Joan and I got a slow start Saturday morning. We had to feed Penelope (the 3 legged turtle), go to the farmers market, chat with friends that we encountered there, find breakfast, stop at Kroger, etc but eventually (1:00), we did make it to the farm. There was better than 1/2" in the rain gauge from the week.
It was sunny and nice when we arrived. I unloaded the car, changed into farm work clothes, backed out two tractors to get at the one I needed, and then headed into the fields. I wanted to disk up the 3 fall plots for planting.
As soon as I got out there, the sky started to darken.
I got in the first field and the lightening started to shoot around the sky.
I put the tractor away and waited for the storm to pass by picking a few squash.
The storm didn't pass. It boomed and poured.
It blew and poured for about 45 minutes/
Right as it was letting up, Dave, Dawn and the boys arrived. They had some new bows and arrows.
Less than an hour and the sky was clear again.
I thought that we might get a rainbow but no such luck.
An inch of rain fell in 45 minutes - any hope of disking the fields was gone for this weekend.
So we went for a tour.
The sunflowers are budded and ready to pop.
We also tried our hand at fishing - had several bites and one hooked fish. The equipment wasn't in optimal condition (wouldn't reel in) and as Dave was hand pulling in the monster bass, the 20 year old monofiliment snapped.
Everybody had a turn including Dawn and Candy.
Graham tried hunting for frogs - not too successfully.
We might have to update the fishing technology since these boys seem to enjoy it.
Sunday morning was still pretty muddy but we waded in to weed some of the pumpkin rows. Grant was a big help until the sweat bee bit him. Graham disappeared when work was mentioned. Dave weeded barefoot.
There were more squash to harvest.
Eventually it dried out enough to try the rototiller. Van's machine is awesome.
I got a new trailcam and was setting it up in the barn. I caught these goof balls being themselves.
They had remote control pickup trucks too.
So we did some more touring.
These guys like to break dance for the trailcams.
Dave thinks they have a future in modelling.
There were some nice deer on the cameras.
This guy is a very wide 8 with another month of growth to go.
Well outside the ears - 20"?
This one looks like a relative of the big 8.
A few fawns are showing up.
Lots of coyotes too.
Had action at the new camera 3 hours after I set it up.
Many does the next morning.
I couldn't resist one more mineral treatment.
See ya.
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