Category Archives: Farming

How fast time goes

Posted on October 28, 2012 by farm2011

It’s just amazing how fast time goes isn’t it? I read an article one time that said as you age, there is a chemical change in your brain that changes how you judge time. I’m not sure if it was … Continue reading →

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Farming

Posted on October 20, 2012 by farm2011

There always something to do on the farm, and it also seems like the cows are always hungry. When they are hungry, they stand by the gate and wait for someone to walk outside in the yard so they can … Continue reading →

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Rainy weather

Posted on October 18, 2012 by farm2011

Even though the weather was kind of gloomy today, we welcome any rain that comes with it. Our part of Iowa is still in a Severe to Extreme Drought situation. So like I said, if it’s going to be rainy, … Continue reading →

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Free at last!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by farm2011

I’ve been debating on letting the chickens out of the chicken coop for some time now, and tonight was the night that they got out. Now some of these chickens have ever been able to run around outside and go … Continue reading →

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Trying to just let go

Posted on October 11, 2012 by farm2011

This is a weird time of the year. If you talk to any of your friends, they are in the same boat. What I’m talking about is if they should let their flowers die at night or keep them alive. … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it’s just better not to ask

Posted on October 10, 2012 by farm2011

I am always amazed how good Daryl is at switching the combine heads from corn to beans and then from beans to corn. And finally I figured out why he’s so good at it. This year with the crops being … Continue reading →

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The weather is changing

Posted on October 9, 2012 by farm2011

I was outside tonight and saw a cold front moving in for the night. Now normally you don’t see it physically moving into the area, so I ran and got my camera to try to catch how cold it looked. … Continue reading →

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Fall fog this morning

Posted on October 3, 2012 by farm2011

I was driving up to Minneapolis this morning and noticed that there was quite a bit of fog just hanging in the fields. I think it looks kind of cool and when the sun comes up it’ll burn it off … Continue reading →

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If your tire looks like this…

Posted on October 2, 2012 by farm2011

Sounds like the opening to a Jeff Foxworthy  joke doesn’t it?  Ever since Daryl said that it was ‘The Year of the Tire’ for us on the farm, we’ve had many opportunities to prove him right. And now we have … Continue reading →

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Harvest is done!

Posted on October 1, 2012 by farm2011

Daryl pulled into the yard tonight with the combine. This is good and also kind of bad. It’s good because now things will start to slow down a little bit, but it’s also bad because it’s the first time that … Continue reading →

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