The farmer was asked if he could bring 2 hogs to a nearby Christian Camp for their “campfire” time. Wednesday night was on the parable of the prodigal son. I said to the farmer to take a sample of what we really feed them lest the kids believe what is on the internet that we feed them crap. He didn’t. They are fed fresh ground corn, soybean meal (turned to meal so they can digest it), and a packet of vitamins and minerals. Nothing that we couldn’t go eat ourselves… if dry grits made our palates happy! (not mine!)
We left at 8 p.m. I followed in the Honda with my flashers on. It wasn’t dark yet, but I always wonder if the 1st vehicle behind a tractor is WITH them as I do that often, so I put on my flashers so anyone would know they’d have to pass 2 at a time.
{{ Honestly, we didn’t have anyone behind us until coming home (in the dark) between the corner and our lane! The first (stupid) passed in front of a hill where he couldn’t see what was coming, when we had left turn signals on!! I made the 2nd stay behind but hogging the center line and tapping my brakes as he kept climbing up my back end. #facepalm }}
The sunset as I was ready to pull out of the lane at 8 p.m. was stunning!!
Even the sky to the EAST was lovely!!
The path to the campfire area was scenic but not trimmed for a tractor! He had to wiggle to avoid breaking off his outer mirror and then once in that process hit a tree stump with a tire and about hurled the pigs back into my lap! (exaggeration inserted!)
A few men had come earlier in the week to get gates and had set up a pen under a tent and loading shoot so he was able to back up there and unload. The hogs were delighted with the cool damp grass that soon gave way to DIRT!! 🙂 Mud is cooling to their skin.
I brought him home and we left the tractor and trailer there. We rested and then returned at 10 p.m. Getting there about 10:15, the campers were walking back to cabins on this path so the farmer thought it best for us to park the car and walk back there! Only 1/4 mile so it was doable and I had on lots of bug spray and pants by this time.
The hogs walked back on the trailer as if we did this every day! Wonderful when it is past our bedtime but crazy rare in real life!!
The sky at camp about 8:30 after we had unloaded them.
A clear dark night when we came home. We took a good 2 miles of gravel back road to stay off the highway as much as possible and he turned on the LED lights on the back then. Between that and the blaring flashing yellow lights he has… I was about dizzy/bug-eyed once we got home at 10:45!
Finally into bed at 11:15… exhausted.
and sew on... 