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| Two combines work June's field. The one in front is clouded by dust. |
It was a slow harvest this year. Usually two combines work quickly and finish our two homesteads in not much more than a day.
This year, one combine broke down,
and we understand the farmer had to travel to Portland for a part. So, one
combine worked slowly, and harvest took 2 ½ days. They started Thursday
afternoon (Aug. 8), and finished at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
It
was difficult to get good pictures. For one thing, this year they went back and
forth across the fields instead of round and round, and somehow the operation
just wasn’t positioned for good pictures. The process was slow and I would get
tired of waiting. Or the sun was in the way, or the machines were too far away,
or there was too much dust. The dust was horrible.
After
the fields were harvested, they disked a firebreak in the fields near the
house, and we appreciate it. In case of a wildfire, I don’t know how much good the
firebreak would do, but it certainly can’t hurt.
On
the neighbor’s place – to the north beyond the draw – the crop is spring wheat,
and that has yet to be harvested.
We
now look forward to walking over the fields. We enjoy getting off road for a
change of scenery. We have hills everywhere we look, but hiking Plank’s Pitch
gets old.
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| Disking the firebreak |
It’s strangely cool today. It’s 60 now (mid-morning), and we expect a high of around 70. It’s a dull day – no sun. Tomorrow we’ll go back to town to do town things, get my tooth fixed, and replenish perishables. KW
We had a cool day yesterday--not even 70 degrees, but today was warmer...76, I think. Still pleasant. Days are noticeably shorter, which is always strange in Seattle because days get shorter when a person really starts to believe it's summer. I am glad I am not dealing with clouds of dust. Yuck!
ReplyDeleteYes, Tuesday was was downright chilly, and Tuesday night we huddled under coverlets while we watched TV and slept under a blanket. But yesterday was warm here in the Valley. I notice I need more light in the kitchen as I prepare supper, and it's fun to turn the string lights on earlier. It's really dark when we go to bed.
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