October 17, 2014

View of the day-Picking up canola again.

We needed to get the camper parked so we could get it unloaded as time permitted between harvesting. Marilyn thought we might as well put it in its winter spot and just walk the extra way to unload it...it wasn't packed as heavy as when it made the USA run.

When we went back to see if the ground was clear for parking, we noticed one of the cedar trees that had been dead for sometime was starting to tip over...right towards the garage. We figured out a way to run some chains and ratchet straps around another tree to pull it away from the garage, yet not fall on the towing vehicle. We figured on using the neighbours tractor and walked over to get it...and proceeded to spend an hour trying to get it started. That took longer than the pull down...it dropped perfectly. Al picked it up and added it to the wood pile down the road.

Once we had the camper spot open, we got it parked, stopped in town for lunch, then we were off to the field. Marilyn got the windows washed on the combine...it took quite a hit from the rain and dust on the move up. After getting the combine set back for canola, we waited for Dale to show up and give us a tour of the fields we had to do...and warn us of the wet spots to look out for.

We started combining but quit just after dark. We don't know the fields and it would just be a lot safer working in the daylight, besides, there was a hockey game in town and Marilyn had to get the dish set up and the camper emptied...or at least make a start.

Fabulous weather day and more to come...