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Our Part of the Country

This past week has been busy.  A farming neighbor, two farms away had a farm sale;

They are moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.  

Farm-Sale

The last of the hay was baled and stacked

Baling-Hay

We went to an antique tractor auction

Tractor-Sale

We took Evan and his son (our oldest grandchild) on a train ride

Other-Side-of-the-Train

In between all of this the house and yard work continued, irrigation and cultivating went on, and the SUN came out plus the wind went away.

Beans-and-Sunshine

Ahhh, life is good!

24 Responses to “Our Part of the Country”

  1. Your photos are excellent, I bet that tractor sale was fun! Everything is looking good there! :)

    Far Side of Fifty - June 24, 2009 at 8:06 pm

  2. “Lost Wages” Huh? Great minds must think alike.. i was thinking this a.m. while i was out running and getting the horses about yesterdays’ day.. a great ride with trainer patrick. great work here and a sunshiney day taking care of the horses.. Ah life is good.. i was thinking… the simple stuff.. and i’m in paradise

    blessings
    gp

    mtinnkeeper - June 24, 2009 at 3:18 pm

  3. Why would anyone move to Las Vegas from your beautiful, rural community? I hope the farm isn’t going to be subdivided. Anyway, I enjoyed your wonderful photos and I’m glad life is good.

    Mountain Woman - June 23, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  4. Too early to write. Beautiful crops there as in your area. Las Vegas doesn’t have crops. Well, legal ones anyway.

    Lucy - June 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm

  5. That’s what I think. Las Vegas??!?? The Strip over a farm with a view? Beautiful crops there. And I’ll take you up on that train ride too.

    Lucy - June 23, 2009 at 3:31 pm

  6. That was alot of ole green lined up there… The train ride looked fun, ya, tell us where did you go?

    tina marie - June 23, 2009 at 12:48 pm

  8. What a beautiful day!

    Las Vegas??? Why would anybody want to go there? LOL Well, there’s tennis year ’round, and great star viewing, but — oh, get out of town and maybe some cheap land, but nothing else.

    Look at those clear blue skies! I loved seeing your day. :-) Thanks!

    ~Faith

    Faith - June 23, 2009 at 10:36 am

  9. Nice pic story, the fields look fantastic compared to only a couple of months ago..:-)

    Ed - June 23, 2009 at 7:39 am

  10. Ah looks like fun, train rides, everything green, beautiful country and good friends, Life is good!!

    Moving to Vegas oh dear, oh why, They could have just traded homes with me!

    T - June 23, 2009 at 4:14 am

  11. You’ve had a busy time lately!So did you buy an antique tractor??Your paddocks are looking lovely and green!how long before you harvest again?

    granny - June 23, 2009 at 2:08 am

  12. Wow! Busy week. Glad you are getting sun! It is in the forecast for us.

    Leenie - June 23, 2009 at 1:35 am

  13. I love your photos – they’re always so interesting, and so vivid! :)

    Terri - June 23, 2009 at 12:22 am

  14. Looks like a lot of fun! Glad the weather is cooperating for baling your hay!

    Megan - June 23, 2009 at 12:06 am

  15. I second Liz’s comments…i’m the daughter of a train geek that will be very curious, once i share your post with him.

    thanks for posting about your daily life as well as your farm. i’ve learned so much this spring from your blog as we are hoping to get into the farming biz ourselves (only much smaller scale.) it’s good to see that there can be life outside of the farm during spring and summer. :o )

    take care…
    whit

    Whit - June 23, 2009 at 12:05 am

  16. aaawww, love all those pictures! The train shot is especially neat! Glad the weather is turning nice for ya! Just love the sky in you photos.

    hi-d - June 23, 2009 at 12:04 am

  17. I love riding on trains. JR and I took the Durango train a long time ago. He really enjoyed it. Me, not so much. That whole altitude sickness thing strikes again.

    You’ve been busy. Try to relax a bit.

    Michele - June 22, 2009 at 11:55 pm

  18. I can almost smell your hay–I wonder if it has a different smell than the hay up here.

    Jody Blue - June 22, 2009 at 11:40 pm

  19. Wow, did you EVER have a busy weekend. I don’t see how you crammed all that into two days!!! I love the sky in that first photo — absolutely stunning. :)

    Oz Girl - June 22, 2009 at 11:16 pm

  20. Oh, how my oldest son would have liked to attend that auction! It is very green here, however, green and wet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 there is no end to the rain in sight.

    julie - June 22, 2009 at 10:30 pm

  21. Your photos just draws me in and makes me want to be there! Where did the train go and how far did it travel. Sounds like so much fun! blessings,Kathleen

    Kathleen - June 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm

  22. Could the train have been in Durango? Loved the Tally high corn. How cute and sweet. The sheep were so cute… no wonder the were such a hit. (o:

    Pam - June 22, 2009 at 9:48 pm

  23. ….and life is so green at your place! Love it!

    Betty - June 22, 2009 at 9:44 pm

  24. A TRAIN RIDE?? Where did the train ride go?
    What is the name of the RR line? This is probably an excursion ride?

    I love trains. General Electric Train Locomotive Plant is located in Erie PA. And train tracks are many in Erie County, where I live.

    I totally love all Trains! My Father used to be a Brakeman on the Train in the Steel Mills in Cleveland Ohio……many years ago, in my childhood.

    When I was 12 yrs. old, my sister and I rode the El Capitan Super Chief across country to California – it took 3 days and nights. Wow – what an adventure that was!

    Do write more about your train ride! Thanks! :-)

    Liz - June 22, 2009 at 9:38 pm


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