Friday, September 16, 2011

Discounted

I noticed this at the local K Mart this week after the U of I loss.to ISU. I think it is safe to assume the ISU items were all sold out. I don't think 20% is going to be enough to move all this before the Hawks next loss, I hate to see the local store take a hit like this.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Right out of a magazine ad

I don't think you would see this in the Mother Earth News advertisement for kawasaki. Full load on the rack and 20 bales on the mule. I drove this load a quarter mile through a waterway and then 1 mile on gravel and pavement to get home, not sure if the DOT would call this a legal load but I didn't drop a bale. I would have got them all but the chief baled 5 more right before he left the field and I just couldn't squeeze them on.

Since it was cooler today we did have our nice wool sweaters and goosedown vests on though, just like in the magazine ads...

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Just the right size

While working at CAT they other day they used this to move material for us. Unless my math is wrong it has the power to lift at least 20 round bales at a time. Might be a bit much for our operation here at L & H.

Fancy help

Had a calf the other day born in the pasture. Fortunately I had this helper that was all done up for the occasion. She chased me in the Mule as I ran after the little bigger, it was fast for only being a few days old. Then she drove us to the yard while I wrangled the critter in back.

In case you can't see them all there are four buns in that stylish hair do... And the winter coat... I suppose dainty little princesses get cold when it is 67 degrees.

BTW that calf was born to run I was chasing it again today and it is almost as fast as the mule flat out.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

The work continues....

We will be warm this winter with help of Owen. And every body gets greasy hands when you fix the knotter on the bailer.

Nice cows

Simon thinks our cows are cool. He says "A cow MMMM"  every time he sees or hears them.

Clean bins

Making sure the bean bins are clean before adding this years seed beans. Owen has high standards on how clean a bin should be so he is a big help.

Warmth

On a cool night the warmth radiating off this west facing wall can be felt a few feet away. If makes a great science lesson about heat transfer.