Monthly Archives: October 2014

What to do today? Osborne Park – Elkader, Iowa

Posted on October 12, 2014 by farm2011

The second part of my day was going to check out the Osborne Park. It wasn’t too far away from the first stop that I made, and I got directions on how to get there without going the long way … Continue reading →

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What to do today? Motor Mill- Elkader, Iowa

Posted on October 12, 2014 by farm2011

Daryl had to get up early this morning to meet the other guys also going to the football game, so he said good-bye and off he went. I was still in bed when he left and was trying to think just … Continue reading →

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Girls day out

Posted on October 11, 2014 by farm2011

Daryl got done with beans and had them hauled into the Co-op late last night, so today he was going to ‘open the field’ and take the first rounds of corn out. This way he can see if the combine … Continue reading →

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Supper

Posted on October 10, 2014 by farm2011

When I’m looking in the refrigerator I notice that the soup and lasagna is all gone that I made a couple of days ago. That’s a bad thing. What that means is that there’s nothing in the fridge that Daryl can … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse and starting beans – Wednesday

Posted on October 9, 2014 by farm2011

I knew that there was going to be a lunar eclipse of the moon tonight and seriously I was even up at 2:30 to take a look. Well, I fell asleep on the couch and when I woke up, it … Continue reading →

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Today’s Challenge Photo 10-8-14

Posted on October 8, 2014 by farm2011

OK, here is today’s photo. So far I haven’t been able to stump you guys with the photo’s but I’m thinking this week is when it’s going to happen. No clues this time and check out the photo below. It’s … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photo 10-1-14

Posted on October 8, 2014 by farm2011

Here was the clue last week and here was the answer! You guys are Rock Stars!!  This is the first year that my little pine tree has pine cones. The cows kept eating the tree in the past years and … Continue reading →

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Road Trip!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by farm2011

I could hear the dogs barking at something in the barn Monday morning around 4 am and at first I thought.. well I thought really bad things! Then all of a sudden I was thinking that maybe a skunk got in … Continue reading →

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Getting things cleaned up a bit

Posted on October 6, 2014 by farm2011

It was really nice after work today so I decided that I better get some of the stuff cleaned up around the old milk house, flower boxes on the barn, and the other buildings. I wanted to clean up the flowers that … Continue reading →

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Hanging out at home

Posted on October 5, 2014 by farm2011

Daryl wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to get in the fields today, so we just planned on getting some things done around the farm just in case the weather got nice and he was able to … Continue reading →

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