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The 50s seem especially cold when compared to the 90s earlier in the week.

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The Barley was cut yesterday. Now harvest moves on to the neighbors.

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There is a smokey haze hanging over the Palouse today.The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued an Air Quality Advisory at 9:30am."Smoke from several forest fires to the south and west.Contributing fires include fires around Dayton, WA, firesin the Hells Canyon area of Idaho and Washington, firesin northern Washington state, and other fires in centralIdaho. Current weather conditions

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They like these plants by the house.

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Header and Cab.

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Unloading at the top of the driveway.

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Wheat combine finishes a cut.

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Barely able to catch him with the 5x zoom.

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Unloading at the end of the driveway.

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Opening the field.

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Wild oats shine in the evening light.

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Barley on the left. Wheat on the right.

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Ginger cat gets fiesty on his perch.

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Regular evening visitors.

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A full-grown bull moose was grazing on the trees along the edge of the barley down in the draw tonight. Too far away for a good picture.

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Stealthy pheasant skirts the edge of the wheat field.

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Good Night, Moon.

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Unearthing yesteryear.

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Can you spot the Ginger cat on the path?

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Cleared brush from the old well site.

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Plump Quail surveys his domain.

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Fallen Aspen cleared and hauled to the burn pile.

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An Aspen came down across the path in the draw.

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Rainwater pools after an brief, heavy thunderstorm.

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The perfect combination of spring rain and heat.

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Rain on the Twin Buttes in the evening light.

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Deer resistant gardening.

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Under a tin roof on a cool day.

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Returned when brush was cleared

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The deer missed these tasty treats.

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Seeding barley in the spring heat.

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Wild turkey takes a stroll through the wheat stubble.

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The moose that gave Levi a scare.

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Fertilizing before planting.

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Spring planting on the Palouse.

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Set out the traps today

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Lunch time on the farm

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This moose decided to hold her ground... so we backed off.

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Ongoing fence removal project

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Pea-sized hail rattled down

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Spring Garden

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Lawn cleared for first mowing

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Moving slow and staying close to the gound on a sunny day in the 60s.

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Neighbor's tree gets support after heavy rains

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Woke up to one inch of snow today.

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Spring has arrived a month early. The daffodils are in full bloom, the snow pack melted off in February, and the fields are dusty and dry.

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The remains of the winter burn pile

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Fallen Apple tree on a bed of Pines

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It's beginning to feel like winter.

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Home grown Jackolantern art.

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Persuading the last of the old junkers to leave the premises.

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Piling up brambles for the Fall bonfire.

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The Astors in full bloom.

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Planting the winter wheat.

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The Bull Moose was back again at 11am. He appeared to be making a "rut pit" in the disked ground of the lentil field.

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Placed 300ft of drained garden hose in winter storage.

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A bull moose made an appearance in the draw at 6:30am this morning. He was about 1/2 mile north of the home place. Binoculars where required for best viewing.

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The Steiger wheel tractor worked the wheat field south of the home place with a Chisel Plow this afternoon. It has been great to have a couple sunny days after all the rain over the past 2 weeks.

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It was 42 degrees this morning. The Red Oak leaves are starting to turn and the Astors are just beginning to bloom.

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