July 13, 2009

View of the day-We finally got out to the field...too bad it was only to see what the progress of the wheat was.

It wasn't a really early day, we knew we wouldn't have a lot to do. Al went over to get things greased up and checked over while Marilyn organized the pantry in the camper...discovering a thing or two that were hidden in the back.

We have a water dispenser/cooler in the camper that holds the 5 gallon blue plastic jugs...we never know what kind of water we are getting in the various campgrounds...and our water at home is not good for drinking so we use bottled water there as well. We have had some of these jugs for 10 or 12 years and discovered at home that one of them had a crack in it that would let just enough air in to create a slow leak of water around the rim. Al decided to throw it out before we left...but today we discovered he threw out the wrong one and since the camper was tilted towards the dispenser, the water was leaking out the back, which we couldn't see...but a step onto the wet carpet made it apparent the wet vac and the fans had to come out.

The weather for the day was overcast and there were weather warnings off and on...severe thunderstorms, tornado watches, wind and hail...it felt like something could come of it. Most of the stuff seemed to split to the north and south of us...we did get a sprinkle as we went out to the field to see how the wheat was coming along, but it was only enough to give the pickup freckles as the dust collected on the water spots.

Marilyn got Al's new radio and speakers installed in the tractor before the rain prevented getting the new antenna mounted...but we didn't want to get all our work done in one day.

Back at the camper, we had supper courtesy of the slow cooker Marilyn had discovered earlier in the day and spent the rest of the evening watching tv via the internet and waiting for the bad weather to hit...it was covering a fairly big area and we were bound to get something at some point.

The rain started at midnight with a big show of lightning, but the tornado watch was cancelled, so hopefully we can sleep a little easier.

Nothing tomorrow...except maybe laundry...