The weather here has been dry and cold for the past week or so, and according to the forecast that is going to continue. I’ll be honest though, after a very wet December I’m just fine with it. But I also realize that a lot of folks are in a much colder, much more snowy scenario.
This is our sunrise on this frosty morning…..
What a beautiful start to the day! Let me know what the weather is like in your area; and hope you have a great day no matter what the forecast.
Usually our first crop that is ready to harvest is crimson clover. It goes through a similar process as grass seed. Once it’s mature we swath it into rows, usually at night or in the early morning to allow for the higher moisture in the air to keep the seeds from falling off the stems.
We got a little bit of rain today, but with this crop particularly the little bit of rain after it’s swathed will help it combine easier. So this cooler and a little wet weather is a welcome sight even if just for a short time.
The kids got to get some hours on their time cards too. We have to look for vetch in the cut rows and pull it out. The vetch is difficult to remove when we send it to the seed cleaner so we try to get it out of there before it ever goes through the combine and into the truck. Clean seed is an important part of producing quality products that come off our farm.
****I wrote this post about 5 days ago….woke up to some beautiful sunshine this morning, but the intent stands true; I’m still glad I’m not in charge of the weather!****
Maybe you wouldn’t know it by the title but this is a weather post. Because you see the the weather is by and large the one thing that I’m most happy to not be in charge of. I mean sure there’s other things like, I’m glad I’m not the sole person in charge of making sure my kids don’t grow up to be crazy & absolutely wild but that’s a blog for another day.
It’s raining today here in the Willamette Valley. We have needed this rain so much. The days leading up to this weather system were hectic at best. Lots of triage of what to spray, what to fertilize, what to mow, scrape, plant, fix, put away….you get the point here. We had a lot to do.
And if I’m being honest there’s always more that could have been done, but today I woke up and heard the rain and felt grateful. I know there are plenty of folks out there who woke up not loving the raindrops, maybe a farmer or two who had a lot left on their list of things to get done (I’ve been this farmer also).
But at the end of the day that’s why I’m grateful that I’m not in charge of the weather; too much to consider, too many decisions to make, and I’ll leave all that up to the big guy upstairs.
But also….I mean….it has been a few days and it could probably go ahead and be sunny again…we do have beans to plant next week….just a thought to the guy who is in charge….but still I’m glad I’m not in charge….anyway moving right along….happy farming out there no matter the weather!!
NuttyGrass 