Posted by billonthefarm on July 10, 2011 at 18:48:57 from (216.24.115.57):
It was a sunny warm day here in central IL. Fairly typical summer day I would say. After taking care of chores we were off to move some hay that we had baled last week.
This is the first time in three years we have been able to get much hay up without getting rained on. Forgot how nice it was to make hay without constant storm clouds brewing.
After a long lunch at the local ice cream place I thought we should go check on a couple cows pastures. This is a flood gap on Coal creek. Its a half mile off any road. But as you can see that is the concrete to a old bridge, long ago the road was closed but it gives us a place to hook the gates.
This is the same creek just this is the outlet of this pasture. This bridge is over 32 foot across and the water will back up here in a flash flood. Hard to believe how much water passes under this bridge at times.
Saw this tree while checking fences. Always wondered what these trees are. Some kind of Locust tree??? Pretty scary looking!
Found this little group right away when we got in the pasture. Looks like a couple cows on baby sitting duty.
Lets see...its sunny and hot...hmmm....where could the cows be? They are so predictable.
This stately Cottonwood tree towers over the pasture easily reaching 60 feet or more. It was the target of a bolt of lightining about a month of go. There is bark strew 40 feet away.
The family that own this farm took out a half mile of hedge last fall and built new fence. They saved a few corner post.
We rent this off of a family that got out of the cattle business. They have taken tremendous care of it and it shows.
Its 187 acres of open pasture and old growth timber. Beautiful grass, lots of shade and water. In the background of this picture you can see their homestead and base of operations for their grain farming operation.
It was a pleasant afternoon. It was good to finish evening chores and get inside but I always enjoy being out working.
Naturally wrigley is sleeping right beside me as he is wore out from the warm day. He likes the central air as much as anybody else, but I've got a wrigely tale for ya!
Do you see who is behind the wheel in this pic??? Well it was a coupld weeks ago and we went up north of town to check on a pasture that is down about a mile of dirt road. It was a touch wetter than I was expecting it to be but I told wrigley to becareful and NOT to slip off the road into the ditch or we would be stuck. As you can see he isnt much on taking instructions so he is grounded from driving currently. It is nice to have good neighbors that will come save you when you do someting stupid. Thanks tom! Take care everybody. Hope you all are having as much fun as we are here! bill
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