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bjrogg:
--- Quote from: Pappy on March 30, 2022, 08:46:00 am ---Beautiful picture BJ. :)
Pappy
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Thanks Pappy, but the picture doesn’t do it justice. Somethings are just a lot better in person.
I really do enjoy a beautiful sunrise and a hot cup of coffee.
Bjrogg
Buckskinner:
Ah the anticipation for spring is something on the farm... Gonna get real busy for you soon! Kinda miss those days although I really don't miss relying on the weather. Last years near drought around here was hard on the remaining farmers around here. Luckily there were some timely tenths that fell and salvaged the crop.
Prayers for your brother and your loss of friends.
M2A:
Nice pic of the night sky BJ. Always liked astronomy and know very little but still is fun to watch the planets move around. Cant wait for the james webb to start sending pictures back to nasa.
Rain here for now but should be clearing up soon. Need to work on some limb loppers in the shop anyway. I see the light at the end of the pruning job but its still a ways out there. They ought to be sticking the 1st corn in the ground soon. I use to be part of that but haven't in a few years now. The idea is to be picking for the 4th of July. Sweet corn brings the people to the market.
Mike
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: Buckskinner on March 30, 2022, 09:04:16 pm ---Ah the anticipation for spring is something on the farm... Gonna get real busy for you soon! Kinda miss those days although I really don't miss relying on the weather. Last years near drought around here was hard on the remaining farmers around here. Luckily there were some timely tenths that fell and salvaged the crop.
Prayers for your brother and your loss of friends.
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It really is indescribable Scott.
Usually by the end of harvest you are pretty well done in. Then you spend the whole winter getting ready for next year. There’s always more to do than you can get done.
The final push comes and priorities change. Fertilizer tanker. Small engines and pumps, field cultivator, seed and a whole bunch more that have to be ready.
You test everything as best you can and undoubtedly the first 5 acres are spent fine tuning everything. And nothing works the way it’s supposed to. After about 10 acres we usually have everything clicking.
And then there’s the weather. Doubt ours is much more forgiving than yours. We try to stack things in our favor with underground drainage, but that only goes so far.
We want to be ready to really get stuff done when the conditions are right.
Thanks so much everyone for the prayers. I believe in them. They are much appreciated.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: M2A on March 31, 2022, 09:17:48 am ---Nice pic of the night sky BJ. Always liked astronomy and know very little but still is fun to watch the planets move around. Cant wait for the james webb to start sending pictures back to nasa.
Rain here for now but should be clearing up soon. Need to work on some limb loppers in the shop anyway. I see the light at the end of the pruning job but its still a ways out there. They ought to be sticking the 1st corn in the ground soon. I use to be part of that but haven't in a few years now. The idea is to be picking for the 4th of July. Sweet corn brings the people to the market.
Mike
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The night sky is something I wish I knew more about. It is fascinating. When you get away from the light pollution it is amazing how many stars you can see. One can certainly see how entertaining and important the night sky was to people of the past.
I grew up in the space age. I remember landing on the moon and how amazing that was. How many advancements in technology since then. I really look forward to us going back. Unmanned flight has taken us so many places. I know taking a human along complicates things exponentially. Cost, payload, fuel, oxygen, life support etc. It really does make it more romantic. Especially if we actually do stuff there.
Look forward to seeing your orchard blossoming. And following it’s seasons.
We plant a pretty good sized patch of sweet corn. The kids use to sell it, but now we usually just give it away to friends and family. We freeze a lot. I can’t eat the stuff from store in a can. They totally ruin it.
Thanks again for the prayers
Bjrogg
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