fencing, forbs and fire

[per]

Nice day to go fencing if the weather holds out.

Starting point.

Fence is old and rickety like me.

Heading over the hill.

Some evidence of hail.

Sustenance on the job. Raspberries and Saskatoon's in abundance.

Good place to see the sights.

Weather coming in.

Lightning can undo some good baling work. Good thing these weren't in the stack yard.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Your country looks good and your fence no ricketyier :shock: then some of mine. :lol:

Your toons are sure looking nice. Ours are all dried up. The Choke cherries and currents are in season now.

 

[Bootheel]

That lookout point is the cat's meow there per :lol:

Is that your fire truck in the hayfield?

 

[Faster horses]

Amazing country, per. Thanks for the pictures!!

 

[cowsense]

Was that really lightning that got the bale........I think there's lots baled wet that will be combusting or at least severely spoiling!!! :shock: :wink: :lol:

It is a concern everywhere as guys fight the continuous rain to wrap up hay.....there's lots of out of condition hay & I've heard of several guys that were trying to salvage heating hay with anhydrous. There's very few bales stacked around here yet......guys are a little nervous about fire!

 

[per]

The bales were dry and standing up fine. This is at the neighbors and they assured me the the thunder and flash of fire happened simultaneously. That is his truck that he was watering a paddock of cattle with. When harvest gets underway out on the flats we all will have firefighting units ready. I have seen a few too wet bales burn up this year as well. The fire chief lives about a mile from here and the fire hall is about 2 miles away. Also there are several commercial water truck outfits close by. The better your are as a grass manager the higher the fire danger.

BMR you and me are equally rickety as are some of our fences. Some of those 70 year old cedar post fences are standing up better than the more modern 40 year old fences.

 

[hillsdown]

Wow what a view you have there Per.

 

[leanin' H]

Hope the fencing goes well. That lightning is an amazing force in nature isnt it? Glad it just thumped the one bale and not people or livestock.

 

[Soapweed]

You live in a beautiful locaton, per. Thanks for the pictures.