October 15

View of the day-A beautiful North Dakota sunset...red sky...you know what tomorrow brings.

Oh, the day held such promise. We went to the cafe for breakfast, then decided to go into Jamestown to pick up a few things. We met the farmer and his son having lunch so we got the lowdown on where and when to start...or at least take a sample. After finishing the errands we went back out to the farm to get the windows washed and all the settings made on the combine.

Al went out and did a test just to find out if we were in the neighborhood for moisture. He took the sample to the elevator, but couldn't get it tested since someone had swiped the gram weight measurer (technical term...well, a made up one). The farmer decided to have us fill a truck just to get started while he worked on the corn. The moisture was high on the corn, but it was going into air bins.

While Al combined, Marilyn went to work decoding the mystery of the finicky dish receiver and after trying everything to narrow it down, ended up having to get a new one sent out to replace the faulty one. No NFL football for Al.

Al had to set a trap line in the General for the mouse that had taken up residence. Twice he had to replace the peanut butter that the wily rodent and swiped without setting off the trap...but, third times the charm and when he checked it after filling the truck...Bingo...mouse heaven.

We went to the bar for supper knowing that the owner would have the game on...him being a rabid Vikings fan...and when we got there his mother was running the show and he was at a school board meeting. When we left the bar it was starting to sprinkle... This has been the longest growing season in recorded history, in this area.

Never though we would be looking for frost...