I hope they made it home before the rain. Their big brown horse would have had to do some serious trotting to get it done, but they only live a couple of miles up the road. First time they have stopped here.
Old fashioned horse drawn hay loaderTuesday, June 29, 2010
Unexpected Visitors
Yesterday.
I hope they made it home before the rain. Their big brown horse would have had to do some serious trotting to get it done, but they only live a couple of miles up the road. First time they have stopped here.
Old fashioned horse drawn hay loader
They were interested in this...and in getting the boss to mow some hay on a neighboring farm. He can't do it for them though. We used to take that hay ourselves on shares and gave it up because the hills are so steep we were wrecking machinery on them every year. When you drive the raking tractor over the edge of the hill and you can't see the bucket loader on it in front of you, well, that is steep. Too darned steep. Different farmers have taken the hay from the out of town folks who own it, but most of them only do it for a few years before they decide it isn't worth it.
I hope they made it home before the rain. Their big brown horse would have had to do some serious trotting to get it done, but they only live a couple of miles up the road. First time they have stopped here.
Old fashioned horse drawn hay loader
That little boy is just the cutest!
ReplyDeleteAs tippy as tractors are ... I got a spine shiver picturing what you described.
ReplyDeleteWow, I wish they would pull into my driveway.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have Amish, but we do have quite a community of Mennonites in our county. They always have our backs after a tornado tears up a farm. They're good people who like to stay in the background.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these great pictures.
ReplyDeleteMarianne in Oregon
That's one cute boy. I've always been interested in the Amish and their ways.
ReplyDeleteDani, he was a little sweetie
ReplyDeleteFC, it was awful over there. We wrecked our baler on it
Teri C. The first thing they wanted was to buy the farm...which doesn't set too well with me. lol
Jeffro, these folks sure pitched in when the flood hit here ...they helped anyone that they could.
Marianne, thanks for visiting! And for your kind words
Linda, it is certainly interesting to live in the middle of a large community of them