Farm Life

I realized it has been awhile since I posted farm pics. Its not like we are lacking in them, believe you me.

For those of you not living on a little farm did you even wonder how hay is delivered? Your in luck I'm here to show you. Everybody has their own way of doing things, for us we "like" to write a great big check once a year. So every year in August we have our hay delivered that will last us until the next year.

The hay truck arrives

backs up and dumps the hay against our hay stand. (ha I just made hay stand up I don't really know what those woods beams and boards are called)

While this is going on the boys have to stay in the fenced part of the yard, this is Kolby claiming he is still inside the yard.

While Luke climbs the trees...yes barefoot.

A short time later the truck is back with the second load, see how the tilty thing works? (I'm sure you all appreciate my official farm lingo :)

And second load done.

And do you think the hay gets to stay there looking pretty as you please? No it has to be moved to the barn to protect it from all things weather related. (p.s there is a cat on top exploring)

And speaking of cats I thought this was a cute pic of our barn cat tractor. (remember the cat that just showed up and was standing by our tractor when the boys saw it....)

Back to moving the hay one bale at a time........

Into the horse trailer to drive it around to the barn to unload and stack..... every stinking one of them.

Kolby was taking pictures, I swear I was helping even though every one he took of me has me standing there with my hands on my hips. I swear I helped see I'm even wearing gloves. I will admit that Dew did 85% of the work, those suckers are heavy I can't very well heft something up that weighs roughly the same as I do. Mostly I rolled, pushed and pulled to do my part.

And why all the work you ask......

For these beauties..

Our two horses spent the summer at dads since he has a green lush yummy pasture (because of the epic community well water war a few years ago we do not have a watered green pasture)

In addition to our two horses we have dads two visiting for awhile. 

This is twister when he sees me coming me runs from where ever he is to follow at my heals as I walk to the barn. I know he feels bad about throwing me and giving me my one and only broken bone a few years ago.  

Hay is also good for chickens to climb on to look around the yard.

One chicken...

Two chicken. Told you it was farm pics.

Hay is also good to use as target practice. Remember the Hay stand from above we left four hay bales there to use during archery practice. It would make more sense if I had a picture but I'm sure you can use your imagination.

Luke is getting really good with his bow.

I would say I am learning how to shoot a bow, but am far from being good.

Dewey is very good.

Kolby likes to watch from the fence :)

In case your wondering no its not a Hunger Games thing. Dewey met some people who competed in the Olympics years ago in archery and thought it would be a fun family activity we could all do together.