Wind

Last week we received .2" of rain twice.  I think that brings our total rainfall since the first of June to about .8" of rain.  There were 26 days in July with the temperature over 90 degrees and 7 days over 100.  The corn crop keeps deteriorating, the beans are hanging on.  We had to spray all of our soybeans now for spider mites.  They usually are only a problem in drought years.

On the land we farm 30 miles northeast of our home farm, two wind turbines are being built.  I drove up there a couple of times lately to cut brush, scout fields, and check on the progress of the towers.  The contractors bring in a small crane to erect the first three sections, and then a big crane to put up the top two sections, the generator, and the turbine. They built a permanent road through our field, in addition to tearing up a lot of soybeans working around the base of the towers.  They will reimburse us for the damage, but at least the dry year kept them from having to really tearing the place up.

The two partially built towers and the rest of the pieces laying around on the ground.

Hub and blades waiting to be lifted up.

Inside one of the tower sections.

The crane (on left) driving across the field to the towers in the front.

Nephew Troy on the crane.

Yesterday, we drove a couple of hours to a machinery dealer that had some good manure spreaders for sale.  We ended up buying a nearly new one and bringing it home with us.

I wonder how long it will stay looking this nice.  It's about 50% bigger than our old one.  We will keep the old one for a spare, or for when we want to use both at once.

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Proverbs 30:4

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
Ecclesiastes 1:6