Usually, the family weekend at the cottage is before we start harvesting wheat and barley. Occasionally the wheat gets done before that weekend, and then the barley is after. This year, I was 2 afternoons away from being completely done barley before we left! Almost finished in July! A definite record by far! So when I got back from the cottage on Tues, I learned that Dad had put in 2 afternoon’s while I was gone, and finished.. meaning we were actually done in July! As it turns out, it was a darn good thing too, as it has been raining off and on ever since!
I’ve been teased a little about what to do with my time since we finished so early, but it also means we started early! So I’m doing all the things I didn’t get done earlier, since it’s been pretty non-stop crops since, like, March or so… #CrazyYear
The crops survived the dry July, and are on track to be quite good I think. Time to be thankful for that heavy – holds-water-well soil that can be a bit of a pain in the spring!