Summer’s Celebration

Our little town had its annual celebration “Deltarado Days” complete with a parade and Mud Volley competitions.

Mud Volleyball was lots of fun! Kelly and Misty’s team won. 
 

 

Raining on the Hay

Here it is the second cutting of hay and two things have happen: it keeps raining and the hay swather broke!  Like they always say, if you want rain, just cut the hay (or wash your windows or the car).

Then, as any farmer knows, if you need the piece of equipment, even if you service [...]

Angel’s Trumpet

I just love these flowers, and finally mine are blooming!  YEAH!

Sweet Corn Harvest Has Begun!

The Sweet Corn Harvest started today.  Although we don’t raise sweet corn, our neighbors do. There are two kinds of sweet corn surrounding us—Tuxedo and Olathe Sweet.  I can’t tell the difference, but I am sure those who raise the variety can. I think they both taste really good.

Our field (animal) corn (called picking or [...]

Recipe for a Mulberry Pie

I found a mulberry tree on the 100 acres we just bought. I am so excited. How do I remove the stems. They seem to go to the center of the fruit. Also, I would like a good pie recipe. Thank you in advance.
Terrie
How nice of you to write!  Here is my following recipe, hope [...]

The Wide-Front-End

Terry bought a wide-front-end about a year ago from a tractor salvage yard in Nebraska, if I remember right.  Now that he has the 630 John Deere he wants to put the wide-front-end on to the 630 and get it ready for the bean harvest.  BUT….he is having trouble getting all the parts to move.
After much [...]

We Stopped in Gunnsion, Colorado

I wanted to take a photo of Bladen’s very first home, so he could see where he used to live.

They also Raise Solar Power

This solar power farm is by Sun Edison; hundreds of acres of solar panels facing every which way, but North.

The Wheat in the Area is Cut Green Then Harvested

Some of the Crops in the Alamosa/Monte Vista Area

They raise lots of potatoes, but we saw alfalfa fields, and grain fields. 

We saw mostly pivot sprinkler systems, a few tube irrigated, and some flood irrigation, but most pivot.