This Week

Monday and Wednesday were beautiful sunshiny days.  Tuesday was cloudy and a bit damp today (Thursday) is very damp.

With Monday’s sunshine, farmers were in the fields early.  Traffic was [relatively] heavy–more than one vehicle per hour passing.  Harvesting equipment went by and then the trucks were running back and forth.  Some large trucks ran solo.  Others had farm wagons in tow.  As day came to an end, so did the activity.

Tuesday, the weather kept the neighbors out of the fields.

Wednesday followed a similar pattern to Monday.  However, when the sun went down, the activity didn’t cease.  Rain would begin overnight.  The harvest must be brought in.

Observers

Observers

This morning, I saw a deer on the lawn.  No two .  Make it three.  No four.  Two of them were racing around.  Not the high bounding leaps that you may have seen.  These two hugged the ground and went for all-out speed.

Oh yes, it is November.  It’s silly season for these critters.  Time to make the babies that will be born in the spring.  We have to be extra alert as we drive around our neighborhood.  Should I put the deer whistles back on my car?

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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

12 thoughts on “This Week

    • Opinions are mixed. I’ve seen them freeze where they stood and watch me while I drove by with the whistles in place.

  1. I liked Vanilla’s comment. Gosh, between the two of you, my comments are always boring!

    Even in the city, you have to be careful of the deer–especially now, mating season. Aim for the butt, they say. Don’t swerve to avoid them. I don’t know–I think either option does not bode well for man or beast.

    • That man does have a way with words. However, I must disagree with your assessment of your own comments. I never find them boring.

      Don’t swerve is excellent advice. Swerving will only get you in trouble. 😥

  2. Harvesting corn?

    The picture of the deer made me homesick for Colorado again. We had deer in our yard and on the hillside behind our condo almost everyday. I really enjoyed watching them.

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