July 15, 2011

View of the day-Some wheat west of Hamill...still a bit green.

We had a trip to town on the agenda today...mostly for parts to get everything up and running, so after toast and coffee, we were on our way to Winner.

We stopped out at Runnings and were able to get the bulk of what we needed, but we had to go over to the JD dealer to order a new air filter for the General. Al dropped Marilyn off to get a few groceries while he got one of the propane tanks filled for the camper...first time this year...and only $38 for a 40 pound tank.

Back in Hamill, Al worked on the Freightliner, getting the new valve put on once he did a bit of fabricating. The heat was oppressive again...high humidity, makes the flies hungry and that keeps Marilyn inside, although she did have making supper as an excuse. We grabbed our first corn on the cob feed from a street side pickup selling vegetables, so we were really looking forward to it. The corn was not all it was cracked up to be...oh, it looked sweet, but looks can be deceiving. We tried our best and at least the watermelon we got from the truck was good.

After supper we took a drive out into the countryside to see how the crops looked and Al was pretty depressed to see a combine making dust...the only one in the area. He was, however, patching out on the top of the hill...and perhaps he had drying capabilities.

This gives us hope for next week...