Is it a Bad Sign When There are Ducks in the Wheat Field?

That's the question I had to ask this evening as we were taking the tractor to pull out the stuck sprayer and there was water running down the edge of the field.  I missed out on all the fun today as I had a day off the farm with my mom to go to the doctor and my chiropractor.  It was such a beautiful day that I would have loved to have been outside all day.  I did get a walk in this morning.  I went to check some cows but they were hiding behind the hills, and I didn't have time to chase them down.  At least they weren't out of the pasture on the road or anything.

This evening R called to see if I would come get his dad so I headed to Richland.  When I got there, M said, "this might take a little longer than I thought."  He had just pulled out R who got stuck with the roller.  He saw water and felt the tractor start to sink and hit the brakes but when he did that the front of the tractor fell into the ground.  They had to unhook the roller and pull it back and then hook onto the tractor and pull it backwards.  About the time I got to town, J called because he had the sprayer stuck.  C is probably happy that it was J who first got it stuck with the new tires.  M said I might as well ride along.  I didn't think that was a very good idea because I get sick to my stomach watching the process of getting it unstuck and the tracks left in the field.  They broke a clevis and then a chain but eventually got it out and left a crevasse behind it.  Some of that will just not get sprayed.  The wheat crop there is incredible.  Hopefully, it will dry up and we'll get to harvest it.  M commented that the lentils nearby are taller now than they were at harvest time back in 2006.  Tall lentils are a very good thing since they aren't much fun to cut when they are four inches high.

There is rain in the forecast again for tomorrow night so they are hoping to have another good day tomorrow and get all they can sprayed and rolled.  I was happy today that I actually left home and got back on a dry road.  I wish the county road crew would get out here because the road might not get any drier and it really needs work!