Norris Family BlogStories about Julie, Pauline, Brent, Stacey, Linda and Dave Norris<br> and how we enjoy our friends and our lives. Please visit the blog to see the pictures.Hay Is A Mess- May 30, 2008 Well the creek has went down and we were able to take Daisy for a run around the hay fields and see what had washed into the fields.&160;&160;&160;&160;&160;&160;I guess Phil will mow what he can, then I'll shove the debris back into the creek and bush hog the remaining hay to clean the fields up for the next time. The left picture in the lower row is a Cicada. There are so many of the adult cicadas around it sounds like a space ship is landing...http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#713 Rain Continued- May 28, 2008 The rain began early on Memorial Day, continued through the night and most of the day Tuesday. Wednesday morning it was still raining off and on. I checked the rain gage and it was over 4" in the tube.I rode the ATV around the farm and noticed the creek had been out of it's banks and through the hay field for the fourth time this Spring. It was a mess and it will cause Phil to lose some of the hay in the upper field and along the creek.http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#712 Bonfire- May 27, 2008 Sunday was a little more laid back with everyone just doing what they wanted. I cleaned up a few places with the tractor and bush hog while Sabra, Jim, Pauline and Brent rode the ATVs. Linda enjoyed Julie, Clayton and Amber and took them to the creek again. Jim and Brent used the chainsaw to cut up the boards Linda and I had taken down out of the barn a week or so ago. We invited Regina, Nancy and Steve Riddle and had a bonfire in the evening. We.http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#711 Mum Planting Day- May 25, 2008 Friday evening Pauline, Brent and Julie arrived about 7:30 PM and Sabra, Jim, Amber and Clayton arrived about 9:30 PM from IN. We talked a while and played with all the kids and went to bed around 11 PM.Saturday morning, Linda fixed everyone breakfast and we began the day by heading to the patch to plant the mums at 7 AM. We had lots of help, so we took lots of stuff. Jim, Brent, and I were laying out the rows with Jim drilling the holes for the..http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#710 Hay Baler- May 22, 2008 Linda has been using the weed trimmer a lot this week to rid the farm of weeds that we can't mow with the mowers. She even did between the trees that we planted back in the 'holler'.&160;We've been concentrating on getting the mowing done, because the mums were delivered earlier today and that will take up quite a bit of time to plant and water all 1,000 of those this coming weekend. We may have more help than usual if Sabra and Jim come down...http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#709 Hay Baler On Order- May 16, 2008 Wednesday we drove to Glasgow and I went inside the Ford Tractor Dealership. I talked to a couple of salesmen and they gave me a price for a new square hay baler. They tried to locate one while I was inside using their computer network. They found several, but were unable to obtain one of them. I said I would take Linda and Stacey to eat lunch and stop back in afterwards. We ate at an A&W fish and root beer restaurant, then stopped again at...http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#708 Kidney Stone and Kathy Mattea Concert- May 10, 2008 Wednesday started off a little crazy. Linda thought Stacey was going to have some problems but they never developed. She told me and I went in to the living room to keep an eye on Stacey while she watched TV. The next thing I knew I was having pains in my lower back and wallering around in the bed room trying to find some way to get relief from the pain. There was none for about 2 hours. Finally, I dozed off to sleep and when I woke up the pain...http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#707 Norris Farm Aerial Photos- May 7, 2008 Steve Riddle told me he was having aerial photos made of his place and wanted to know if I wanted some of our farm. I said I did and he agreed to tell the photographer. Steve brought me a CD with about 10 images on it and I was to call the photographer. I called and told him which image I wanted printed and he promised to print one for me and give it to Steve's wife, Nancy for her to give to us. A smaller version is below and if you click it...http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#706 Mowing and Flower Work- May 6, 2008 Linda fixed breakfast and after eating, I headed out to start mowing with the tractor and finish mower. After about an hour, I noticed Linda had started trim mowing with the little John Deere riding mower. I mowed until about 11:30 AM and went inside to check on Stacey and fix lunch. I tried out a new recipe for a BBQ pizza with ham and pepperoni. I liked it and it seemed like it went over well with Stacey and Linda too. Linda did mention that...http://farm.brentnorris.net/archives/05-01-2008_05-31-2008.html#705 |