We have been so busy! Which is good. It makes us not miss Marie as much. But it also does make us miss her because she was such a huge help. Speaking of Marie we set up a blog so you can follow along on her adventures in England. The blog is called The Flying […]
The Nevada Caucus
I was a volunteer last night for our precinct at the Nevada Caucus. If you get the photo above, good for you! It was a silly joke my husband made at lunch yesterday asking what time the “rooster rump” was. 😉 I thought I would take a lot of pictures but was way to busy! […]
This Week Part 3
Last Monday was the first day of swathing for the year. Let the farming season officially begin! It was a windy day as you can see from the alfalfa blowing in green waves. Hershey and I waiting for the swather to make its way around the pivot. Here it comes! Kind of amazing there’s a […]
China Garden
Saturday the weather was absolutely beautiful! Unlike today which is very windy and cold. We took the kids for a drive to the east side of the Bloody Runs (the mountains east of our house) and hiked to China Garden. When the railroad was being built in this area there were many Chinese workers helping […]
Haying is Done!
The weather cleared up enough that the teens (and two 12 year olds) were able to finish raking the rest of the hay and the men were able to bale it shortly after that. They are currently hauling the last five pivots of hay bales as I type this. Hooray! My sister-in-law took these pictures […]
Baler droppings
This is the view from my deck this morning. Bales and bales of hay waiting to be hauled, with mist and snow on the mountains, and a slight drizzle of rain in the valley. This was the view from my deck yesterday. With the impending rainy weather coming, as much hay as possible was put […]
Lightning Sparked Wildfire
This is the view from our house tonight before going to bed. The dim lights just left of center is my sister-in-law’s house. The three lights just right of center are our shops. A little too close for comfort! Here’s a closer look at the fire above my sister-in-law’s house (the two dots at lower […]
Going Home
Friday morning I took pictures of the scenery as I came home from town. It had rained the day before so the desert plants were coming to life. It’s amazing how just a little rain makes a big difference out here in the desert. It may not look like much but to those of us […]
Simple Pleasures: Fire Crews!
We had a rather exciting weekend. A lightning storm rolled through Friday, no rain but LOTS of lightning that started several wildfires in our county. One right on the mountains to the east of our valley. The lightning struck on our side of the mountains Friday night but the winds were blowing to the east. […]
Staying Home II: Butch Cassidy
Tucked in amidst the long days and nights of farm work there are a few days when a breather can be taken. This summer we decided we will be tourists in our own town. This is the second in a series of post chronicling our staying home.********************************* Butch Cassidy, the famed outlaw of the west. […]
Staying Home I: Geocaching
Summer. The time when most folks take vacations, family reunions are held, and one can stay up late relaxing with a cool lemonade. Not so for farmers. This is the time of year when our money is made. We can’t just take off to “play” when there’s hay to be mowed, or raked, or baled. […]
Wildflower Help
Anybody know of a good website to identify wildflowers? We went and picked these wildflowers last week but have no idea what they are called. I must say, with all the rain and cooler weather we have been having it sure has greened up what would otherwise be a very “beige” landscape. It’s been beautiful […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Be Inspired
I sat down to write this post and drew a big blank. Not because there aren’t things that inspire me. I just couldn’t narrow it down. And then when I thought I had it narrowed down I realized it I was breaking my own instructions to “write about either a person or scene that has […]