Life on the Farm

[Pappy]

ya we have a lot of them running around right now, ours are about half grown by this time of year, looks like we had a very good hatch.
 Pappy

[bjrogg]

I set up another tree stand. I really like this spot. Even if I don’t see any deer I should see some beautiful sunrise over the lake.

And the sunsets over my shoulder should be beautiful too.

This corner of the farm was once an apple orchard. It has been grown over with dead ash and thorn apples. I cleaned it up a bit this spring. Have a little more work to do yet, but it’s certainly looking better. I can see 8 apple trees from this stand, and plus the promise of some beautiful sunrise and sunsets.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

The stand in a cedar tree that was grown over with dead ash and thorn apples.

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[bjrogg]

The sunrise over the lake should be amazing when the rest of these apples and leaves drop. Today I just have this sailboat to watch

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

You maybe can’t see it from the picture, but I also watched this freighter

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[bjrogg]

And at the end of the hunt there should be a beautiful sunset or two waiting over my shoulder. Just my pond and field for now though. Still not too bad of a view.

Bjrogg

[chamookman]

Wow - What a spot  ! Bob

[Pappy]

Beautiful spot to spend the day BJ, deer or no deer.Good luck on the hunt.
 Pappy

[bjrogg]

Thank You Bob and Pappy. I still might change it up a little bit yet but it’s definitely going to be in this general area. I might switch it to the tree to the south of it and turn it a quarter turn. Going to check that option out yet if I get a chance.


I picked five pods that are in different stages of maturity. Top two are not totally mature yet. Especially number one. Probably need a ten days. You can see the colors isn’t dark enough. The beans would probably be “pick” beans that we would not only get a deduction for but also pay to have them removed.

[bjrogg]

The middle two are perfect.

The bottom one is getting too old starting to turn dark in the areas that are lighter colored. Once again deduction and removal fee.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

I pulled this plant last week one day and let it dry in the pods.

The color looked pretty good to me. Had 144 beans on this plant.

I think we have more immature ones to gain, than older ones to lose at this point.

Bjrogg

PS there were still a few beans in pods when I took pictures so I don’t think there’s 144 beans in picture

[bjrogg]

My son and I watched the Blue super moon rise a couple nights ago.

It didn’t disappoint. Was much better than the pictures

Bjrogg

[chamookman]

Cool ! Bob

[bjrogg]

Thanks Bob. When I get a chance I’m going to go put my toe in the sand and have a cool one for Jimmy Buffet.

Wasn’t yesterday though. We started harvesting pinto beans yesterday. We finished a 51 acre field and tried a second field that was just a little too wet yet. These beans have to be 18% moisture or less. Samples was 18.3. Now there’s rain in the forecast for the next 5 days. They didn’t have any rain in the forecast for this week five days ago.

The white mold was pretty hard on them. The last thing they need is to get rained on for another week. The white mold is really deteriorating the straw and the pods are falling off as I type.

I sure hope we can get them off before they get rained on again, but it isn’t looking good at this point. Maybe the weather will cooperate

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

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