For those of you who missed me and wondered if I was okay (and those who were glad to see me gone 
) things have been really busy at the ranch baling hay. So, yes, I'm staying out of trouble. I spend 12 hours a day on the tractor in fact.
July, August, September, and October will easily be my busiest months of the year as that's when the rains are falling and my bermuda is growing rapidly. I'm happy to report that the sales of bermuda bales have really taken off and I'm now supplying clients in 3 states. Just returned from a livestock show in the state of Bolivar to the south and picked up another good client at the show. I'll post some pics of the livestock show here shortly.
Anyway, these pics were taken last Sunday. A busy day it was indeed.
The smaller of two trucks for another client from Bolivar who ordered 800 bales. These drivers were great. They actually left the keys to the vehicle so we could load her directly from the field.
Makin' hay. I love that tedder I bought....can't imagine working without it.
Checking my irrigation system during the festivities.
Bales on the ground but fortunately no threat of rain (for once).
Some of the recently-cut bermuda on the hills below. This stuff is now commercial though I've not yet installed an irrigation system. From the looks of it, I think this area below may produce even better than what I've currently got under irrigation.
Lunch time; quickly followed by naptime.
Back to work. Who is that masked man?
He's got a good arm.......and the other youngster made a good catch.
That big truck makes mine look like a toy.....and I need to fix that darned parking brake. :?
Finally filled that second truck late in the day.
Cara-Cara.....cool-lookin' birds taking advantage of the tractor's stirring things up.
Loaded and ready to pull out the next morning. All went well and the trucks were in Bolivar by late afternoon on Monday.
) things have been really busy at the ranch baling hay. So, yes, I'm staying out of trouble. I spend 12 hours a day on the tractor in fact. July, August, September, and October will easily be my busiest months of the year as that's when the rains are falling and my bermuda is growing rapidly. I'm happy to report that the sales of bermuda bales have really taken off and I'm now supplying clients in 3 states. Just returned from a livestock show in the state of Bolivar to the south and picked up another good client at the show. I'll post some pics of the livestock show here shortly.
Anyway, these pics were taken last Sunday. A busy day it was indeed.
The smaller of two trucks for another client from Bolivar who ordered 800 bales. These drivers were great. They actually left the keys to the vehicle so we could load her directly from the field.
Makin' hay. I love that tedder I bought....can't imagine working without it.
Checking my irrigation system during the festivities.
Bales on the ground but fortunately no threat of rain (for once).
Some of the recently-cut bermuda on the hills below. This stuff is now commercial though I've not yet installed an irrigation system. From the looks of it, I think this area below may produce even better than what I've currently got under irrigation.
Lunch time; quickly followed by naptime.
Back to work. Who is that masked man?
He's got a good arm.......and the other youngster made a good catch.
That big truck makes mine look like a toy.....and I need to fix that darned parking brake. :?
Finally filled that second truck late in the day.
Cara-Cara.....cool-lookin' birds taking advantage of the tractor's stirring things up.
Loaded and ready to pull out the next morning. All went well and the trucks were in Bolivar by late afternoon on Monday.