A farmer works in acres not hours.
The week began the afternoon of Saturday, July 2, 2016. Saturday & Sunday During the night two 2″ diameter limbs fell out of the pecan tree next to the yard and second tree from the road. Edged and trimed yard and road’s ditch banks. Picked up limbs and cleaned up for family gathering Sunday afternoon. […]
Continue ReadingSunday, 9/6/2015 Mowed the yard but the JD’s steering is starting to slip again. Found there is a very worn tooth on the main gear that engages the small gear at the end of the steering shaft. Ordered new parts. Monday Picked up limbs. Finished weeding new beds across front of the house. Trimmed grass […]
Continue ReadingTed had pushed up the rotten stumps along the barnyard fence, leveled the old burn pile location, and mowed the fields. There are many blueberries (50% ripe), figs (beginning to ripen), and sand pears that are not ripe. The peanuts are looking good and have hidden half the row of dirt. Crepe myrtles planted last […]
Continue ReadingArrived on December 26 and all is well although the combine is still here.
Continue ReadingInstallation of the 4-rail fence along the road, Piper for her first visit to the farm, arrival of the artic vortex, and selling the combine made this week a memorable, very cold experience.
Continue ReadingThe mornings were in the low 70’s but by noon it was hot and became hotter. Ironically the fig tree nearest the barn yard entry had a few green figs and the blueberry bushes there also had a few blueberries. Small squirrels were having fun eating the pecans and racing from tree to tree. […]
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We began on Wednesday afternoon, May 22 and quit late on May 26. Four hard days that began with cool mornings and as the sun rose it turn into a hot humid day that was ok in the shade. Then came to cool late afternoons that were as wonderful as the early mornings. We were […]
Continue ReadingGood to be back after a long hot summer–and still far too dry. I have been away too long but had to fit it in to other’s schedule. Peggy and Ted had kept the grass mowed and it all looks good. Used the line trimmer with the blade around the house and yard. We brought […]
Continue ReadingWorked on cleaning out the pole barn of many years of dropped implement parts and bent bolts and things that Dad did not need at some moment and did not get around to putting away–although he never had a good place to put things away.
Continue ReadingPeggy and Frank had picked up the water pump with houses and belt for the MF210 from Southern Tractor. After we unloaded the car I began working on the little tractor to install the pump. It was very hot as the setting sun was blasting into the shed. But that meant the light was good–just […]
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