Hay Bales, Part 1

The farmer who was cutting the long grass in the neighbor's field to make hay bales stopped by and asked if we wanted ours cut. The deal is, the farmer cuts and bales the hay for free, but he gets 2/3 of the bales. He needs the hay for his cows, we only need a few for mulch next year. So a good deal all around. So here is the farmer with his tractor and swather.


The boys are completely entranced:

Anne hangs out with Anthony, who was happy to be outside.

The only problem was, the swather could not fit through the gate. So Dan gave the okay to remove a post:

Then the kids got an up-close look at the machinery:

There it goes, and the first row is cut:

What fun to watch the hay being cut right from your own backyard!

Daddy takes the kids for a ride around the edge of the partially cut field to follow the farmer and his swather.

The grass is all cut and drying in the sun. Soon it will be ready to be put into bales.