The thunder rolls....

I had a day off today. Corn for the big place is finished and tomorrow I'll move to a new shack and a new farm for a couple of days. I already miss The Shack and my new friends. Hopefully, the new place is good. I shall keep you posted on it.
Today I slept in kinda. I woke up worried about not getting a phone call from the field but quickly fell back asleep. Then slept as long as Mei Li would let me. The thing about having the best trained dog is that she likes her routines. When her routine consists on going out in the morning around seven or eight, she doesn't really like waiting too long after that to go potty. After she had her romp outside we cuddled back up for some more zzzz's. My bed and I love each other dearly. I have neglected our relationship for too long this summer so I had to make things right.
The rest of the day was filled with running errands with a friend (coming home to find my freshly mowed lawn from my awesome landlords), house work (because that's part of being the only adult living under your roof), prepping food (another curse of adulthood), more doggy cuddles, and definite  TV vegging. It has been wonderful.
Things around my house smell much better than the farm but I missed putting on my boots and working. Mei is like her mom, I guess. I like my routines. I like following the shadow of the shack and all the other farm things. The finish line is in sight and it's kinda a bummer. I'm ever thankful for my experiences and will cherish my last days.
Enough mush. Onto pics.

 The next four pictures are what is going on in the fields. This particular field was SOOO muddy the little tractor with the buggy had to be pulled by the big red tractor to make it. The harvester runs over the corn and chops it up. It shoots it into the buggy that runs next to the harvester.  When the buggy is full it goes into the semi that then comes to me when it is full. Or something like that...

 These are some storm cloud pictures I snapped. One day we had a storm so bad there were funnel clouds spotted. I almost got blown away. Other times, I watch the storms roll all around me and sit in awe watching the rain pour down the road while I enjoy the cool breeze a storm brings. Another time lightning was really bad in a storm. Really. It kept popping, what felt like, right on top of me. Well, later on that day I saw some smoke a little ways down from my shack. Turns out, four fresh hay bales were put out in that pasture and BAM! the lightning struck it. Set those bales on fire! The guy who feeds that particular pasture said the cows seemed to enjoy the bonfire because they were all gathering around. They were probably hoping he'd give them stuff to make smores. Inknow I would. 

 Ok, I know this black picture is terrible but that speck off to the right of the center is a farm cat. I spent a good amount of time one night trying to friend it with sweet melodic mewings. I got close once but of course as soon as I went to get a pic she bolted across the concrete pad. This was the best I got. Cats aren't really my cup of tea anyway.

 This is the last sunset atop of the last silage mountain at the big farm. Goregous.  I'm glad my friend, Curtis insisted on one last ride to the top. Speaking of him... He sent me texts that he normally sends in a day at work... "rain coming" and one about how many loads... I thought he was being funny and sticking with what normally would happen. Nope. He thought I was working at the little farm. Haha. So I've been chuckling all day thanks to my friend. Little farm will be less exciting without him.
                   
This is the last sunset again from The Shack. I know lots of people love the sunsets at the beach and I certainly agree that the water lends itself to being a good foreground for them. However,  I will always love my country sunsets with pasture and trees, barns and animals, the most. Once a country girl always a country girl. It is true... you never forget your first love.