There's Always a Story on the Farm

Today has been a good day to sit under a shade tree.  Warm, slight breeze, not too muggy.  We did manage to do a little of that; but it's hay season.  Johnny began the day with they haybine mowing the front field.  The one that borders Bybee's Church Road.  He broke down twice and fixed it but the third time was the charm.  The yoke broke on the drive shaft.  It's Sunday, nothing is open except for Tractor Supply.  A phone call and check on the internet reveals that, yes, Tractor Supply carries said drives shafts.  So while Johnny continues to break down the haybine I head to Charlottesville with dad to get the part.  Unfortunately, when we got there the size was wrong so we were out of luck.

Johnny had wanted shrimp for dinner anyway, so the trip was not a waste of time.  I stopped at Giant and bought 3 pounds of shrimp and the ingredients need to fry the; peanut oil and tempura mix.  Oh, yeah we were out of milk so got that too. Was surprised that it was $3.49/gal.  Got HK milk too.

When HK and I had set off for Tractor Supply Jared was running the tetter around the field and Amber was laying out in the sun.  When we got back our friend Guy was here and Jared and Amber were getting ready to leave so they could go visit Amber's grandmother. Guy visited for a while, Jared and Amber left.  After everybody left and Johnny was still trying to fix one piece of equipment or another I started prepping the shrimp to fry.  HK came back to the has and I cut his hair.  Once that was accomplished I fried the shrimp and cooked the fresh corn I also picked up when I was in Giant.  Everything tastes great.  I'm taking a little break at the moment, typing this and watching the tail end of Apocalypse Now - great movie I must day - and then I'm going to go out and check my chicks, collect eggs and take some sugar water to the bees in need and mow the grass.  I think that sounds like a full day.