Brian, you are fortunate to be able to see the day come in and fade into darkness on a daily basis. I'm sure there is a lot of work between but you always seem to be enjoying it all. Isn't the coming full moon the harvest moon?
Yes Pat I know full well that I am very blessed to take care of this land. To be able to experience the natural beauty I am totally surrounded by.
This year has been a particularly beautiful year weather wise. We are dry and have needed rain almost all year. We are coming through it alright though and it has made planning our days so much easier. We have been able to keep up and not get behind.
Sometimes I’m surrounded by rain, mud, snow and ice. Let’s not forget manure.lol Sometimes I get weeks behind with no real chance of catching up. That’s when it get harder to keep a smile on.
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I’ve been doing this for a long time now. I’ve put crops in and taken them out in all kinds of growing seasons and conditions.
I guess much like making bows, arrows and flint knapping. Farming is a passion of mine. It’s more than a passion to me. I love what I do. Not saying it’s all fun and games. I do work hard, long dirty days. I experience financial stress that’s sometimes really hard to not let it eat you up.
I’ve had to sell land that we paid a much higher price than we sold it for. Probably one of the hardest things a farmer can do.
I know it’s not supposed to be a religious campfire and I try not to make politics or religion part of my threads but they are part of my life. I thank my maker everyday. Even the ones I’m surrounded by mud, rain and manure.
I am so thankful for my family and that we have been able to get along and do this together for so long. There are many operations that don’t. It’s not always easy working with family and friends. Everyone has to give a little.
One of the reasons I can get as much done as I do is my pit crew. My nephew is a really talented shop person. He’s a lot like me. Sometimes we clash a little because of it. We both see the project in it completed stage before it’s ever started. I tend to look at it longer and try to use old parts. My nephew is more from the cut it off with the torch and replace it with a new one. Honestly both ways are required and sometimes we blend our ways together.
Honestly I’ve really only given the abbreviated version. There’s probably be twice as much work done that I haven’t bothered posting.
We are getting closer to the end of this growing season. We have been fortunate to get our wheat, navy beans, black beans, silage and most of our soybeans. All have gone smoothly so far. Some of that is because of the weather and some of it is because of my pit crew.
We still have a little bit of soybeans and corn. The big one left for us is sugar beets. It’s a grind that usually wears us all out. We will put in very long days and work in some very challenging conditions. We will try to do it with a smile on our face. We might yell at each other once in awhile, but we know each other well and we know that we appreciate each other’s part in this operation.
Bjrogg
PS I’m not sure if this is the harvest moon or the hunters moon. I will be watching it though
