It's been a busy couple of weeks here, and I haven't taken the time to post much, other than about the puppies.
They're sweet...and growing like crazy! Two weeks old already...here's a quick peek from a few days ago...
We've been doing more than playing with puppies though...although that's definitely been the most fun "job"! Last week we had a return of horrible hot, humid weather. When it comes in September, it's especially draining. Both kids had cross country meets on Saturday...one high school and one college...and the heat was
not helpful! We're done with heat and ready for flannel shirt and blue jeans weather.
Anyway...
On Saturday evening they started chopping corn and filling silo here at home. Here's the chopper...ready to go, just waiting for the tractors and silage wagons to come up the road...
I'm always anxious to see this particular field chopped, because then I can see out again. Some people like to be surrounded by corn fields, but I like to be able to see out!
This morning they came back to finish...
The fields look so different now. Jim said that he thinks it really starts to feel like fall once you see bare fields appearing...
One of the wagons unloading at the silo...
There was some trouble with the goose neck at the top of the silo this morning, so Jim was at the top working on it for a bit. I'm not a fan of heights, so I'm sure glad it wasn't my job!
Clean up at the bottom of the silo this morning after the silos were both full...
Deciding when the moisture is just right to chop corn is
not an easy thing, so to have this job behind us is very satisfying!
Now it's time to concentrate on fifth cutting of hay. That starts tomorrow.
