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Catch the Moment Week #8
The end of February is upon us! Before we know it spring will be here! It’s been another week of cold weather in North Dakota. We spent most of the week indoors. Here are my captures from the week....
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Catch The Moment Week #9
Another bitterly cold week in North Dakota! We spent most of the time indoors. We had sickness make its round in the house this week. Hopefully we’re on the end of it now! We’ve been pretty...
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Feathers Quilt Top
I have been slowly working on a feathers quilt along project. It’s the first paper piecing project I’ve attempted. The quilt along started with picking colors in December. I changed my mind on the...
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Catch The Moment Week #10
The snow melt is on in North Dakota! The temps finally warmed above freezing on Sunday. The busy season is around the corner and this week we definitely shifted gears. I’m not sure what ever happened...
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Week #11 Catch the Moment 365
March 12 – March 18, 2014 We’ve had an incredibly busy week around here! I didn’t end up with any decent pictures of the kids, but miraculously I managed to get a picture everyday. We had a couple...
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Farm To Table ~ The Wheat Harvest
In celebration of Ag Day 2014 I am writing about wheat for those who are not familiar with farming or custom harvesting. This will be the first in a series of crops throughout the year. I will write...
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Catch The Moment Week #12
The theme for the week is spring and it sure doesn’t feel like spring around here. I think we may have had one day above freezing all week. The birds are starting to make their appearance in the...
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Catch The Moment #13
The days have flown by for me as usual. I even thought I missed getting pictures a few days. But between my camera and phone I had each day covered. I even included extras this week. I cannot even...
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Catch The Moment Week #14
Another crazy busy week, here are my pics for the week… Aerial of our icy yard. Do you see all 3 dogs? The big chicken dog, Chevy is hiding under the red semi-trailer. It has really dried up nice,...
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Catch the Moment Week #15
Another whirlwind of a week, most of my pics are from my phone. Day 101 The sky was full of art all day. Day 102 – Our intern, Sven arrived from South Africa. I brought him to the frozen ice covered...
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Catch The Moment #16
Things are picking up around Brown Acres. The blog is always the first thing to go. I’ve done fairly well at taking photos but have difficulty finding time to post them. Here are my pics for week...
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Catch The Moment Week #17
I’ve gotten behind on Catch the Moment 365 but have done fairly well at taking a picture everyday. I only missed 1 day this week. We are getting back in the swing of things. Our crew is all here...
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Catch The Moment Week #18
We spent the week preparing equipment for the field, running to appointments and hauling what was left of our wheat. Here are my pics for the week. Our beautiful sunset just a few miles south of our...
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Catch The Moment Week #19
It finally feels like spring around here! We were able to finally get in the field and get rolling! It will be crazy busy now until harvest at home. Here are some of my captures from the week. This...
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Catch The Moment Week #20 May 14, 2013–May 20, 2014
We’re finally planting! It’s been a crazy week around here. The kind that you wish would just end. If it could break down it did! It must have been a challenge God chose for us and we survived! I...
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Catch The Moment Week #21 May 21–27, 2014
Lots going on around here this week. We planted sweet corn, brown and golden flax and started our soybeans. We were shut down for a day or 2 due to rain, but for the most part it was a smooth sailing...
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Catch The Moment Week #22
I can’t believe May is over and June is already here! Normally we are gone south harvesting by now. Due to problems with the winter wheat and canola in Oklahoma we have not left. We are still...
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Catch The Moment Week #23
Our planting season has come to an end and now it is time to watch for issues and control what we can. We will be preparing to head south to Ness City, Kansas. We’ve had some interesting weather this...
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Catch The Moment 365 Week #24 June 11-17, 2014
We spent most of the week preparing equipment to be moved south to Kansas. I caught everyone having a little bit of fun during this crazy week. It’s amazing how everything seems to magically come...
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Week #25 June 18-24, 2014 Moving to Kansas
We put a lot of miles on many vehicles this week! We moved combines and support equipment to Ness City, KS for winter wheat harvest. The yield is low and after only cutting 80 acres it has shut us...
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