Making hay.

Since my last post, I've been busy studying fecal samples with the new microscope, talking with farm visitors, training for and running a 10k run (last week), and this weekend we baled hay.

Although our cut hay had gotten rained on the other day, it still dried out enough this weekend for us to bale. At one point we had two balers going and finished the day with about 260 more bales up in the hayloft.

We did need the rain and I hope we get some more soon. However, I hope it rains before we cut hay again!

I want to say hi to my new friends Joanne and Phil from North Carolina. They were in town for a family reunion last week and stopped out at the farm with Phil's mom to see the animals and the old family homestead. (Phil's mother's grandfather and family built the farm. My parents bought it way back in the 1960's.) Coincidently, while in town, Joanne signed up for the 10k run and the two of us ended up running together. We were both really pleased with our time of 1:07. Thanks again, Joanne, for keeping me motivated to make it through the whole 10k! Thanks also to Phil, our cheerleader who cheered us along throughout the route. It's funny how a short stop out to visit our animals turned into a last minute running partner for both of us and a nice friendship!