Today the hay man came and mowed the hay down, something a hay man is wont to do.
I will rake it in a couple of days and then he will return to bale it. All we need is a few days of dry weather. It is interesting being a woman farmer – I employ a number of men for different things and I enjoy great satisfaction working alongside them. When I was a young teenager my father taught me to weld and often I would work alongside some pretty rough characters. But as long as I pulled my weight (sometimes literally) there was a gentle respect from them, those hardened and weathered fishermen. It is the same with these farmers – especially the younger ones, I have always felt at home working alongside men.
After we cut the hay there was a short shower (of course) but now I am hoping we have a few clear days ahead to get it dried and in the barn. The air is damp it might take a little longer than usual to dry. The moment the hay is down I begin to fret about the weather.
It was misty yesterday morning. It is a little cooler this week.
Naomi is living in the kunekune field at the moment. What with Sheila taking over her corner of the barn.
It has been a stunning year for the flower gardens .
Just a few more days and I will start making the corn relish.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farm
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
43 responses to “Hay is Down”
Delightful pics .. Good luck with the hay
Wish I could sink my teeth into some of that fresh corn! Supposedly it is best within an hour of picking – well, I will have to suffice with however many weeks it takes to get to my house, and be grateful!
I work in a warehouse – currently the only non-male in the place. Today as I threw a pallet into a stack at head-level one of the young lads made a comment about my muscles (a nice comment, rare enough with a group of lads!) and I said, “if I can’t do the job, I shouldn’t be here!’ Being as I’m on my second year in the warehouse, I think I must be doing all right!
I’m here in Missouri and we had a bunch of farmers finally finish planting so they started on hay…then it rained 5 inches. It was a mess. Hope you hay gets put up and everything goes well!
The corn looks good. Reminds me of being a kid again, and dad bringing it in to be cooked for dinner. That was always a favorite day.
Corn is lovely looking in that picture. What type of corn do you grow? Is it an heirloom variety?
Praying that your weather stays DRY!!!
This is just honey and pearl sweetcorn.. very tasty..