Crazy Day(s)

 Yesterday was a kind of crazy day.

I started out with a plan.

HA.

At 9:00 the morning instructor texted in a panic

that her power just went out and could I teach.

(I was getting ready to head to the farm...)

So I jumped online.

But then zoom kicked me off and wouldn't

let me back on again.

(Turned out I needed to restart my computer.)

(But I didn't figure that out until the evening.)

So I headed to the farm.

Better late than never.

While driving down the highway, I saw a

well drilling crew at a place we have been

watching. (They put electricity in a month or

so ago....)

I texted Kyle and he asked if I stopped and

talked to them.

I didn't.

But then I turned around and went to chat with them.

Because it doesn't take all day to drill a well

and I was afraid they would be gone on my way home.

I pulled into the yard and walked over to 

chat with the crew.

Yeah.

It's not a well.

It's a cell tower.

(Dumb City Woman... lol.)

Oh well.

Then on to the ranch.

Where I found an empty gas tank on the generator.

And an empty gas can in the back of the Trooper.

So I drove over to Kyle's house where there was

another gas can with a couple gallons in it.

The steering wheel in the tractor was in a weird position, 

so I figured out how to fix that.

The pump we use to fill the tank needed

to be primed - we haven't watered in a week

or so because of all the great rain we got.

But Kyle showed me how to do that before,

so I handled that.

Then I started filling the tote with water.

And reading a book.

And realized I'd been sitting there, reading,

for an HOUR! (Filling the tank takes 20 minutes.)

It was still only half full.

A quick text to Kyle and he diagnosed the problem

and I fixed it and we had a full tank in another 10 minutes.

Up to the garden.

Where I FINALLY set up the sprinkler (Wilson)

and got watering. I also walked over to Kyle's

house and got the little mower.

Tried to mow in-between the rows, but this is 

really designed for lawns and the weeds were TALL.

I also picked some more zucchini!

I got a huge harvest Saturday after the market.

So I was happy to see these.

(And one okra...)

Yeah. I look super cute at the farm.

It's a really silly hat, but it was cheap and

keeps the sun off my face and neck... mostly.

Unless it blows off my head.

Which happens surprisingly often considering

the string that is nearly choking me to death.

Ha.

Meanwhile,

back in town, the beans are coming up through the straw!!!

(And so are the peas and radish, but I didn't take a picture.)

Today I had planned to go to the farm early and get

lots of watering done. (I only did ONE load yesterday, ran

out of time - had to get back into town to teach.

And bake a loaf of zucchini bread - my first!)

(It turned out yummy, I'm giving it away...)

However, the Dr. office called and asked if they

could move my appointment from tomorrow to today.

So... I scrambled an egg, grabbed my stuff

and headed to the farm.

Things went much smoother today.

But it was WINDY - coming out of the north

and even though it said it was 73, it felt like about 65.

I hooked up Wilson and watered the yellow squash

and about half of the okra.

(And everything else to the south of the sprinkler...

I kept having to move cuz I was getting wet.)

And also did another harvest.

The yellow squash has started to come on strong.

This is HALF of my zucchini harvest.

I picked them small and tender since that's what

my market customers prefer.

I have a fridge full of larger ones, I'm going to

run those through the freeze dryer so we have

squash for the winter.

It's GREAT in soups, etc. I'll probably grate

some too for bread and hiding in chili etc.

On the way home, I ran into these guys.

There was a HUGE line of these trucks.

Apparently this is how they resurface roads in Kansas.

The front trucks tore up the surface,

Then the later trucks mixed it with hot tar

and laid it back down.

There were probably 15 trucks bumper to bumper

and behind them...

Beautifully smooth, freshly paved highway.

They did about 5 miles while I was at the farm.

And were still going.

Anyhow.

I finished up at the farm and headed back to the house

for a quick shower and then to the Dr.

Where I got a CLEAN bill of health.

(She kept saying, this is going to be the

easiest appointment - you are the healthiest

person I'll see all day!)

I go in tomorrow morning for fasting bloodwork.

And then she will write me a thyroid scrip and 

I'm good for another year.

Then to the gas station to fill my tank

and fill the little gas can for the generator.

And then to Hays to WalMart.

(And Wendy's... it's a tradition.)

(If you do it 3 times is that a tradition?)

And now I am sitting at my desk.

Planning to finish my teaching paperwork from

last week, but their system is down.

So I'm heading to the living room to watch

TV.