We finished cutting our lentils today....well, sort of. They ran into some green spots that they had to leave until later. J and C are very ready to be done with the lentils and move on to the wheat--something that stands more than six inches high. M thinks they'll be disappointed when they get into the wheat. He likes the lentils because he calculates in his head how many $$$ he's bringing into the tank every hour.
I had a better day, I guess, since I didn't put any lentils on the ground, but it was still stressful. The fields they were cutting today are wrapped around some hills, plus they were cutting around green spots so it was like a maze for me who didn't know where I was going. I spun out on a hill with a full grain cart so that freaked me out. I was spun down before I even realized what was happening. C admitted that it was probably his fault because he had taken the tractor out of 4WD when we were moving and thought it was funny. J wasn't surprised that I spun out in that spot. I guess it wasn't a big deal to anyone but me.
We made the move back to Richland this evening, and it was pretty dark when we arrived. We took back roads and didn't see one other vehicle in 30+ miles. Sometimes (most of the time) it's a good thing to live where there are no people!
Tomorrow we will be busy getting all the trucks back home and dumped and getting augers set up so we're ready to dive into the wheat. M is pretty sure he will have to pull back on the reins to keep J and C from diving in before we're ready. Happens every year so no one should be surprised.
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