Monday, June 12, 2023

Yesterday, we got a good rain.  Very good, in fact.  It did rain a bit last Wednesday, but it seems like we have been living through a prolonged dry spell.   You could see the corn ‘rolling’ in the afternoons.  I read a report Saturday that showed 97% of Indiana was experiencing drought conditions!  But yesterday went a long way to pushing back the drought.   I don’t think the crops were at a critical stage yet, but this rain event was wonderful.  The day started at 54ºF (12C), and it kinda felt chilly!  That will  help this moisture soak into the soil even deeper.

Here at the main farm, we received .55″ (14mm), but according to the report from Climate.com in this morning’s email, that .55 was the least amount we received on any of our 58 fields.  Most locations received .8″ (23mm) or more, with our Freddie farm receiving 1.4′ (35mm)!  There is a lot of gratitude being expressed in our prayers today.

This is the email report on the computer screen this morning. Scrolling down through the message showed a good, healthy rain in every field location!

Brandon is enjoying his new pickup.  He only had to wait about 2 months after the order for it to arrive at the dealer in Evansville.  He celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday!

Happy farmer

I spent an afternoon mowing the US 50 roadside at our Cox farm location last Friday.  I was disappointed that there was still water standing in the bottom of the valley in spots, preventing me from getting to mow all the area. Still, I could get to almost all of it, and it looks much better with the woody sprouts, the hemlock, and the thistles mowed down!

The weeds were pretty big and very ugly.

Almost done… the ‘after’ look is much improved!

Perhaps next week, we will be harvesting wheat.  When the wheat begins to turn from green to golden, it seems to change and mature quite rapidly.  But the closer it gets to fully mature, it seems to slow down the progress.  Maybe we’re just impatient, huh?

VBS began last evening at our church, we had a slightly bigger turn out than expected, and that was gratifying.  I really think those kids had a great time as we shared the love of Jesus with them.

Have a wonderful week.