September 29, 2013

View of the day-The ravens were very entertaining in the field today. Here, Marilyn was able to catch one just passing by the front of the combine, near the top of the window wiper. They are alot more tolerant of the combine, spending a lot of time just hovering over the swath. A lot of mice met their maker today.

We were on the road to Balcarres by 10am...after grabbing a coffee for the road...and by the time we got to the camper, threw a lunch together and got to the field, it was just after noon.

We had to switch headers before we could start, so we took the pickup head to the wheat field where the combine had been sitting, put the running gear down on the straight header and switched them out. Marilyn started driving the combine over to the new field, while Al moved the semi over, then got a ride back for the pickup.

Phil was already making dust when we got there and thanks to the wind and low humidity, picking up the swaths went a lot better for Marilyn than the last time...well over 3mph...in the heavy swaths. With the help of a busy buggy man, we didn't get any breaks and Al was constantly on the move unloading the semi. No rest for anyone.

We went until 11pm, just as the low fuel light came on the combine...and Marilyn had surpassed the 100 ac mark. What a difference good weather makes.

Finally...some productivity...