June 11, 2011

View of the day-The hammer is down on the last field of canola, before the storms hit.

Al was up early to get the load of canola over to Dacoma, then back to the field to dump what was left of the field on the cart. He left the General out at the field by Alva and got a ride back to the camper with the farmer. We went out to the field to get the combine and Al drove it over to the field while Marilyn stopped back at the camper to pick up the new part for the combine that ProHarvest had dropped off…talk about service!

Out at the field, Marilyn got started with the outside rounds. The field looked flat as a table, which would be a nice treat after picking up swaths on the terraces of the last few fields. Looks can be deceiving. Carving through the middle of the field was a waterway canyon that ‘y’ed off in two directions…well, perhaps not a canyon, maybe gorge would be a better description.

We had been hearing reports of bad weather possibly popping up during the afternoon but most of it seemed to be going around us. Our luck didn’t hold out because right after Marilyn had given the farmer’s mother a ride around the field, the rain started. It wasn’t a gully-washer like the one that hit us a few days ago, but it was enough to shut us down.

Al had enough for a load, so Marilyn rode in to the elevator with him while we unloaded, then we hogged up the parking lot with the grain truck and had supper at McDonalds. We went back out to the field and by the time we got out there, the sun was shining so Marilyn went out and did a test…good to go again. We got another 20 acres done before the sprinkles started again, so we quit for good and went back to the camper.

There are all kinds of storm warnings out…tornadoes to the far west of us, hopefully not coming our way…or anyone’s way, for that matter.

And Marilyn was twice by Walmart today without going in…