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Mowing
Mowing
Probably the final mowing of the bottom land for 2018.
Series of photos looking westward. My steed in not as nice as RR's. But it's what I have.
I mow first with the 3pt hitch JD 513 PTO driven deck mower. And then because that mower deck throws clippings everywhere follow up with the riding lawn mower to clear path/trail. Both are diesel driven. I've discovered a diesel powered riding lawn mower is a rarity around here.
Also notice the clear air. Smoke has cleared out. Smoke had been so thick it was like hazy mist in the air appearing about 50yds out and beyond.
Turnabout, eastward looking photos.
Series of photos looking westward. My steed in not as nice as RR's. But it's what I have.
I mow first with the 3pt hitch JD 513 PTO driven deck mower. And then because that mower deck throws clippings everywhere follow up with the riding lawn mower to clear path/trail. Both are diesel driven. I've discovered a diesel powered riding lawn mower is a rarity around here.
Also notice the clear air. Smoke has cleared out. Smoke had been so thick it was like hazy mist in the air appearing about 50yds out and beyond.
Turnabout, eastward looking photos.
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Re: Mowing
Looks good. I mow my fields with a 5Ft Bush Hog. Twice a year works out fine. Both on Holiday week-ends. Memorial Day week-end and Labor Day week-end. Also with a John Deere Diesel.
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Re: Mowing
Nice and green there. We are pretty dried up and brown by now. Last time I cut grass was in June. Will give it all a once over in Sept and that's it 'til next June.
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Re: Mowing
This bottom land is at water table, so it stays green. The shreds will dry out an turn yellow/brown but new green will push up through it. Out of the bottom land what isn't seeping or watered is brown and dry. That will start to change during the next month with return of the fall/winter/spring perpetual drizzle and rain. I might be able to mow one more time. Usually takes until early July for the bottom land to dry out enough to mow. By then the canary grass can be 6ft high. I can usually mow 4-5 times from then until Sept rains. This year the beaver have been more active in the summer months than usual so keeping the water level down has been a challenge. This was only my second mow.RanchRoper wrote:Nice and green there. We are pretty dried up and brown by now. Last time I cut grass was in June. Will give it all a once over in Sept and that's it 'til next June.
Out of the bottom there are a few seeping springs, so we have a patch work of green where the seeps are and brown/dry elsewhere where not purposely watered.
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Nice pics Mags. reminds me of Washington where I was raised. I miss the PNW but there is just to many people up there for this old man anymore.
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Re: Mowing
We're feeling the people pressure here. 23 years ago when we got this piece of property it was reasonably remote. Great place to have finished raising our kids. They've all grown and moved on for a while now. The urban growth boundary was recently expanded to about 1/2 mile from here. Will probably take quite a few years to fill it up. As they get close, the UGB will get expanded again and over run us. It's sad to see all the farm land and orchards getting built over. Likely noticed in a few of my other posts that in the meantime we've casually started looking at properties elsewhere. That adds to the urge to finish up remodeling projects and down size our junk. I sometimes get close to tears thinking of leaving here, though.BigAl52 wrote:Nice pics Mags. reminds me of Washington where I was raised. I miss the PNW but there is just to many people up there for this old man anymore.
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That's a big willow, and a big lawn mower.
I can tell it's up north, no broken down Fairlanes
I can tell it's up north, no broken down Fairlanes
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Like Yogi said, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded".BigAl52 wrote:Nice pics Mags. reminds me of Washington where I was raised. I miss the PNW but there is just to many people up there for this old man anymore.
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When I moved out where I am 28 years ago, there were MILES of woods behind me. Still no paved roads back there but it's been broken into 5 to 20 acre mini ranches. Still plenty of wildlife. Things could be worse. I guess Hickok45 is right, "Life is good".Mags wrote:We're feeling the people pressure here. 23 years ago when we got this piece of property it was reasonably remote. Great place to have finished raising our kids. They've all grown and moved on for a while now. The urban growth boundary was recently expanded to about 1/2 mile from here. Will probably take quite a few years to fill it up. As they get close, the UGB will get expanded again and over run us. It's sad to see all the farm land and orchards getting built over. Likely noticed in a few of my other posts that in the meantime we've casually started looking at properties elsewhere. That adds to the urge to finish up remodeling projects and down size our junk. I sometimes get close to tears thinking of leaving here, though.BigAl52 wrote:Nice pics Mags. reminds me of Washington where I was raised. I miss the PNW but there is just to many people up there for this old man anymore.
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There were 3 of them. We planted them to help shade the water to the left (north). There are now 2. You can see the 3rd laying on the ground. Beaver(s) got it. I have wire mesh fence around them, but my wife snagged the wire open on the one with her mower deck and didn't notice. I usually have the willows strings trimmed up with a hedge trimmer held above my head, but didn't bother this year.Henry88 wrote:That's a big willow, ...
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