Cow Camp Tree...

 

We're in the 2nd hay field today.

I got my raking done early in the morning

when it was still cool...

It is 105 degrees this afternoon and I am 

looking for somewhere to shade up...

So I went where our cattle shade up...

The Cow Camp Tree

I pulled the pick up under the tree limbs,

opened the doors and a beautiful breeze

blew right through the cab...

The Cow Camp Tree is enormous...

This picture will give you an idea of just

how HUGE this tree really is !

This picture was taken last Spring

of our cow and calf pairs:

50 head of cattle can easily shade up

under this big, old, beautiful tree...

Animals are so smart,

so I followed their lead and rested

in the shade of the Cow Camp Tree...

Parked under the tree I could see out

over the hay fields and watch

the Cowboy bale hay...

We have 10 barns on the ranch...

this is the oldest barn.

It is been home to sheep, goats and cattle.

I will continue to sit in the shade

while the Cowboy finishes baling this field.

Yes, he has A/C in the tractor.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Baling Hay....

Once the mowing and raking are done...

 

It's time to get it baled up !

 

We have been making round bales for

over 20 years now...

Even after 20 years,  I still get

a kick out of watching them pop out

the back of the baler !

100 degrees this week !

A couple more weeks of this

and hay season will be over...

The first field is baled...

on to the next one.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Life in the Hay Fields...

 

Life continues here in the hay fields...

I am now mowing the second hay field.

I am not alone...

Just across the fence is the Cowboy...

He is raking the first hay field...

Once the raking was done,

he hooked up the round baler...

The round bales weight 1,000 pounds...

Lots of mowing, raking and baling going on...

The Cowboy baled up 120 bales in the

first hay field...

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LuAnn Kessi 

The Elk Wedding Quilt....

The last time I shared this quilt

it was in the design stage...

I completed all of the 9 patch blocks

and began piecing them into borders...

I completed the quilt top last month:

I had to re-cut the inner green border

to make the 9 patch border fit correctly...

Once the 9 patch borders were in place,

I added 2 more tree borders...

I have had this aspen trees 

with blue background 

fabric for years...

so happy to finally find a quilt for it.

The final border is also aspen trees

in the autumn with yellow leaves...

The quilt is 90 inches.

All of the fabrics for this quilt are from my stash

and I am so happy to finally find a home for them.

The quilt is now basted and on my

Sweet Sixteen Long Arm...

The wedding is in August.

I will try and get the machine quilting done

in between trips to the hay fields...

wish me luck !

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LuAnn Kessi