The Land of Milk and Honey

[Mortenson]

I'm sorry for your dad's and your loss. I hope you guys are doing ok. Spend plenty of time with him in the days and weeks ahead.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

You guys ever have a spot on your place that always seems just right? It’s sunny when it’s cold out and in the shade when it’s hot? Maybe the wind is always just right?

My dad came home from turkey hunting last Friday to discover that my stepmother hadn’t woken up yet. Long story short, she never did. He’s a tough old boy, but this one has knocked him down hard. I thought this picture was fitting as he and I talk and try to figure out what comes next. There is no fun to be had yet, but this spot is his favorite spot in the whole world. I imagine us meeting here a lot to navigate the road ahead.

Hug your loved ones boys, because you never know…

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Man that pic is deep. You can feel the conversation. Sorry for yalls loss.

 

[Brian662]

Damn that's rough. My condolences to you and your family.

 

[Bill]

Sorry to hear that. That's hard.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Sorry to hear that. I have a spot like that, back home in Nebraska on the farm there. There used to be this huge old dead tree laying on top of a house size mound of dirt next to our creek. The log has long since rotted away. Not really sure how the mound/knob of dirt got there. Almost seems man made in away, as it seems so out of place, but at the same time I can't figure out why anyone would have made a mound there. Anyhow I sat there on that log many times growing up just pondering things. When I am on the creek at home I almost always find myself wandering out of the way to go stand on that knob of dirt. I feel like you and your Dad have a pretty sound relationship and that it is growing more the last few years as you "work" the land together. Probably feels alot more like your equals now as a opposed to the child/ parent relationship.

 

[Catscratch]

Sorry to hear about your families loss. That's a hard one.

 

[T-Max]

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[Turkey Creek]

I found one a few days ago. It would hold tight until I got about 5 feet from it then it would bolt and run maybe 30 yards and lay down again. I would guess it was about 2 weeks old. We used to take "goofy selfies" before the days of cell phones when we would stumble onto one while doing field work. The first few days after they are born, they just pretend they are frozen and you can sit or lie down right next to them.

 

[T-Max]

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[buckdeer1]

That is really a cool pl,what drone did you use

 

[Turkey Creek]

Your farm does look like it has a nice layout and good travel corridors leading to yours.

 

[T-Max]

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[Catscratch]

Tell me that isn't correct... that you've gotten 64 inches of rain this yr!

 

[Brian662]

Are the beans canopied? How do you think the stuff you broadcasted will handle the shade?

 

[Catscratch]

I just went to a new app. I like it so far. Has ytd and multiple locations. And if you click on "more" it shows a calendar. Free version. I'm sure the pay to play version is probably better.

 

[Catscratch]

Let me know what you find out about the app. I double check it with my dad's and our rain gauges and it's been close enough.

 

[T-Max]

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[Turkey Creek]

I have found the accuracy of Raindrop to be very inconsistent. I have manual rain gauges at all locations. I use it tell if we got rain in a location, but otherwise I will trust a manual rain gauge to be more accurate.