a farm that is completely unknown to anyone who hasn't lived on a farm!! The farmer/cowboy is always planning for the next year ahead, making decisions based on his best knowledge and praying for some cooperation from the weather and other factors beyond their control. It makes for a wonderful life, filled with uncertainty and thus making the farmer/cowboy a unique person who can deal with so many challenges at one time. Never really a "down time", always something to do, care for or repair. Wonderful life that definitely isn't driven by the 8-5 mentality of most people. Your pears look amazing as do your long rows of hay.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for such supportive words. Much appreciate!
ReplyDeleteLuAnn
LuAnn, I love reading your blog posts as it always so interesting to read about farm life, your stitching, and, my favorite when you post photos when the babies start coming. I also like your tractor reports; you go girl!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree about the Queen Anne’s Lace, too. :-)
Hello LuAnn. We actively cultivate milkweed in our urban backyard garden - for the variety and volumes of insects it attracts.
ReplyDeleteHi Gale, If it wasn't poisonous to cattle, I would have milkweed in the flower beds to attract butterflies. I have to becareful what plants I choose as the seeds will blow into the pastures around our house and grow where they shouldn't.....eek!
DeleteMy Best To You,
LuAnn