there is an emptiness at the end of the season that i have come to relish
the busyness of the seasons would not be worth the effort without
i love the end
putting up all the big trees is grand
then suddenly its over
there is time to collect myself

Life is like a sunny day in November

well, it was a wet fall. we picked plenty of pumpkins in the rain and mud and had to wash them all, however the demand was good and we sold every one.
i had plenty of anxiety about the soybeans; whether or not we would ever get them off the field and if they would be dry enough to avoid big discounts, fortunately the weather turned around and things worked out about perfect in the end.
now, my life is plowing, birch, dogwood, spruce tops and good grief we started getting ready for christmas trees today. those few weeks between pumpkins and trees are fleeting.

8/18

We are going to start picking white corn tomorrow!!!
It's beautiful and very sweet

8/14 Corn update

Last weekends rain and the heat that followed has brought the corn along nicely.
We got around 2 inches which was nice considering some people got severe weather and maybe too much rain.
The problems in the fields that the dry weather created do not suddenly disappear, but now the plants can develop and ripen up much better.
I was hoping there would be some white corn for the weekend; alas, it just isnt going to make it.
there will be some starting weds at the UofMn.
There will be some all yellow corn next week too. The all yellow is one of my favorites.