One of My Favorite Colors

Can you see why this is one of my favorite colors? A fresh wheat field with the sun behind it just glows.

   What you can't see is the wheat seems to be a week or two ahead of normal. This is an indication we have had a mild winter, even if the rest of the country has taken a beating. We have rain in the forecast so we have been busy getting the work we need to do while things are dry. We also applied fertilizer on the wheat to keep it growing. There is a world-wide shortage of wheat and prices are rising. We want to make the best crop we can.

   We are also busy in the orchard cleaning out dead trees. We will do some re-planting this next week.

   The almonds are pushing hard. There are some orchards in the area that are starting to bloom. We should be blooming by next week. I hope how you can see how the unsettled weather makes me nervous. There is a lot riding on setting a good crop. When it rains or it is windy the bees don't fly. Without the bees the flowers won't get pollinated and they won't make almonds. While we need the rain, rain now can cause molds and fungus that kill the blossoms and they won't produce. Always something to do on the farm and always something to worry about.

   On the bright side, it is bright. We haven't had fog for a while. everyone is enjoying the sunshine. Hard to believe that in six weeks we will be thinking of planting cotton. We must be having fun because time sure is flying.

   I hope you are having a great week. I am going to go out and put some fertilizer on the roses, bushes and trees in the yard before dinner.