June 9, 2013

View of the day-Wheat along the road to Enid.

Another day of banker’s hours.  Al got the slip tank emptied into the combine…it still needs more, but we don’t want to get carried away…we need to have something to do tomorrow.

Next on the list was a trip into Enid, about 55 miles…even when you take the scenic route.

We got into Enid and stopped at the Golden Corral for lunch…along with pretty much everybody else from the area.  Then Al dropped Marilyn off for a quick stop at Walmart…she only needed a few things that they didn’t have in Alva, while she was there, Al went to a couple of auto parts stores looking for some things that we needed for fixing.  He came back empty handed, but we had high hopes we would find what we were looking for at Atwoods.  Well, we found some of the things we needed.

We checked out a couple more places, then started back for Cherokee.  It was amazing the different stages the wheat was in, from grass green to a few days off.  There were quite a few fields of canola that we passed, as well…some still standing.

Of course, most of that will change with the high temps that are forecast for the next few days.  We are not looking forward to them, but it will really bring the canola around and we can always hide in the air conditioned comfort of the camper.

We made it back to the camper and after putting our goods away, took the rest of the evening off.

Clear skies and no wind...until tomorrow...