Clean Up.

December 30, 2010.  Just some clean up pictures on Bell Farm just east of the shop.  

The top picture is of Gary, Brady, and Bill.  Bill is definitely one of a kind.  

The final days of winter...hopefully.

Brady enjoying the snow.

the view of our neighbor's house. . .most of the time during the storm, you couldn't see their house.

We had some very high drifts after the storm was over, but at least the sun was shining!

We've had a whole lot of winter around here and we are very ready for spring!  Here a few pictures of before and after the blizzard we had in February.  The Farmer's Almanac calls that blizzard a Decade Storm.  And according to rumor, we are supposed to get a Century Storm in March.  I hope this information is not true, because we are ready for the farming to begin!

The Crop insurance date is fast approaching.  In my next post, I will try and explain a little bit about Crop Insurance.  

An Update. . .

Harvest 2009. . .Collie on the combine

Gary waiting by the truck

The barn west of our house.  I love taking pictures of this barn for some reason!

Much to my excitement, I received a new camera for Christmas. . . so now I just need to learn how to use it properly!  The above picture was taken on Christmas Day through the kitchen window at Nancy and Gary's house.  The Cardinals looked like little Christmas ornaments.

This was taken Christmas Night from our back door.  The wind and snow were blowing so hard.  I'm not sure I have ever experienced anything quite like it!

And this was taken this winter. . .we had freezing fog.   Something else I don't remember ever experiencing.  It looked like everything was dipped in snow.  It was actually very pretty.  

The Anhydrous is being applied as I type. . . and is probably just about finished.  On to planting time!  

Nancy and I planted Cantaloupe in the greenhouse today.  It was such a beautiful day!