Haying and Cattle...

There's always lots of company

while hay making...

The cattle are just across the fence...

This is a field of 50 cow and calf pairs...

These are 2 heifers who had their very first

calves last spring...

This little steer calf looked like

a buffalo calf when he was born last March:

I call him....Buffalo Bill

His mother is Golden Girl...

he looks just like her !

All of the cattle are looking over to the right:

The Cowboy has just stopped 

along their fence line

and dumped a bale out...

This is what they will be eating 

this coming winter...

The hay bales weight 1,000 lbs.

They eat about 400 bales every year.

We better get busy !

Enjoy the Hay and Cattle Videos:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Hay Season....mowing and baling

We are finally clear of the wet weather and 

getting a bit of a rhythm to our hay making...

I am mowing the third hay field today...

straight ahead is our place across the river.

The Big Elk River runs between our place

and this hay field...

The fir trees in our yard keep it shaded

and cool in the summer...

The Cowboy is up river about 3 miles

baling hay:

Here is a view of the first hay field

full of round bales...

The Cowboy is baling the second field:

It is always FUN to watch a bale 

being kicked out of the round baler...

The Cowboy can make a round bale

about every 3 to 4 minutes...

he has made about 200 bales so far.

It was a beautiful day

and we were able to get lots done 

in both hay fields.

While the hay was drying last week

we ran to the winery to pick up barrels:

They remind me of round hay bales...

We plan to use these later this summer

to do some landscaping at home.

Enjoy the hay making videos:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Haying Season.....Continues

After a very wet June,  we are finally

making hay here in Western Oregon

I am not in front of a sewing machine...

I am behind the wheel of a 

John Deere Tractor.

This green bad boy is my best friend today !

From the back view,  you can see

the hay mower attached...

Uncut grass on the right and

mowed grass on the left.

This mowed grass will dry for 2 days,

then it is time to rake it...

This field takes about 8 hours to knock down...

On the left side, in the distance, 

you can see the cattle

across the fence from this hay field...

They are so beautiful to watch

while I mow...

Straight ahead you can see I have mowed

a V in the field...

that means I am in the center and only

have about an hour of mowing left to do.

Beyond this second hay field

is the first hay field, full of round bales.

Finally, we are getting something done !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Tassels...

In May I started playing around on my 

beading table...

This is what happened:

Tassel Necklaces

I ordered the recycled sari ribbon from Etsy...

Everything else came from my bead drawers...

These are great FUN to create !

These photos are actually backwards...

The necklaces came last.

First came the individual tassels:

I made this brown tassel with waxed cording,

then found a purse in my closet that

worked with the tassel.

This is actually the very first tassel I created:

My inspiration was the big blue bead 

on top of the tassel...

it motivated me to create something around it.

Now you know my tassel history...

These are a great way to use up orphan beads

left over from previous projects.

You Tube has lots of tassel tutorials.

Sellers on Etsy have lots of these to sell you.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn