The first paddock of hay was cut 8 days ago, and it has just been too wet apart from a small window of dry time to bale it. Now the North Westerly wind has arrived, with a little rain so we still can't bale, and blowing it all away - sigh - (as you can imagine not quite what the Boss is saying).
He spent quite a few hours on the wet days doing maintenance on the baler, so it would be all set to go when we started. But MACHINERY ONLY BREAKS DOWN WHEN YOU ARE USING IT doesn't it (as he often tells me) and guess what in the small window we had to bale at least a third of the paddock a spring went and the baler then didn't - and he definitely wasn't smiling then!!
I'll tell you all about December next time - I know it was last month, but have been otherwise occupied. This is a very different summer than last year's one, but at least the stock have plenty to eat at the moment.
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