My favorite place for morning coffee

jon f mn · May 12, 2019

Finally have a day fit to sit on the deck and enjoy the sunrise! Even Baxter came to watch with me. Been so cold and wet there haven't been any good mornings to enjoy it. I think I'll be able to get in the field today and do some planting, so not much time for lollygagging. Went out and tried to disc some yesterday, but had to leave the disc behind in a wet spot, but I hope it will go today. Looks like a nice week for us here.

centash · May 12, 2019

Nice view of the kingdom! Good luck with your spring work.
Ben

Duane WI · May 12, 2019

My favorite part of the day. Sitting in the morning sun drinking coffee. Havn't had too many mornings that have been warm enough to enjoy it yet.

larry@stinescorner · May 12, 2019

very fit,,,,fit for a King!!!!!!!!!

greg oliver · May 12, 2019

Nice looking farm you have ! Raining here in central N.Y. again . Really like the barn picture. Do you have any inside the loft pictures ? Unilam is a company that made similar trusses is our area and dates back to early 1900?s silo building. Also known as Unadilla Silo Company.

Adirondack case guy · May 12, 2019

Jon, Dane and I are setting here drinking coffee. NOT outside. Temp is 37F raining and windy.------Loren

showcrop · May 12, 2019

Jon, just an idle speculation observation, but it kind of looks like getting away from owner-operating was a good move for you.

SweetFeet · May 12, 2019

Looks like a great coffee place.

greg oliver · May 12, 2019

Here is an old photo of Unadilla Silo Company . Unadilla New York is also homered of Globe Silo company and York equipment company.

jon f mn · May 12, 2019

This is a Lester barn, they were very popular here. The wall are unitized and come lined and insulated. Very quick to assemble.

Philip d · May 12, 2019

You guys have a beautiful place Jon!

greg oliver · May 12, 2019

Jon looks like you just need some cows and you can start milking! Just remember what an old timer told me ?Don?t get more cows than your wife can milk?! Bruce must of got the memo!

jon f mn · May 12, 2019

The only thing I miss about it
is meeting all the YT folks
along the way, and a little
about seeing the country.
Deffinately make more money
now, and love being home.

coshoo · May 12, 2019

To fully appreciate the joys of farming, you need to fire up that dairy operation again so you can start losing some serious money!

Texasmark1 · May 12, 2019

Pretty. Mine is right here, in front of my computer talking to you guys!

Bruce from Can. · May 12, 2019

Very nice jon! I look at your empty dairy barn and think, man that would have been a great setup in the sixties. And your Case equipment matches the farm too. Shame a guy can?t make a decent return farming on that scale nowadays. That stable full of milk cows would be a nice place for morning coffee too. Bruce

David G · May 12, 2019

That looks nice, still cold and rainy here

2late4me · May 12, 2019

Beautiful place. Looks like flat land around you. What part of the state are you located?

JayinNY · May 12, 2019

Nice! If you have any pasture and hay land put a few beefers on the place for your family.

kcm.MN · May 12, 2019

Good grief Jon, looks like Mrs. Jon had you bring as many rocks to The Kingdom as Mrs. KCM talked [i:75169fdc84]me[/i:75169fdc84] into. ....Must be a Minnesota thing?? *lol*

IaLeo · May 12, 2019

If I remember correctly, those kind of rafters were advertised as RILCO here in NE Iowa. Leo

jon f mn · May 12, 2019

I'm in East Central MN, bout halfway between Minneapolis and Duluth right off I35

jCarroll · May 12, 2019

In central Ohio - Rilco was a brand of gothic shaped glued up rafters. My Dad went to look at one before he made drawings for the barn he constructed.
We cut 1x8s 8' long in the sawmill from trees cleared by crick and river dredging. Then one edge of the 1x8 was cut curved to match the arch - with a 12" Delta
bandsaw. My Dad could cut one or two as each cow got milked - then move the milkers and cut another 1 or 2.
We nailed them into rafters - two "thick"- overlapping the 8' in the middle, and then flopping the rafter over and clinching the protruding nails.
The last 8' was straight so the peak of the roof would shed rain and snow better.

My brother still has that bandsaw in working condition.

Brian G. NY · May 12, 2019

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Jon,

I see you like to collect unusual rocks.
I am curious about one particular one; the second one on the right from your right foot.
I have a smaller one similar to it which I thought might be a meteorite.
After having done some research, I found that it is apparently a "meteorwrong". LOL
Anyway, the one I have is extraordinarily heavy for its size and although it does not attract a magnet, it is a conductor of electricity.

stonerock · May 12, 2019

morn coffee, cabin by the pond

fastfarmall · May 12, 2019

My shop was built from Glued and cut laminated rafters, also, perfectly straight cross the roof line yet, it don't creek when it's windy either! I think mine are the Ralco rafter, made in central Minn.

Keith Molden · May 12, 2019

Just wondering, how often do you have to water those plants there on the porch railing. I think I prefer them to the flowers my wife has here. Sure wish I had a barn like that here. Keith

JMS/.MN · May 12, 2019

My first thought was Nelson"s in Clearwater, but I"m good to go with the boot up on your railing...looks pretty comfy...what time is coffee on?

jon f mn · May 12, 2019

Coffee is always on by 7, but usually well before that. Come by and get some any time, just being a caramel roll with.

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