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Some nice video clips. They sure like to pose for the camera.

A few tents on the walnuts and pussy willow. A bug is stinging the oak leaves last year and this.

I watched archery between Korea and the United States yesterday. Korea just beat the U.S by one point in a sudden death shoot out. The bows they shoot are amazing.

After fighting with Mother Nature, rabbits, deer, and turkey, starting buying all my produce down at the East Aurora flea market. Those people that run that little farmers market down there, have some of the best tasting fruits and vegetables at great prices. Their muskmelons are some of the best tasting I have had. The peaches and cherries came right out of our county, but he's selling at more affordable prices than I can purchase locally. We run down and buy enough for three families, then divide everything up . Some of you, I'm sure know who I'm talking about.

If not these bucks, others will come in. You just have to be there, ready.

Finally some dampness. Ended up with nearly 2/10" from a fast moving thunder shower yesterday afternoon. We got another this morning with about the same. My radish was spotty coming up. One piece has been planted for over two weeks with no sign of germination. May try to replant if needed. Some field corn fields look rather good, considering the drought. Others, some corn is knee high in areas, other is earing. Bare spots are common. Soybean took the dry conditions very well with some fair looking fields. White pinto and red kidney beans fields look pretty good. Potatoes are doing real good. No beets planted, as I believe it was just to dry to germinate seed. Going to be some large payouts in crop insurance, this year.

Their is a 14 year old boy that has been missing ever since the fire started on Wednesday. It is feared he was trapped in one of the buildings that was destroyed by the fire. Prayers go out to the family in hopes that he returns safely.

Contaminated water runoff flowed into the Erie canal . It also flowed into storm sewers that drain into 18 mile creek. Millions of gallons polluted the environment. This doesn't even include the black toxic tire smoke that poured into the sky for hours.

I 'd like to believe the weather people, but it just doesn't rain here anymore.

Good luck on the buckwheat. Was always a fun crop to grow and the pancakes were delicious.

South Lockpot pumper responding

My SIL lives less than a block north of the fire. Asked to leave their house They stayed behind watering their roof down from fling embers until fire crews relieved them.The heat and smoke was intense. Fire companies from three counties there. Fire companies did a tremendous job in fighting this roaring monster, which is still burning intense this morning. Hats off to all of them and all that responded.

Big game hunting in less than a week? Any land for sale in Wyoming? LOL.

Hornets fly into my wood tree stands and scrape the soft wood off on the surface of the walls, while I sit and watch.

Looks like a great spot for some serious deer hunting to me. Hope you get some venison out of there.

We received about 2/10" over night. Their saying worst drought since the 60"s. Water table is near or at record low levels for a good chunk of western New York.

Found a few poult feathers in the second cut hay. It didn't take long for the turkey to find those grasshoppers.

Glad you got the moisture. You should have some nice salads for the wildlife. Keep some pics coming. The area I planted Tuesday was worked in June. It absorbed Mondays rainfall . Seed down an inch or so is in moisture and sprouting. I planted the radish a little deeper than normal to reach some of that moisture. Oats already have sprouts. Grass seed should hold on top ok..

Disc up some wheat stubble that I didn't frost seed clover on. The rains of Monday had little effect, as it is to dry to sprout seed. Did work in the urea. Least it's worked now to hold any moisture we do get. It can be planted and rolled quickly.

I will expect another October 16th start date to bow season. Any change will pleasantly surprise me.

The drought moved the turkey to another location here. Now with the rain of a few days ago, the grasshopper population is increasing on the second cutting hay fields. Hope to see the broods of a few weeks ago soon.

Darn things been noisey this season. Seemed early. One flew by with a bird hot on it's trail. Deer came out Sunday in the field while I was baling straw. Grabbed a few mouth fulls of clover. Walked right along with the tractor. Last years doe, I believe. As if to say hello, LOL. Yes the year is slipping right bye.

Take a look around you to see what is planted. Then plant what isn't available. Of coarse, I like my radish- oat mixture. Planted an acre today. Can't go wrong with red clover, deer candy.

Quality Control?

Interesting! What is the reasoning behind this in Wyoming?