October 29, 2008

View of the day-A scarecrow does a good job of protecting his corn near where we were combining northeast of Pingree.

With the green one down for repairs, Al was on his own for the first part of the day. After he changed the fuel filters on the combine, getting it fueled and serviced, he started combining and was glad that the new filters solved his power problems. Marilyn didn't have to rush out to the field with the General since there was an empty semi that needed to get filled. It was another gorgeous day even though the wind did pick up a bit in the afternoon, it was pretty much a 'no jacket day'...hard to believe it's almost November.

Marilyn's first load went to the elevator in Courtnay so she could get fuel at the cardlock there. It made more sense to have a load to haul rather than just drive empty, so she got one more visit with the elevator guys. There was only room for one more load in the bins, so she was able to top it off with some help from Todd and then went back to the field to wait. She had a long wait as they worked on getting the semi loaded first so Mike could get his last load into the elevator at Rogers.

By the time the truck was full again, the auger had moved to the quonset on the farm which was only 2 miles away...a nice change from the 'long and winding road' through the refuge to the bins. After getting that load dumped, she was able to leave the General for Al to bring back to the farm when he had it filled and had quit for the night.

Back at the house, Donna had baked cookies all day and they were everywhere cooling off, so after making supper for Al and checking in with her sister in Carlyle, it was time to sample the fruits of the cooks labor.

Time to get the milk for dunking...