Exercise in the Park

early in the morning

with encouragement from our neighbours

I showed up at the park, it was already hot yesterday

we walked / ran at the beginning and at the end

From the garden to the plate

The tomatoes look pretty in the morning sun

we even picked our first slicing bean

and ate carrots from our own garden

Small Bales

We cleaned up the pasture

Rien was on the wagon

first 1/2 load hay with little manure

second 1/2 load had much more manure in it

I dislike driving on an angle

so I was on the wagon for the first 15 bales on the hill

From the ground up

Building blocks

this is where the bricks start

inside of the blocks

rebar is put in the plastic holders

moving up

yesterday they needed a step

they're now working where the windows will come

It's warm

A good place to hang out

The windmill is often standing still for a while

no wind and warm

Army Worms in the Wheat

The crop-scout from the Coop is looking

these are the most damaging, they are young 

turts from the worms

an adult who's almost done living

they won't do much damage anymore

Second Cut Haylage

Plastic on the walls

dumping

making a good looking pile

off and on the trucks roll in

Marc backs up to give room

William driving truck

done here, off to the next farm

the hottest job, putting on tires

between the walls on one side

no wind, that wasn't easy

Second cut Hay

The baler came so late, on Thursday evening

 the hay was getting damp so we didn't get very far

Friday the baler was down, so we called another

custom worker, glad he could come

and then his tractor broke down,

but only for 1/2 hour

going again

decent amount of bales

dry in the bale, thankful!

Building Blocks

measure and draw lines

Unloading

this is such light stuff

Styrofoam Blocks 

The hollow blocks will be filled with cement

Knee High

so much better then last year

our yearly "knee high" by the first of July picture