It’s been pretty chilly here the past couple of days. Down into the low 20’s every night, but the good news is that it’s not raining!! Yay for no ice…yet that is! 
I took these photos last night as the sun went down while we were loading the last wheat truck for the day. This scene…the sunset, the windmill, looking out onto the prairie, has always been the first picture in my mind when I think of “home”.
I am basically the world’s worst hunter, just ask my husband. For one, I don’t have a whisper volume, when I try to whisper it comes out sounding like a whisper only it’s the same volume as if I was actually speaking. Then I also am a “loud” walker, which before trying to walk quietly in the woods with my husband then boyfriend did I even know that walking volume existed. So in summary I’m just a loud human, which in the end is not a good thing for sneaking up on animals.
So…because of this the good outdoors man and myself have found a compromise. Basically we only do outdoor activities like hunting in situations where I can just talk at my normal volume and I don’t have to be expected to “try to roll from your heal to your toes while walking, and for goodness sakes are you trying to step on every stick in the forest?!”
Out to the river we go! Here in Oregon you can shoot deer off the river, we sit in a lovely boat and go for a nice drift downstream checking out the scenery and looking for deer.
I’m also really bad at spotting things, so when I asked if I could take a nap since I see just as much with my eyes open as my eyes closed my loving husband agreed. It was a bit chilly but I was prepared, another thing I’ve learned, the more clothes the better you can always layer off if you need to!
We didn’t have too much luck. Saw a lot of does but no bucks. We’ll keep trying and I’ll keep enjoying my loud hunts on the river spending time with my guy.
We’ve been having some crazy warm weather out here in Oregon! It’s been over 80 for the past couple of days, which means things are drying out like crazy! Irrigation has started, which is pretty early for this part of Oregon.
I took this picture the first night I turned on the water, what a beautiful sunset! Irrigation usually means, late nights at the pump and early mornings moving pipe.
The crimson clover is also coming along very nicely with this hot weather. I’m afraid it’s going to be an early year (which doesn’t make a farm girl look too good when she’s trying to get married at the end of June…oopsie!)
Pretty soon these beautiful crimson heads will be covering the whole field, makes it look awfully incredible, more of those photos to come soon!!
We are also getting a lot of work done around our house. With daylight lasting longer, Matt and I are both working full days and then coming home to get a few more hours of work in. Matt has found a new toy to keep him busy, it’s really “good” with trees 🙂
We’re tired but happy, and still loving our new place. Keep that sun shining, we’ll keep working away!
NuttyGrass 