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Project 365 #28 July 9-15, 2014

Another busy week around here! Our crew has finished up in Nebraska and is on the move to South Dakota. This must have been God’s intended plan all along, yet we still feel like we are in control. We are blessed with an amazing crew this year. We have managed to stay home most of the summer while the crew has harvested without any glitches. Some of our crops needed to be re-sprayed but the task is now complete. We will be heading south just in time for the 100°F+ temps! Here are some of this weeks captures….

The boys and Chevy took a walk through our flax field as it was starting to bloom. I’m so happy to be home for the bloom! It is so pretty in the morning.

Mick was out spraying beans at the end of the day. It stays light here until close to 11 pm. I believe this was around 10:30.

We took a quick flight at the end of the day to check some fields. It has been very hazy lately. This is an aerial of Hannah, ND.

We checked our sweet corn to see how it was coming along. We grew 3 varieties in a patch by our yard. It could use a little rain this week. The temps are forecast to be 90°+F next week.

Brett and I went for a ride to watch the sunset. I think the temp was down to 45°F! I thought it would be one of those sunsets that the entire sky would turn pink and purple the way the clouds were looking, but this was it. Sad smile

Our flax was sprayed with fungicide today. Fungicide can help with diseases and other ailments that lead to reduced yield, defoliation and premature ripening. It was a perfect day for spraying! It is so amazing to watch these guys in action.

Another aerial sunset from the week.

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Catch The Moment Week #26

This week went a little slower than the previous week – finally! The guys are down in Kansas trying to cut wheat, but were shut down due to rain. They did 80 acres in one week due to rain. We were also shut down spraying at home due to rain. It was a pretty rough week too. We had to say goodbye to our little sheltie, Sadie on Wednesday. We’ve had a lot of deaths in our family, but our boys were younger and didn’t fully understand. We’ve let them lead us for answers to questions. Each day something new comes up, but it seems like they are grasping it. We brought Sadie with us everywhere, she was my sidekick. Her death has left us with broken hearts. Here are my captures from the week….

This was out the window from the Mayo main clinic in Rochester. Rochester Fest was happening all week so we went down to check it out. There were many food vendors and a stage for entertainment. I had a gyro and the boys all had corn dogs.

The kids had a fun time playing on the floor just before bed.

Mick finished rolling our beans on Friday.

Our peonies in bloom! I haven’t seen them bloom for 3 years since we are usually gone. They were bigger than I remember, but I usually get them fertilized in the spring and fall.

Our 1st bloom on the pepper plants!

My sweet sheltie, Sadie. We were out watching the sunset. She died the next day.

Max was the only one who enjoyed the rain.

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Catch The Moment Week #22

I can’t believe May is over and June is already here! Normally we are gone south harvesting by now. Due to problems with the winter wheat and canola in Oklahoma we have not left. We are still seeding our crop at home due to some wet fields. Max had Vacation Bible School this week so everyday I had to run for that. They did a wonderful job and had so much fun! This week went super fast for me! Here are my pics…