4th Week of Duck Season

Well I finally made it out to the farm. Susie went with me. She is doing a little better. She said it felt good getting out of the house. When we left the farm we stopped by Cosco to get snacks for the hunters. By the time we got home she was exhausted.
Today the sun was out, the temp was in the 50's, and the duck were gone until dusk. I did get a few pics to show you the water in the lakes and the trees are naked. We had a hard freeze so the trees dropped most of their leaves. These are pics of the New Lake













Old Lake













East Lake.


Dave row tilled the fields and put on fertilizer. He is getting ready for next year.
Look back at the last 2 postings. I have added pics of Susie at the hospital, Laurie and her duck and pump pics.
Hope you are enjoying the blog. Please post your comments. I enjoy reading what you have to say too.
Happy Fall!!
Love, Mickey

3rd. Week of Duck Season 2007

Well 3 weeks down.
I didn't make it out there again this week. Susie hasn't been feeling well and Thanksgiving and Mandy's baby shower kept me busy too.
The pump got fixed on Monday.
There was a burnt wire at the base of the pole. They had to replace it and run new wiring up the pole. That was better than a new pump or well for that matter. Water is running once again. We are trying to get the East Lake full yet. I guess we might need to check out a new and bigger pump or well for next season though. At least we have a few months to make a decision on which way we want to go.
Dave said every day has been good hunting. Wednesday we had cold and wet weather come in. Dave and Laurie went out hunting.
Laurie called me to tell me she got a duck. Dave said everybody did good that day. Friday was good hunting too. The weather has been cold and the ducks are moving.
We enjoyed the ducks for Thanksgiving. Good thing I fixed a turkey too. Dave's blessing didn't help in the multiplying of the 3 we had. Laurie and Dave only keep the breast off the ducks. Then Dave takes the breast and wraps them in bacon and puts them on the grill. They were wonderful.
I have pics of Laurie's duck in my camera. I will add them later when I can go through all the pics on my camera. We had a baby shower for Mandy today so there are quite a few pics on it right now. God Bless!!! Happy Fall!!
Love Mickey

Week 2 of Duck Season

Sorry I have no new pics to post this week. I have been very busy and no time to get to the farm. Here is how my week went.
Dachser had surgery on Monday. He had a tumor that turned out to be cancer so I had to have him neutered. I will find out on Monday if they got it all. He just turned 2 a week ago. I figured if I could live without a body part due to cancer, so could he. Ha-Ha!
Tuesday I took an 83 yr. old friend, Ann, to the Dr.for her pre-op check-up and on
Wednesday I took Ann for her procedure.
Thursday I did Ann's and my grocery shopping. I took care of my Thanksgiving shopping. The store had a sale and it was their coupon day. If you spend $50 you get $10 off. Also they had spend $50 you get your turkey discounted. The store was packed. I was pushing 1 cart and pulling the other but I did get $20 off and 2 cheap turkeys. We will eat the other one for Christmas.
Friday Susie had neck surgery. They had to remove a disk in her neck, add a donor bone and put it together with a plate and screws. The Dr. was very encouraged that she didn't have the numbness in her fingers and arm that she had had before surgery. I spent the night with her and on Saturday I brought her home to my house to take care of her. She is in quite a bit of pain and just catching cat naps. Dave stayed up with her last night so I could get some sleep. She needs to wear a neck brace if she is up and moving around. No driving for her until she sees the Dr. in 2 weeks.
On Friday Dave went out to the farm and the pump for the New Lake and Old Lake had a blown fuse. Dave said it was very hot. On Saturday he said the pump burnt up. He has someone coming out tomorrow to see if it can fixed and also about having a second well dug. This would help in the filling of both the lakes. Each lake would have their own pump, if it can be done. Dave could also put a pipe from the Old Lake pump to the New Lake so we could fill it a bit faster by using both wells/pumps for one lake. That lake is much bigger than the old lake. We will see tomorrow.
Dave is busy putting on fertilizer at the Bethmann Farm with the row till. Always getting ready for the next season. Howie has been out there helping him.They had to get a new alternator for the JD8630 and put in new wires to it too. There was a small fire. Howie has been a great blessing to both of us. Thanks Howie. You are a wonderful second husband.
Well I hope to get you new pics for next week.
Happy Fall!!!
Love,
Mickey

First Week Duck Season

Well these wonderful pictures are brought to you by Howie. Dave and I were in Vegas for a APWU meetings so Howie was kind enough to keep a check on everything. He came out and moved the pipes for the Old to the New Lake and started to fill the New Lake with more water. With the drought we had it is taking awhile to fill them. We haven't had any rain to help either. He took these pictures to keep you all up to date on the Duck Lakes. These pictures are from the New Lake. Howie said there was a thin coat of ice on the lake which melted pretty fast when the sun came up. Look at the color of the trees. They look beautiful. I love fall. I guess with the sun shining like that there wasn't many ducks flying. Maybe the evening hunt was better for them. Enjoy the pics. Happy Fall!

Opening Day Duck Season 2007

Well it was another sucessful opening day. The hunters started to show up at 5 am. There was plenty of ducks for a bit. Once the sun was up things slowed up a bit. It was sunny and warm, not the best weather for duck hunting but the hunters were so excited it didn't seem to bother them at all. I had white chili and red chili for lunch and dinner. Here is a few pics of sunrise on the East Lake.

They spotted a couple of Eagels over the Old Lake and New Lake. I didn't get any pics of them but I did get a few pics of sunrise for the house on the back porch toward the New Lake.

Laurie took the camera out with her and Dave for the afternoon hunt. I am posting some of her for you.

Susie and Dachser joined in on the fun too.

Enjoy the pics and I will post some more next weekend.

Love, Mickey