Sunday, July 3, 2016

Hay Making Video.....2016



Day 9


Life in the hay field continues...




It is a gorgeous day here in Western Oregon

in the coastal mountain range.






The cowboy is on the tractor today baling hay.

If you look closely in the rear view mirror...

you can see the barn.






Here is a closer image of the barn.





 Here is a long shot of the barn:


The cowboy is making progress baling.

He will be moving over to the 

third hay field soon.



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LuAnn Kessi

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Hay Season......Flowers



Day 7


I was hoping to show you lots and lots

of round bales in the hay field...


Instead I am showing you our broke down baler




While things have slowed down in the hay field,

I am heading home to water the flowers:


The little yellow building is my Thread Shed






Just to the right is the little red hen house






There is a tiny blue and white trailer house

in front of the thread shed...

Tiny tree swallows are peeping in there.




Just behind the thread shed is the barn:


Our mustang pony, Dollar lives there.




Just behind the thread shed is a hay field:


This is the first field I mowed last weekend.

The cowboy baled it up a few days ago.



Growing on the patio is a Passion Flower:


These are the coolest blooms ever!






The passion flower vine grows up the post on the patio.




On the other side of the yard is the guest house:


Hollyhocks grow along side the guest house...






Hollyhocks











Hollyhocks




Behind the guest house is a flower bed:


Lots of rusty metal yard art here.




In front of our house is another bird house:


This is a 2 story bird house the cowboy made for me.






Lots of peeping from baby tree swallows

that live in this house!




9 hours later...


We made a trip to Portland and back 

to fetch parts for the round baler...

The cowboy has repaired it.

I am hoping to show you lots of round bales soon!







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LuAnn Kessi

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Hay Season.....#3 Field



Day 3

We are mowing the 3rd hay field today



I am driving the 

International 886 tractor today...






Here is a closer look at the cab...






Yes, it is RED......

makes it even more FUN to drive!






We are in the third hay field today...

if you look closely you can see the red tractor.






We are just across the fence

 from the field we mowed yesterday.






Always a lovely view when mowing hay...






We have 3 or 4 bulls that winter 

in this hay field each year.

You can see the bull barn on the left side.





This is the view from the back of the bull barn...

 the red tractor is in the center of the image.






5pm.......the field is cut.......aaaah.

It will dry for a day and then will be raked.






Queen Anne's Lace

Growing around the edges of the hay fields.






We are back at the barn lot hooking up the baler.

The cowboy will bale the first hay field

 tomorrow.



Feed sack Tote Bags:


We bring home lots of horse and chicken feed

from the feed store in town.

The cowboy saves the sacks for me...

I turn them into tote bags.






This red bird seed tote bag is a favorite!











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LuAnn Kessi

Monday, June 27, 2016

Hay Season......#2 Field



Day 2 in the Hay Fields...


We are moving equipment this morning

2 miles up river to the 

next hay field to be mowed...






I am mowing the first shift...

the cowboy will come this evening 

and finish up the field.






Another day spent in a beautiful hay field...






Look real close in the center of this image...

see the red tractor on the far side of the field?






I am never alone in the hay fields...

buzzards, ravens and crows follow the tractor

in hopes of getting 

voles, moles, mice or snakes to eat.






The cowboy arrived and is finishing off the

 center of the field...






8 hours of mowing since this morning...






2 fields down......3 more to go!




I completed this pancake quilt in May:


I forgot to show you the final images...






This is my very first Quilt-As-You-Go project...

















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LuAnn Kessi