We HAD other plans...
but yesterday Brock (neighbor)
suggested we could get round hay rolls
for $25 less than what we are paying
locally from a guy up in Ocala.
But "somebody" needed to go up
and get them.
Ever the patsy (hahaha)
I volunteered us.
(I did check with Kyle first...)
Anyhow,
this morning we loaded up and
headed north.
It was a beautiful day with a lovely
clear blue sky.
We enjoy driving long distances
together - well Kyle and I do.
Poor Rod always volunteers to sit
in the back seat, but Kyle's truck
has a "sort of" back seat, not like our
black truck with 4 doors and
a REAL back seat...
We had made arrangements to meet
the guy's "guy" between 1 and 2.
We got there a little early, about
12:30, called and left messages
and then sat on the trailer on the side
of the road in the shade of a beautiful
oak tree with a lovely breeze blowing
and visited (and watched the cranky old
nosy neighbor watch us out his window).
1:00 came and went.
1:30 came and went.
2:00 came and went.
We decided to wait until 2:30 and then leave.
Brock said "well if there are keys in the
tractor, just load up and leave the $ under the seat".
Ok, YOU do that!
Trespassing and "stealing" hay is something
most folks would feel pretty justified in
shooting us over.
(US included!)
So, at 2:15 I was VERY pleased to see
a pickup truck heading our way
with a VERY apologetic gentleman driving.
We got in the gate,
checked out the quality of the hay
(not prime, but not terrible for cows)
and decided that 12 rolls was good
for a first try.
Not only were we (ok, ME) unsure about
loading more than that on the trailer,
(Kyle was totally confident for more)
but I wasn't sure Brock was going to love
the quality. The more I looked at it,
the less in love with I was.
Our cows are pretty picky and they wouldn't
likely eat all of it.
And wasting a third of the roll is like paying
full price for a roll they WILL eat,
plus then I don't have to figure out what to
do with all that hay piling up out there
they refuse to eat.
(which is already a problem for us...)
Brock's cows will eat ANYTHING,
including ALL the palm trees in the
entire pasture!
And since he feeds 2 round rolls
every week (and we buy 1 roll about
every 3 weeks or so)
I decided to go ahead and get these
for him and let him decide if he
wants to do this again.
(and he can figure out how to get
them next time...)
Anyhow...
it was a BEAUTIFUL day.
A nice drive.
Good company.
I got to eat a sandwich at my very first
Wawa (a gas station if you don't have
those out there...)
and we did get some hay.
Nice cow pasture.
Making sure the load is secure.
Kyle loves to be up high!
And a tree I've never seen before.
Those are little bundles of seeds / berries?
There were several in the pasture.
Pretty sky too!
All in all, a nice Saturday,
and as usual, never a dull moment
around here!
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