A couple of days ago sunrise looked like thisIs about World Dairy Expo and the popular breeds of dairy cattle this week.
Meanwhile there is flooding everywhere. I was joking yesterday about wet cows leaning on us when we milked them ....which they do...which is a pain...but this isn't a bit funny. The paper is full of stories of flooding, minor so far, but nothing is minor when it is happening to you.
Our four wheel drive tractor is down with something like a valve spring (they got the turbo fixed only to reveal other problems) so the John Deere 4430 is all there is to feed and chop.
It got mired yesterday just getting the wagon out to the field and the tire chains had to be put on the the rain and muck. We are normally in for breakfast by 8 or 9 but it was nearly 11 before morning chores were finished.
The boss has enough left on that wagon to feed them today, but tomorrow he is going to be mudding it for sure if he has to chop....we don't want to open a bag of winter feed yet or turn to the hay mow, so I surely hope it stops raining and dries out.
Meanwhile there are rumors about the river continuing to get higher until tomorrow night...I am waiting for sunrise to see what it looks like. It was already pretty high when the sun went down last night. We are high on a hill, but.......
Hope you are all snug and dry wherever you are and if you need rain, take some of ours.....please.
Well, the weather forecast for today does look promising... promising sunshine, that is. Maybe things will dry out by late today or tomorrow morning at the latests.
ReplyDeleteGood luck and God Speed to the Boss in getting his chopping done!
This isn't good at all. *Fingers crossed* for dry weather
ReplyDeleteI sure do hope things get better for you, nothing worse than mired iron beasts, leaning cows and wet when you need dry.
ReplyDeleteHope the rain goes elsewhere!
ReplyDeleteI hate waiting in the dark for a river to do things I can't see.
ReplyDelete- Bill
This weather is crazy!!! The big creek is the area is flooding so all of the little creeks and streams that flow into it are backed up too. The USGS pulled a reading just south of us - 14.83 feet at 9 a.m., usually 1 foot. Luckily we are on higher ground but it makes getting around really interesting.
ReplyDeleteit's been raining here, downpouring really, since last sunday. everything is flooded. they're saying that the waters won't crest until monday and that was before it started raining again today. so, i'm sorry, but no, we don't want your rain today.
ReplyDelete(i've forgotten what dry is. sigh)
Joated, I couldn't believe how much rain we ended up with. My garden pond was down several inches and I was debating refilling it before winter. I can scratch that off my list. It is overflowing so much the frogs heads stick up above the sides when they are lying in the water. Thanks for the kind words
ReplyDeleteDani, thank you. More predicted for midweek...what a mess
Linda, thanks, they are plumb cranky too. I don't think they like being wet any more than we do
FC, thanks, me too
Bill, oh, yeah, me too. I get up in the morning and first thing check the weather and all...except when it is pitch dark
CTG, I hope it gets better for you. It is a mess here. Cows' feet are usually coated with a bit of dirt or manure...or at least dusty...except when they are at a show. Yesterday they were washed all pink and white and grey like they had been scrubbed. Weird.
ERicka, dang. I hope it stops for you and goes where it is needed. We are predicted to get another dose at midweek. I am so glad we don't have ten thousand bucks worth of corn standing waiting for harvest like we usually do. We need the sorghum but at least it was cheap to plant.